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1717987

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Suffolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the amount that local authorities have spent on repairing potholes in (a) Suffolk and (b) Suffolk Coastal constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	26137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>In 2023/24, Suffolk County Council received £35 million of capital funding from the Department for Transport, an increase of 30% compared to the previous financial year, with much of the additional funding made possible by the decision to reallocate funding from the HS2 programme. The Department asked all local highway authorities to publish a plan on how they intend to spend the additional funding being provided, and Suffolk County Council’s plan is available on its website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under the 1980 Highway Act, it is the responsibility of the local highway authority, in this case Suffolk County Council, to maintain and manage its highway network. The Department for Transport allocates capital funding to local highways authorities to enable them to maintain their highway networks, but decisions on how much of this, and how much of their other income, is spent mending potholes as opposed to maintaining other highway assets are entirely matters for them.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/05/2024 14:39:13 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey

1363954

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Suffolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of improving roads in Suffolk to support the proposed increase in energy infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	64571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The A12 north of Ipswich is the responsibility of Suffolk County Council as the local highway authority. It is for them, working with Transport East as the relevant sub-national transport body, to consider the opportunities and options for enhancing the A12 and other transport provision in this area to meet the demands of local people, businesses and energy infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>The Suffolk Energy Gateway Project proposed by Suffolk in 2016 (also known as the Four Villages Bypass) did not provide sufficient value for money and the level of investment from industry and the Council was too low to secure government funding. It is for Suffolk, working with Transport East, to develop a revised proposal and bid again when the opportunity arises, but this would have to represent better value for money and include a larger financial contribution from the Council and industry stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>The examination of the application for development consent for the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station closed on 14 October 2021 and the Examining Authority is now writing its report which will set out its conclusions and recommendations on the proposals. The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is due to receive the Examining Authority’s report by 14 January 2022.</p><p> </p><p>As is the case for all applications for development consent, the Secretary of State for BEIS will consider all matters that are relevant when taking his decision on the project. This includes an assessment of potential impacts on roads during construction and operation and where necessary the applicant will need to provide mitigation measures which may include road improvements. Given the quasi-judicial role of the Secretary of State for BEIS in determining the application, it would be inappropriate to comment on specific matters regarding the proposed project, as this could be seen as prejudicing the decision-making process.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and National Highways is examining the case for retrunking the A12 between Ipswich and Lowestoft with Suffolk County Council and Transport East as part of a wider strategic review of the road. Evidence gathered through this review will inform ministerial decisions about whether to progress work further.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 64570 64572 64573 64574 question first answered 02/11/2021 16:43:27 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1363955

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Suffolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department will take to ensure that infrastructure is provided and maintained to support the construction of the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station in Suffolk.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	64572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The A12 north of Ipswich is the responsibility of Suffolk County Council as the local highway authority. It is for them, working with Transport East as the relevant sub-national transport body, to consider the opportunities and options for enhancing the A12 and other transport provision in this area to meet the demands of local people, businesses and energy infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>The Suffolk Energy Gateway Project proposed by Suffolk in 2016 (also known as the Four Villages Bypass) did not provide sufficient value for money and the level of investment from industry and the Council was too low to secure government funding. It is for Suffolk, working with Transport East, to develop a revised proposal and bid again when the opportunity arises, but this would have to represent better value for money and include a larger financial contribution from the Council and industry stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>The examination of the application for development consent for the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station closed on 14 October 2021 and the Examining Authority is now writing its report which will set out its conclusions and recommendations on the proposals. The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is due to receive the Examining Authority’s report by 14 January 2022.</p><p> </p><p>As is the case for all applications for development consent, the Secretary of State for BEIS will consider all matters that are relevant when taking his decision on the project. This includes an assessment of potential impacts on roads during construction and operation and where necessary the applicant will need to provide mitigation measures which may include road improvements. Given the quasi-judicial role of the Secretary of State for BEIS in determining the application, it would be inappropriate to comment on specific matters regarding the proposed project, as this could be seen as prejudicing the decision-making process.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and National Highways is examining the case for retrunking the A12 between Ipswich and Lowestoft with Suffolk County Council and Transport East as part of a wider strategic review of the road. Evidence gathered through this review will inform ministerial decisions about whether to progress work further.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 64570 64571 64573 64574 question first answered 02/11/2021 16:43:27 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1146640

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Suffolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has had from Suffolk County Council on the proposed North Ipswich Route in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	291478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>Suffolk County Council has developed a Strategic Outline Business Case for the provision of a North Ipswich bypass. Transport East, the sub-national transport body for the region, submitted this to the Department for consideration under the Major Road Network and Large Local Majors programme in July 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 01/10/2019 16:07:44 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1146644

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Suffolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Suffolk county council on the Ipswich northern route since 1 January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	291481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Since 1 January 2019, the Department has liaised with Suffolk County Council to support them in developing the evidence required to facilitate a thorough and efficient assessment of the proposed scheme. This has included analytical support to scheme promoters, in advance of Transport East submitting the scheme proposal to the Department on the County Council’s behalf in July 2019, and following this submission.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Department for Transport officials have had regular discussions with Suffolk County Council regarding the Ipswich Northern Route since January 1 2019. As well as regular engagement, the Department has offered analytical support to all scheme promoters as part of the Major Road Network (MRN) and Large Local Majors (LLM) programme.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 01/10/2019 16:04:51 question first ministerially corrected 08/10/2019 13:22:47 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman previous answer version 136591 answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1146648

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Suffolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with Highways England on the Ipswich northern route.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	291483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has worked collaboratively with Highways England in assessing the Ipswich Northern Route due to the scheme’s proximity to the A14 which is on the Strategic Road Network. Highways England was actively involved in the assessment of all submitted Major Route Network/ Large Local Major schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 01/10/2019 16:06:11 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin