Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.8 of the Autumn Statement 2016, which projects will receive funding for rail resilience.

The Secretary of State for Transport announced on 17 November an additional £10m funding to help strengthen the resilience of the railway line from Exeter to Newton Abbot via Dawlish. In addition, we have asked Network Rail to develop schemes to improve the resilience of the rail network to flooding in the Axe Valley (Devon) and around the River Irwell in Manchester. The Department will continue to discuss with Network Rail other priorities for investment to improve resilience.