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713571

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to invest in new road infrastructure in the South West; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	68864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>My Department is investing significant money into new roads in the South West. This includes £2 billion in the Road Investment Strategy for motorways and major ‘A’ roads in the South West, as well as £365m towards local major schemes. Further details are presented below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><em>Road Investment Strategy</em></strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport announced schemes in the south west worth <strong>£2 billion</strong> in its Road Investment Strategy for motorways and major ‘A’ roads. This will include the delivery of the following schemes:</p><p> </p><p>- The A303 and A358 corridor;</p><p>- A30 Temple to Carblake;</p><p>- A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Congestion Relief Investment</em></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 10 March 2017, the Government named <strong>27</strong> proposed small congestion relief schemes that can be delivered quickly. The South West was allocated <strong>£32 million</strong>, including proposals for the following 4 small schemes:</p><p> </p><p>- M5 J19 Improvements;</p><p>- M5 J17-18 Driver Information &amp; Queue Protection Scheme;</p><p>- M5 J24-25 Driver Information &amp; Queue Protection Scheme;</p><p>- M5 J23-24 Driver information &amp; Queue Protection Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The programme for further small schemes for the region is currently being prioritised by Highways England and will be named at a future date.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Local Major Schemes</em></strong></p><p>The following investment in the South West has been made since 2011/12:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scheme Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transport Mode</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total (£m) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DfT (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bath Transportation Package</p></td><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>Bath</p></td><td><p>26.4</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol Bus Rapid Transit (Ashton Vale to Temple Meads)</p></td><td><p>Public transport</p></td><td><p>Bristol/N. Somerset</p></td><td><p>54.5</p></td><td><p>34.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol Bus Rapid Transit (North Fringe to Hengrove)</p></td><td><p>Public transport</p></td><td><p>S. Gloucs/Bristol</p></td><td><p>106.9</p></td><td><p>51.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camborne-Pool-Redruth Transport Package</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Cornwall</p></td><td><p>27.9</p></td><td><p>16.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of Exeter</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Devon</p></td><td><p>14.4</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern Villages Infrastructure - South Connector Rd</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>53.7</p></td><td><p>34.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern Villages Infrastructure - White Hart Junction</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>29.5</p></td><td><p>22.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmbridge Transport (Phase 1)</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forder Valley Transport Link</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Plymouth</p></td><td><p>33.4</p></td><td><p>22.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingskerswell Bypass</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Devon</p></td><td><p>106.5</p></td><td><p>76.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Bristol Link</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>N. Somerset/Bristol</p></td><td><p>44.3</p></td><td><p>27.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taunton Northern Inner Distributor Road</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Somerset</p></td><td><p>27.0</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston Package Phase 1</p></td><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>N. Somerset</p></td><td><p>13.4</p></td><td><p>9.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wichelstowe Infrastructure</p></td><td><p>Road</p></td><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>28.2</p></td><td><p>22.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Local Major Schemes </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>580.8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>361.9</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Note:</em><em> a number of the schemes above include provision of other transport modes, but there are elements of new road provision in all.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>The Department for Transport is also providing £1.5m each for the development of business cases for the A391 improvements in Cornwall and the North Devon Link Road.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 31/03/2017 09:18:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

713573

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether plans to dual the A303 and upgrade the A358 will change in response to the recommendations in the recently published National Audit Office report, Progress with the Road Investment Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	68871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to make changes to the dualling of the A303 and upgrade the A358 in response to recommendations made by NAO report.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is taking the big decisions for Britain’s future, underlined by our record £15 billion funding for major road schemes to cut congestion, improve journey times and boost economic growth. As the National Audit Office acknowledged there has been a significant improvement in the efficient management of the strategic road network.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 31/03/2017 09:40:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

541102

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will re-evaluate the dualling of the entire A303/A30 corridor.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Mr Hugo Swire
	uin	43724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to upgrading all single carriageway sections of the A303 and A358 between the M3 and M5 to dual carriageway standard. In respect of the A303/A30 between Southfields and Honiton, Highways England will assess the options for improvements, including dualling, as part of its South West Peninsula route strategy, for which evidence gathering is underway. All interested parties are encouraged to submit evidence on the performance of this route through the tool at: <a href="http://www.highways.gov.uk/route-strategies/" target="_blank">www.highways.gov.uk/route-strategies</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/09/2016 15:23:54 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

541103

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department will (a) approve and (b) fund the upgrade of the A303/A30 between Southfields and Honiton.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Mr Hugo Swire
	uin	43725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Road Investment Strategy, covering the period 2015 to 2020, commits funding for small-scale improvements to the A303/A30 between Southfields and Honiton to improve safety and journey quality, alongside a £2bn commitment to upgrade the A303 as a strategic corridor to the South-West. The Department and Highways England are gathering evidence to inform plans for investment in the Strategic Road Network post-2020, and decisions about further investment in this route will be made as part of this process.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/09/2016 15:27:09 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

456236

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the latest estimated costs or final costs are for each of the road projects referred to in the Government's announcement entitled Major Roads Investment in the South West, published on 1 December 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	28913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The latest cost estimates for road projects in the South West of England included in the Government's Roads Investment Strategy (RIS) for 2015-20 are below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>M49 Avonmouth Junction</strong></p></td><td><p>£37.3m - £53.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>A303 Sparkford to Ilchester Dualling</strong></p></td><td><p>£104.6m - £142.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>A358 Taunton to Southfields</strong></p></td><td><p>£351m - £517m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>M5 Junction 23</strong></p></td><td><p>less than £25m*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>A30 Chiverton Cross to Carland Cross</strong></p></td><td><p>£100m – £250m*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down</strong></p></td><td><p>£864m - £1321m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>A417 Missing Link</strong></p></td><td><p>£250m - £500m *</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>A30 Temple to Higher Carblake</strong></p></td><td><p>scheme cost £56.5m. Highways England contribution = £46.5m.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* cost as provided in RIS Investment Plan</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Updated range estimates have been prepared for some schemes since the cost categories provided in the RIS in December 2014. As schemes are developed further, they will all have their estimates updated.</p><p>I note in particular that historic attempts to improve the A303 were shelved by the previous Labour Government; we are determined to finally deliver the connectivity the south west deserves.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 03/03/2016 14:33:03 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

417461

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: South West
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government in which year they currently expect the dualling of the A303 along the Ilminster by-pass and the A358 link to the M5 to be completed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Cameron of Dillington
	uin	HL2057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The Road Investment Strategy sets out an intention to upgrade all remaining single carriageway sections of the A303 between the M3 and the A358 to dual carriageway standard as part of a long-term commitment to creating a new Expressway to the South West. We are starting this process with three major improvements: A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge), A303 Sparkford to Illchester and the A358 Taunton (M5) to Southfields. Construction of these schemes is expected to start in the first Road Period (by 1 April 2020), depending on planning, and completion is expected by the middle of the 2020s at the latest. We would expect subsequent Road Investment Strategies to fund the remaining improvements, such as to the Illminster by-pass.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p /><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL2056 question first answered 16/09/2015 13:30:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3705 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Dillington

100911

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department plans to spend on improving the road network (a) in Devon and Cornwall and (b) within a 30 mile radius of the centre of Plymouth in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	221888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the road network in the South West over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>This includes committing £5.8 billion for local highways maintenance, between 2015 and 2021, to English local authorities. We anticipate announcing local highway allocations by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>We have also announced funding for integrated transport which could include road improvement schemes as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Authority</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16 (£m)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2016/17 (£m)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2017/18 (£m)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2018/19 (£m)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2019/20 (£m)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2020/21 (£m)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.60</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.60</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.60</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.60</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.60</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.60</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth City</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.94</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.94</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.94</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.94</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.94</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.94</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torbay</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.63</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.63</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.63</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.63</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.63</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.63</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A number of other major Schemes which help to improve the local road network which are receiving specific funding in 2015/16 are currently under construction and these are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Council</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Project</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Total Funding</p><p>(DfT) (£m)</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Timeline</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>A380 Kingskerswell Bypass</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>76.40</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Completion Date:</p><p>December 2015</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Camborne-Pool-Redruth Transport Package</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>16.10</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Completion Date:</p><p>April 2015</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>A3059/A3058 Rialton Link</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>2.00</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Completion Date:</p><p>May 2015</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>A386 Union Corner Junction Improvements</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.60</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Completion Date:</p><p>July 2015</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Local Growth Deals announced in July 2014 provided funding for a number of schemes to improve the road network in Devon, Cornwall and Plymouth. Further details can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-growth-deals" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-growth-deals</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total funding provided which will be spent on road schemes is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Area</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>Funding (£m)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon and Cornwall</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>74.77</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth (within 30 mile radius)</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>52.87</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the strategic road network, the Department is undertaking a feasibility study of the A303/A30/A358 corridor. This is expected to report back at Autumn Statement 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Looking forward to the next five years, the Highways Agency is currently developing route strategies which outline investment priorities for the strategic road network for the period up to March 2021 and beyond. Proposals emerging from this will be considered by Ministers leading up to the Autumn Statement, with completion of the route strategies programme by the end of March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/10/2014 14:38:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile