Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, over what timeframe will the Government fully fund Transport for Wales’s Today, Tomorrow, Together rail pipeline.

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.