Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total rail enhancement funding available to Network Rail for Control Period 6 is; what the actual spend is in years (a) one and (b) two; and what the forecast total spend is for years (i) three, (ii) four and (iii) five.
The budget for Rail Enhancements for England and Wales during Control Period 6 (CP6, 2019/20-23/24) is £9.4 Billion.
The actual spend in years requested was:
(a) one (2019/20) = £1,475 Million
(b) two (2020/21) = £1,477 Million
The latest forecast spend (Network Rail Period 1, 2021/22) for years requested is:
(i) Three (2021/22) = £1,952 Million
(ii) Four (2022/23) = £2,185 Million
(iii) Five (2023/24) = £2,320 Million