Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly on progress on electrifying the Great Western Main Line to Cardiff and Swansea; and whether the £125 million of public funds allocated to electrification of the Valley Lines is contingent on the completion of main line electrification to Cardiff.

The Department gave evidence to the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills committee’s inquiry into the Wales and Border Franchise and Metro delivery in April 2017. The link to the transcript can be found at; http://senedd.assembly.wales/documents/s61986/6%20April%202017.pdf

The UK Government’s contribution of £125m towards the costs of the Valley Lines Electrification (VLE) is not contingent on the completion of main line electrification to Cardiff.