Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled Network North, published on 4 October 2023, what the (a) rail network enhancements pipeline status and (b) project acceleration in a controlled environment stage is of the planned upgrades to Haxby Station; and when approval for this project was granted.

The Haxby station project is at the Develop stage of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline. An Outline Business Case has been completed by the City of York Council. The current PACE stage for the Haxby project is Engineering Stage 4, which is being progressed by the City of York Council. Engineering Stage 5 is due to commence later in 2024.