Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) original, and (2) current, estimated cost of the update to Oxford station, including the new western entrance and platform five.

The original cost for the Oxford station enhancement project was £161 million. The estimated cost is £237.4 million. This does not include the full cost of the final delivery phase of the project, including the new western entrance and platform five which is currently proceeding through Network Rail and Department for Transport approvals.