Railways: Wales

(asked on 1st June 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Transport for Wales' document entitled Today, Tomorrow, Together: A vision for rail across Wales and Borders, published on 18 February 2026, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the level of funding for rail projects in the Wales and Borders railway network in the next Spending Review.


Answered by
Keir Mather Portrait
Keir Mather
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 4th June 2026

In February, the Prime Minister endorsed Transport for Wales’s publication of the ‘Today, Tomorrow, Together’ vision for rail in Wales, agreeing that it should set the framework for a pipeline of projects, and committing the UK Government to fund and deliver these projects as soon as possible.

The UK Government has already committed to delivering at least £445 million of rail enhancements funding for Wales. The Wales Rail Board includes representation from the Department for Transport, Network Rail, the Welsh Government and Transport for Wales, and has been established to provide joint strategic direction for schemes in Wales. It will be consulted on ahead of the next Spending Review so that Wales’s long-term infrastructure needs continue to be recognised.

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