Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what oversight arrangements exist between her Department and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority regarding the delivery of rail infrastructure schemes receiving Government funding.

The Department engages regularly with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) on the progress of rail schemes being delivered in the region, including those funded through the Government’s Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline (RNEP), the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) and the Transport for City Regions (TCR) settlement. This helps to ensure issues related to integration of rail infrastructure schemes with the wider network are considered and managed effectively, ensuring they progress smoothly.

Forums include, but are not limited to, the locally chaired Leeds Senior Steering Group, the Leeds Station Board and the Leeds Station and Rail Partnership Forum. From this year (2026/27), WYCA will report on its use of CRSTS funding through the Integrated Settlement Outcomes Framework.