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Written question asked by Fiona Bruce (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 January 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 February 2021 (named day). It was answered by Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative) on Monday, 1 February 2021 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Railways: Cheshire

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to progress consideration of reopening of the Mid Cheshire rail line and Middlewich railway station.

Answer

Having provided detailed feedback on a draft of the document in April, officials received an updated version of the Mid-Cheshire and Middlewich Station Strategic Outline Business Case from the Cheshire and Warrington LEP in October 2020, along with a request for feedback on their consultant’s suggestions for further work on it. The goal is to strengthen the case for the scheme’s potential inclusion within the Department’s Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline (RNEP).

Due to funding constraints, the LEP wish to progress this work in the next financial year, supported by co-funding from the Department. My officials plan to discuss with the LEP how this can best be considered and progressed. The third round of the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund is also currently accepting applications.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
143735
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Railways Cheshire Mid-Cheshire line Middlewich
Link
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