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Electrification of East-West Rail

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1695: tabled on 24 March 2021

Tabled in the 2019-21 session.

This motion has been signed by 2 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House notes that East-West Rail will link Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge by rail; acknowledges the completion of the first phase between Oxford and Bicester and announced funding for phase 2 from Bicester to Bletchley; is concerned that the Government does not plan for the route to be electrified and that other benefits of the scheme, including important rail links such as the Aylesbury Spur, have been put on hold; urges the Government to use the money that was allocated to the now-cancelled Oxford-Cambridge Expressway to enhance plans for East-West rail; calls on the Government to continue with the whole of the East-West Rail project and to design it to be as environmentally sustainable as possible from the start; further calls on the Government to fully fund and electrify East-West Rail.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.