PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Network Rail: Business Plans (11 September 2015)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate was made of the cost of Control Period 5 in (a) the initial industry plan published in September 2011 and (b) Network Rail's final strategic business plan.

Asked by:
Lilian Greenwood (Labour)

(a) The initial industry plan (IIP) of September 2011 for England and Wales, which set out a range of options for investment in the railway in Control Period 5, included proposals for funding of up to an additional £4.9 billion beyond that already committed. The separate IIP for Scotland included proposals for up to an additional £699 million.

(b) Network Rail’s Strategic Business Plan (SBC) for England and Wales, published in January 2013, included a total of £10.041 billion and the SBC for Scotland included a total of £1,430 million.

Answered by:
Claire Perry (Conservative)
21 September 2015