East West Rail Line
(asked on 3rd June 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government why the new Oxford–Cambridge railway line is classified as an England and Wales project.
This question was answered on 17th June 2025
The UK Government is responsible for heavy rail infrastructure across England and Wales so spends money on this in Wales rather than funding the Welsh Government to do so through the Barnett formula. This approach applies to investment in heavy rail by the Department for Transport, including HS2 and East-West Rail, and is consistent with the funding arrangements for all other policy areas reserved in Wales as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy.