Department for Transport written question – answered at on 12 January 2022.
Bridget Phillipson
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on plans for a future city region settlement in North East England to include an assessment of the potential merits of re-opening the Leamside Line.
Wendy Morton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
My predecessor as Rail Minister has provided feedback on the unsuccessful Restoring Your Railway bid to re-open the Leamside Line and advice on alternative funding routes to the Hon Member and her colleagues.
As stated in the Integrated Rail Plan, the case for re-opening the Leamside route would be best developed as part of any future city region settlement. The North East will be eligible for these settlements once appropriate governance is in place. Officials in the Department for Transport and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities continue to work closely together.
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