Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department still plans to fund the Parson’s Tunnel to Teignmouth rail resilience project.

The Government remains absolutely committed to improving train lines to the South West through enhancing the resilience of the railway at Dawlish and Teignmouth. Network Rail is continuing to develop plans for the section between Parsons Tunnel and Teignmouth in preparation for a Transport & Works Act Order (TWAO) application. The Government will continue to assess the case for funding the scheme, following the process set out in the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline.