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1695513

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the value attributed to a prevented fatality in business cases for road investment.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	18333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>This assessment is already happening. The Department is part of a cross-government consortium that keeps values for life and health impacts, including the value of a prevented fatality, under review and is developing plans to take forward the recommendations in the 2020 scoping study <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-of-risks-to-life-and-health-monetary-value-of-a-life-year-voly/a-scoping-study-on-the-valuation-of-risks-to-life-and-health-the-monetary-value-of-a-life-year-voly" target="_blank">Valuation of risks to life and health: Monetary Value of a Life Year</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/03/2024 13:55:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1651174

registered interest
date	07/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which schemes within the third Road Investment Strategy rated as poor value for money according to the Government Benefit-Cost Ratio are still being progressed.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	193029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Decisions on which schemes are to be progressed in the third road investment strategy will be made later in the RIS setting process, once the level of funding for RIS3 is known.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 12/07/2023 07:58:24 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1539195

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce the schemes to be funded as part of the Third Road Investment Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	78702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>Schemes to be taken forward as part of the third Road Investment Strategy (2025-2030) are expected to be announced in 2024.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 09/11/2022 11:28:29 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1458297

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what proportion and amount the RIS2 budget for capital enhancements has been changed in the context of the (a) Spending Review 2021, (b) pausing of smart motorways and (c) other decision-making delays on schemes, such as for the need to consider environmental impacts.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	155602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>There are no budget changes related to Smart Motorways as the spend deferred from the pausing of new schemes will largely be balanced out by spending on new commitments such as additional emergency areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 25/04/2022 14:30:53 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1341446

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the £27 billion the Government announced for the Road Investment Strategy 2 programme is being allocated to (a) ongoing road construction projects, (b) new road construction projects, (c) road maintenance for existing roads, (d) research and development into low carbon road building materials and techniques and (e) other spending.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	23094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has made £27.504 billion available to Highways England from 2020 to 2025 for the Strategic Road Network (SRN) for Road Investment Strategy 2. This includes £14.264 billion for capital enhancements, covering ongoing and new schemes and £5.825 billion for the capital cost of operations, maintenance, renewals and business costs. How this is allocated into further sub-categories of spend is a matter for Highways England and is reported by them in their published delivery plan and annual updates. The remainder of the total is for operational resource costs, designated funds and preparing for Road Investment Strategy 3.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 01/07/2021 10:31:31 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1329058

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the Road Investment Strategy pipeline 3 projects; and whether he plans projects additional to the 32 projects already outlined.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	8756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>Of the 32 “RIS3 Pipeline” projects listed in the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2), 31 are each at a different stage of development by Highways England. We expect to receive Highways England’s advice on the options for each project over the next two years, helping to inform our investment decisions for the third Road Investment Strategy that will cover the Road Period starting in 2025. Only those projects that are affordable, deliverable and secure strategic objectives will be funded for construction.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining Pipeline project listed in RIS2, the A21 Safety Package, has been accelerated for delivery in the current Road Period (2020-25). Candidates for further Pipeline projects will be considered on their merits as they emerge, taking account of resources available for their development.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/06/2021 15:34:33 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1224394

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cumulative effect of its second Roads Investment Strategy on the level of, carbon dioxide emissions from now until the end of the fifth carbon budget period in 2032.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	73779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>Analysis carried out in the preparation of the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) showed that the additional effect of new RIS2 schemes will be around 0.27 megatonne CO2 equivalent (MtCO2e) through to the end of the 2032. When compared to the UK’s fifth carbon budget of 1,725 MtCO2e, these schemes represent an extremely small component.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/07/2020 15:51:16 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1224430

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the most recent Appraisal Summary Tables for all the capital enhancement schemes in the Road Investment Strategy 2.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	73744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The latest approved Appraisal Summary Tables for enhancement schemes included in the second Road Investment Strategy are being published by Highways England on whatdotheyknow.com.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/07/2020 15:43:21 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1177095

registered interest
date	07/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for the next funding round for improvements to strategic local roads.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	13937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The most important local roads have been assigned Major Road Network status and are eligible for a new programme of funding. Scheme proposals for the first five years of Major Road Network and Large Local Majors funding were submitted in summer 2019.</p><p> </p><p>A second announcement of a further six schemes for development funding, in the North and South West, was made on 11 February by the Prime Minister.</p><p>The timing of further announcements for funding scheme development and construction will be phased depending on how individual schemes progress.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 17/02/2020 14:00:21 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1166796

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road Investment Strategy 2015-2021, what progress has been made on delivering sustainable transport outcomes through environmental, social and economic objectives.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	6401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Through the Road Investment Strategy (RIS), Highways England is investing £675 million to improve the environmental, social and economic impacts of the Strategic Road Network, with designated funds across five areas: environmental; cycling, safety and integration; air quality; growth and housing; and innovation.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2017 Highways England published its Sustainable Development and Environment Strategies, setting out its vision for ensuring its work supports society and the wider national interest, as well as both minimising environmental impact, and improving it where possible.</p><p> </p><p>Some examples of activity in 2018-19 include the delivery of 300 noise mitigation measures towards its 5-year target of 1150, 59 more electric vehicle charge points to meet its commitment of 95% coverage by the end of 2019-20, and a contribution to Leeds City Council’s scheme to implement an electric van centre of excellence.</p><p> </p><p>Over the course of the RIS, Highways England is also supporting 28 schemes as part of its Growth and Housing Fund to unlock the development of housing and employment sites across the country. Highways England expect over 45,000 homes and 44,000 jobs to be developed over the lifetime of these developments.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England continues to work closely with the Department for Transport, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Office for Low Emission Vehicles and the Joint Air Quality Unit to support the delivery of the National Air Quality Plan, including work to meet limits on nitrogen dioxide in the shortest timescale possible.</p><p> </p><p>As a statutory planning consultee, Highways England responds to local authority plans and planning applications in a way that seeks to promote sustainable transport outcomes and avoid unnecessary works to the SRN. Highways England’s <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/planning-and-the-major-road-network-in-england" target="_blank">Planning Guide</a>, published earlier in the RIS, sets out how it does this, alongside its requirement to ensure that any new development can safely be accommodated around its network. Highways England regularly engages with those in the development industry to ensure its responses and approach to planning are in line with its expectations as well as those of its customers, including how it enables development through delivery of sustainable transport outcomes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 14:33:47 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner