OPIN-2023-0339 Welsh rail: undervalued and underfunded by the UK Government
(e)
Tabled on 31/03/2023
This Senedd:
1. Notes:
a) that rail investment is critical to reducing carbon emissions and boosting economic growth;
b) the damaging effects of multi-annual, multi-billion pound under-investment in rail in Wales by the UK Conservative Government
c) that no new tracks in the Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 plans will be placed in Wales.
2. Calls on the UK Government to allocate to Wales:
a) £5 billion consequentials from the HS2 expenditure in England;
b) £1 billion consequentials from the Northern Powerhouse Rail expenditure in England;
c) an additional multi-billion pound sum equal to the historic under-investment since 2010.
