Select committee: Public Accounts Committee
Conclusion 1
8th Report - Northern Powerhouse Rail
Published 1 Jul 2026
Addressed to HM Treasury
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Transport (the Department), the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), and HM Treasury’s Northern Growth Envoy.1
From: Public Accounts Committee, 8th Report - Northern Powerhouse Rail (HC 97), 1 July 2026
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 14 September 2026 (deadline 1 September 2026).