Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, published on 14 July 2021, when he plans to announce further rail electrification schemes.

Electrification will play an important role, alongside battery and hydrogen trains, in our programme to achieve our net zero 2050 target.

We will continue to develop electrification schemes through the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline process in the usual way, to ensure that they are affordable, deliverable, and represent value for money.

Announcements on future rail electrification schemes will be informed by the outcome of the ongoing Spending Review.