Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the projected cost, in cost per single track kilometre, for electrification of the Midland Main Line railway from Bedford to Corby.
We are investing over £1 billion in the biggest upgrade of the Midland Main Line since it was completed in 1870. The specific costs of each element of the upgrade are commercially sensitive and cannot be released currently as this may prejudice future commercial arrangements by the Department for Transport and Network Rail.