Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the reopening of the Oswestry to Gobowen railway line.

Under Network North, it was announced that the Oswestry to Gobowen line Restoring Your Railway scheme would progress to delivery, subject to successful business cases. Progress is being made with Network Rail and others on next steps, including on a schedule for development work and costs. The Department expects that such development work will begin in the coming months.