Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing UK Government funding for the development of a 60 minute fast train link between Belfast and Dublin.

Responsibility for the railway network in Northern Ireland is devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive.

Lord Peter Hendy’s independent Union Connectivity Review, published in 2021, considered transport connectivity across the UK. We are considering his recommendations and will publish our response as soon as practicable.