{"value":{"id":1664044,"askingMemberId":4859,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-10-13T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-10-18T00:00:00","uin":"201897","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's timeline is for works to complete the electrification of the North Wales mainline; what the estimated cost is for the electrification of that line; and what estimate he has made of the effect of the upgrade on journey times between Holyhead and London and other destinations.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4442,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-10-18T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Government has announced its commitment to fund the electrification of the North Wales Mainline within the £36 billion Network North programme. We are undertaking detailed delivery planning on a project-by-project basis and will share further information when that work is complete.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"North Wales Coast Line: Electrification","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1664044","method":"GET"}]}