Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the (a) total cost and (b) estimated date of completion for the planned electrification of the (a) Hull-Leeds, (b) Sheffield-Hull and (c) Sheffield-Leeds train routes.
Network North provides £3bn (2019 prices) to upgrade and electrify the railway between Hull, Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester.
We are working with our Arms Length Bodies, and other delivery partners, to agree the delivery schedule and will provide more information on this when plans are more mature. All schemes will be subject to the development and approval of business cases and will undergo all formal governance, in line with relevant fiscal and legal duties.