Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2019 to Question 1588 on Crewe-Holyhead Railway Line, what recommendations were made on the strategic outline business case for delivering journey time improvements on the North Wales main line; and if he will make a statement.

In light of the SOBC findings indicating a promising business case, the Government is progressing a ‘Decision to Develop’ through the governance of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline to take the development of a scheme to the next stage.