Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of (1) electrification, and (2) other improvements, for projects included in the Integrated Rail Plan relating to the (a) Midland Main Line, and (b) TransPennine, line upgrades.
Within the £96 billion set out in the Integrated Rail Plan, £1.4 billion has been allowed for electrifying the Midland Main Line; £5.4 billion has been allowed for the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) base scope, including full electrification; £17.2 billion has been allowed for the Northern Powerhouse Rail core network from Liverpool to York which includes the TRU Option G enhancement.