Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential economic merits of the Birmingham Airport Connectivity project.

Although unable to discuss individual projects at this time, we remain committed to publishing the RNEP update, which has been delayed by the need to take account of the impacts of the pandemic and the Spending Review. We want to provide as much clarity and certainty as possible on rail enhancements and will set out our plans shortly.