Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential benefit of electrifying the Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton railway route to the Government's net zero agenda.

The Department has not made a detailed assessment of the benefits of electrification between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.

Further electrification of the network will play an important role in our plans to decarbonise the railway between now and 2050. As we decarbonise the railway, we will develop individual schemes carefully to deliver both decarbonisation and other benefits in a way that delivers value for money and ensures affordability.