Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his expected timescale is for electrification of the Great Western Main Line between Chippenham and Bristol Temple Meads as part of the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline.

In Decarbonising Transport: A Better, Greener Britain, the Government committed to deliver a net zero rail network by 2050. The Great British Railways Transition Team will bring forward costed decarbonisation options for Government to carefully consider in terms of overall deliverability and affordability. We have invested over £5bn in the Great Western route, including £2.8bn on electrification, to deliver better services and new trains with thousands more seats.