Rapid Transit Systems: West Yorkshire
(asked on 24th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who his Department consulted on the (a) viability and (b) cost of the proposed mass transit system for Yorkshire.
This question was answered on 31st January 2022
My officials across the department are working with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to develop its mass transit plans.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority are expected to submit a Strategic Outline Business Case for mass transit to Government shortly. At the 2021 Spending Review, we also announced £830m for the combined authority to fund local transport investments such as mass transit through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements.