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1682879

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A1 (M): Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Highways England on (a) potholes and (b) defects on the southbound carriageway north of junction 7 of the A1 (M); and when this stretch of carriageway will be repaired and resurfaced.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	10024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Departmental officials have regular dialogue with National Highways about maintenance on the Strategic Road Network. In the last 3 months, National Highways (NH) has carried out repairs and addressed defects on the A1(M) southbound approach to junction 7.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways has a comprehensive road inspection and maintenance programme to maintain safe roads and to reduce the potential for potholes and other surface defects.</p><p> </p><p>Further work will be done between 12 and 16 February. Subsequently, NH has plans to carry out further permanent road surface patch repairs within a 2km stretch of the A1(M) southbound approach to junction 7.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/01/2024 13:51:48 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1682970

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to (a) publish the results of the Driver2020 research project and (b) bring forward policy proposals based on that project.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	10026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>We plan to publish the results of the Driver 2020 project soon; this is an evaluation of interventions to improve the safety of young novice drivers, in partnership with the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL). This project commenced in January 2019 and over 28,000 learner and novice drivers were recruited. This project, the progress of which has been delayed by Covid, includes a telematics trial. It aims to make young drivers safer, more confident, and more skilful in their first year of driving through non legislative, technical or educational measures with potential to lower their risk of collisions.</p><p> </p><p>We are awaiting publication of outcomes before considering further measures we can take to improve road safety for young drivers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/01/2024 14:02:38 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1682850

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to help increase access to public transport for people who (a) unemployed, (b) have a low household income and (c) cannot drive.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	10115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The government has taken many steps to ensure that public transport is affordable for people across the country. These include the recent announcement of a further £1 billion, redirected from HS2 by reason of the Prime Minister’s Network North announcement, to deliver better bus services in the North and the Midlands. This funding will make services more frequent, more reliable, cheaper, and easier to use. This is part of over £4.5 billion announced by the government to support and improve bus services since 2020.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in January 2023 the Department introduced the £2 cap on single bus fares in England outside of London, since extended until the end of 2024, taking total government funding to deliver the cap to nearly £600 million.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/01/2024 11:15:32 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1683061

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled Network North, published on 4 October 2023, whether the 10 new smaller Midlands road projects have entered the Road Improvement Strategy (a) programme and (b) development stage; whether formal approvals have been granted; and whether it will progress into the next strategy phase.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	10185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>All of these schemes are being promoted for consideration for potential funding as part of the Department’s Major Road Network/ Large Local Majors (MRN/ LLM) programme. None of the schemes will form part of the Government's Road Investment Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The position with each scheme is set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scheme name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Completion date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Next business case stage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A511 Growth Corridor</p></td><td><p>£62.72m</p></td><td><p>January 2027</p></td><td><p>Full Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A614/A6097 Corridor scheme</p></td><td><p>£34.44m</p></td><td><p>December 2026</p></td><td><p>Full Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Hykeham Relief Road</p></td><td><p>£193.71m</p></td><td><p>November 2028</p></td><td><p>Full Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A509 Isham Bypass</p></td><td><p>£111.31m</p></td><td><p>December 2027</p></td><td><p>Outline Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chesterfield – Staveley Regeneration Route</p></td><td><p>£166.40m</p></td><td><p>November 2027</p></td><td><p>Outline Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A43 Northampton – Kettering phase 3</p></td><td><p>£28.58m</p></td><td><p>June 2028</p></td><td><p>Strategic Outline Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shrewsbury North Western Relief Road</p></td><td><p>Tbc – subject to Shropshire Council’s procurement exercise</p></td><td><p>October 2026</p></td><td><p>Full Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A4123 Birchley Island</p></td><td><p>£30.13m</p></td><td><p>December 2026</p></td><td><p>Full Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A426/A4071 Avon Mill/Hunters Lane improvements</p></td><td><p>£24.28m</p></td><td><p>August 2026</p></td><td><p>Outline Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A454 between Wolverhampton and East Park Gateway</p></td><td><p>£53.38m</p></td><td><p>September 2027</p></td><td><p>Outline Business Case</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table provides the latest cost estimate and completion date provided to the Department. These may be subject to change.</p><p> </p><p>A conditional offer of funding for a scheme is made by the Department upon approval of an Outline Business Case. Final confirmation of funding is made upon approval of a Final Business Case.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 10186 question first answered 25/01/2024 09:15:21 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1683063

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 32 of Network North, published on 4 October 2023, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) completion date of the 10 smaller road schemes in the Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	10186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>All of these schemes are being promoted for consideration for potential funding as part of the Department’s Major Road Network/ Large Local Majors (MRN/ LLM) programme. None of the schemes will form part of the Government's Road Investment Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The position with each scheme is set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scheme name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Completion date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Next business case stage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A511 Growth Corridor</p></td><td><p>£62.72m</p></td><td><p>January 2027</p></td><td><p>Full Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A614/A6097 Corridor scheme</p></td><td><p>£34.44m</p></td><td><p>December 2026</p></td><td><p>Full Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Hykeham Relief Road</p></td><td><p>£193.71m</p></td><td><p>November 2028</p></td><td><p>Full Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A509 Isham Bypass</p></td><td><p>£111.31m</p></td><td><p>December 2027</p></td><td><p>Outline Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chesterfield – Staveley Regeneration Route</p></td><td><p>£166.40m</p></td><td><p>November 2027</p></td><td><p>Outline Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A43 Northampton – Kettering phase 3</p></td><td><p>£28.58m</p></td><td><p>June 2028</p></td><td><p>Strategic Outline Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shrewsbury North Western Relief Road</p></td><td><p>Tbc – subject to Shropshire Council’s procurement exercise</p></td><td><p>October 2026</p></td><td><p>Full Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A4123 Birchley Island</p></td><td><p>£30.13m</p></td><td><p>December 2026</p></td><td><p>Full Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A426/A4071 Avon Mill/Hunters Lane improvements</p></td><td><p>£24.28m</p></td><td><p>August 2026</p></td><td><p>Outline Business Case</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A454 between Wolverhampton and East Park Gateway</p></td><td><p>£53.38m</p></td><td><p>September 2027</p></td><td><p>Outline Business Case</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table provides the latest cost estimate and completion date provided to the Department. These may be subject to change.</p><p> </p><p>A conditional offer of funding for a scheme is made by the Department upon approval of an Outline Business Case. Final confirmation of funding is made upon approval of a Final Business Case.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 10185 question first answered 25/01/2024 09:15:21 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1683064

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A38: Somerset
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) completion date of the proposed A38 Somerset road improvement scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	10187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The latest cost estimate provided to the Department for this scheme is £30.95 million. It has an expected completion date of January 2026.</p><p> </p><p>However, whether the scheme progresses to the next phase will be dependant upon whether the Full Business Case is approved by Ministers, subsequent to an assessment and advice from officials.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/01/2024 09:12:33 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1683065

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Suffolk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Ely Junction upgrade scheme has entered the Road Improvement Strategy (a) programme and (b) development stage; whether formal approvals have been granted; and whether it will progress into the next strategy phase.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	10188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>It is important to be clear that the Ely Junction upgrade scheme is a rail project and not a road project. The recently announced Network North programme of investment included confirmation of government’s support for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) programme and the substantial benefits this will bring, including a doubling of passenger services on the Ely to Kings Lynn and Ipswich to Peterborough routes together with additional freight paths into the Port of Felixstowe.</p><p>Network Rail have developed the scheme to Outline Business Case stage; next steps will involve further investment case development and delivery planning.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/01/2024 12:32:43 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1683066

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A10: Cambridgeshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the A10 Ely-Cambridge improvement scheme has entered the Road Improvement Strategy (a) programme and (b) development stage; whether formal approvals have been granted; and whether it will progress into the next strategy phase.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	10189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The A10 Ely to Cambridge improvement scheme is being promoted by Cambridgeshire County Council and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority for consideration for potential funding as part of the Department’s Major Road Network / Large Local Majors (MRN / LLM) programme. It would not form part of the Government's Road Investment Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The promoters are currently developing an Outline Business Case (OBC) for the scheme which they expect to submit to the Department in August for a decision on whether to approve it and provide conditional support for the scheme as part of the MRN/ LLM programme.</p><p> </p><p>The latest scheme cost estimate and completion date provided to the Department are £234 million and September 2030 respectively. Naturally, this cost estimate and completion date may be subject to change.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 10190 question first answered 25/01/2024 09:10:37 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1683068

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A10: Cambridgeshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) completion date of the proposed A10 Ely-Cambridge road project.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	10190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The A10 Ely to Cambridge improvement scheme is being promoted by Cambridgeshire County Council and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority for consideration for potential funding as part of the Department’s Major Road Network / Large Local Majors (MRN / LLM) programme. It would not form part of the Government's Road Investment Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The promoters are currently developing an Outline Business Case (OBC) for the scheme which they expect to submit to the Department in August for a decision on whether to approve it and provide conditional support for the scheme as part of the MRN/ LLM programme.</p><p> </p><p>The latest scheme cost estimate and completion date provided to the Department are £234 million and September 2030 respectively. Naturally, this cost estimate and completion date may be subject to change.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 10189 question first answered 25/01/2024 09:10:37 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1683069

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A75: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the A75 upgrade programme has entered the Road Improvement Strategy (a) programme and (b) development stage; whether formal approvals have been granted; and whether it will progress into the next strategy phase.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	10191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The A75 is in Scotland. The Road Investment Strategy relates to England.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/01/2024 09:07:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh