Hywel Williams – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hywel Williams on 2014-03-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what agreement his Department has reached with the Welsh Government regarding the funding of electrification of the Great Western Line to Swansea and the Valleys lines.

Stephen Hammond

The Welsh and UK Governments agreed in 2012 to fund the electrification of the Valley Lines and the South Wales Main Line between Cardiff and Swansea. That agreement still stands and Network Rail is developing plans for electrification.