Railways: West Midlands
(asked on 3rd September 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the economic impact of the Midlands Rail Hub project.
This question was answered on 9th September 2021
Network Rail submitted the Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) for Midlands Rail Hub in August 2019, it was assessed in line with the HMT Green Book and approved by Ministers.
The next stage is the development of the Outline Business Case which is being progressed by Network Rail with input from Midlands Connect, the Department expects to receive initial reports in 2022.