Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government plans to take to remove key constraints on the East Coast Main Line.
The Government has announced Control Period 6 investment of up to £780m in the East Coast Main Line. The Department is working with stakeholders, including Transport for the North, to identify and assess further potential enhancements for the East Coast Main Line. We will take staged decisions to progress further enhancements through the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline process.