Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is his Department's policy to reopen the railway to Fleetwood.

Development work is ongoing for the Fleetwood project and is currently being undertaken by Network Rail to explore potential service, mode and station options, in addition to assessing the strategic and economic viability of the scheme.

As with all proposed infrastructure projects, the scheme will undergo a series of investment decisions before full delivery. A decision on Fleetwood’s next funding approval point is expected next year.