Guaranteed West Yorkshire's Tram Network "spades in the ground in 2028"

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

West Yorkshire has already lost two tram projects. Leeds in particular is too populated to not have a mass transit system.

Guarantee the start of the project in good time, so the people of West Yorkshire can be confident it will eventually arrive

A review few people expect has moved the expected delivery of the first line to the late 30s. Nobody understands why it takes so long. There's no good reason for it. Trams are a commodity. People deserve to be told why there's a delay - not why a report says we need a delay, but why there's no desire from Westminster to deliver infrastructure in The North

Why it was rejected

It was about a matter for a local council or devolved government, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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Timeline

18 Dec 2025	Petition opened for signatures
27 Jan 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Jan 2026

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