Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to remove rail bottlenecks such as those at Ely and Haughley junctions to ensure that rail freight can move smoothly and efficiently between East Anglia and Yorkshire.

The Secretary of State updated Parliament on the 7th of July regarding which rail and road infrastructure projects will progress following the completion of the 2025 Spending Review. The Ely Area Capacity Enhancement and upgrades to Haughley Junction were not among those projects funded at this time.

We are focused on prioritising the schemes that will make the greatest difference for passengers and support economic growth as quickly as possible. The previous government had committed to a number of infrastructure projects that were unfunded, this includes the EACE and Haughley Junction schemes.