| Heading: |
Railways: Electrification |
| Question ID: |
1810887 |
| UIN: |
58528 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-09 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5273 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Connor Naismith
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| Asking Member handle: |
connor_naismith
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@connor_naismith
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of electrifying rail routes. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-17 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4029 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lilian Greenwood
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| Answering Member handle: |
LilianGreenwood
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@LilianGreenwood
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| Answer text: |
This government expects electrification to play an important role to achieve our Net Zero 2050 target and, as such, we will continue to invest in electrification projects which will deliver value for money for the taxpayer. Electrification can also have w... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |