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date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how his Department plans to invest in major road schemes identified by Transport for the North which are not part of the Strategic Road Network; and whether such schemes will be considered as potential investments in the Government's 2020-2025 Road Investment Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	111781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>Transport for the North was created to establish a clear, long term, strategic transport vision for the North of England, including a portfolio of strategic prioritised potential transport investment opportunities to support economic growth at both the national, and local level. It is these priorities that will inform the Government’s investment decisions.</p><p> </p><p>There are several potential funding sources for major schemes on the local road networks that might be identified by Transport for the North. These include the Local Growth Fund and the Large Majors Fund. The Major Road Network (MRN) will also be available as a source of funding in the future. A consultation, to be launched before the end of the year, will provide more details on our proposals for how the MRN will operate.</p><p> </p><p>The second Road Investment Strategy (2020-25) will focus investment on the Strategic Road Network and will only invest in schemes not part of the Strategic Road Network if a compelling case is made that it will help that network function better.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/11/2017 12:11:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

785160

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the six major road schemes in the 2015-2020 Road Investment Strategy that Highways England is pausing, how many of those schemes are in northern England, broken down by NUTS 1 region; and if he will commit to resuming all six of those schemes at a future date.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	111810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Of the six major road schemes that require further assessment, three schemes are in northern England. One of the schemes is in the North West, and two of the schemes are in the North East.</p><p> </p><p>These schemes have been held for further review and consideration as part of the future Road Investment Strategy planning process.</p><p> </p><p>All schemes in the Road Investment Strategy are kept under review to ensure value for money. It is appropriate to hold schemes that do not present best value for money so that they can be re-examined and other potential solutions explored in order to address particular issues on the network.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2017 15:02:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

785161

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the 16 major road schemes in the 2015-2020 Road Investment Strategy that Highways England is delaying are in northern England, broken down by NUTS 1 region.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	111811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Of the sixteen schemes moving back within the Road Investment Strategy Period 1, two schemes are in northern England.</p><p>They are:</p><ul><li>M60 Junction 24-27 and Junctions 1-4 Smart Motorways in the North West; and</li><li>A1 Birtley to Coal House widening in Yorkshire and the North East.</li></ul><p>Five out of the ten schemes being brought forward are in Northern England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2017 15:07:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson