Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Crossrail 2 strategic outline business case will be approved by Spring 2017.
The government is pushing forward with plans for Crossrail 2. Officials are working closely with Transport for London and Network Rail to develop a robust Strategic Outline Business Case and funding plan. This work includes examining ways to improve the scheme’s affordability and helping to ensure that the non-transport benefits, such as housing, are realised.