Written question asked by Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 November 2025. It was answered by Keir Mather (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 December 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Railways: North Devon
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department has allocated to improving the resilience of passenger rail services on the North Devon branch line in each of the last 10 years.
- Answer
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Network Rail has spent £2.9 million between 2017/18 and 2024/25 on scour protection works on bridges and retaining walls along the North Devon line. In addition, an average of £18,000 per year has been spent over the past ten years carrying out maintenance works to structure inverts, scour protection and removing tree debris trapped against bridges following a flood.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 94549
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Finance Flood control Railways North Devon
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2025-12-02 10:55:52 +0000
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