Rebecca Pow – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rebecca Pow on 2015-11-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase investment in rail infrastructure and services to provide additional public transport support for construction of Hinckley Point C nuclear power station.

Claire Perry

The Department has provided £2.8m funding to Somerset Council to upgrade transport links before construction begins. It will help guide the Council on the development of business cases for road, rail and public transport changes and on bidding for funding to support this, including seeking an appropriate contribution from third parties.