Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled Network North, published on 4 October 2023, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) cost of and (b) completion date for the proposed development of the new station located in Tavistock connecting to Plymouth.

A Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) for this project has been completed by Devon County Council, with funding from the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund. Work is underway with industry partners to develop a proposal for the next stage of works, leading up to Single Option Selection and the development of an Outline Business Case. HS2 savings have been set aside to fund development and delivery of the scheme. More detail on cost and completion date will be included as part of the Outline Business Case.