Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has for the reopening of disused railway lines in Lancashire.
This Government believes that local authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) are best placed to decide on, and take forward, transport schemes which will most benefit their local area. In 2013 the Government established a £12bn Local Growth Fund (LGF) to support LEPs in delivering their priorities for supporting local economic growth. The Government has since awarded significant LGF funding through the Growth Deals, including £251m to Lancashire LEP, to enable local schemes to be taken forward.