PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Roads (10 September 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria her Department is using to assess the (a) value and (b) prioritisation of road projects in its capital spend review.
Asked by:
Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative)
Asked by:
Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative)
Answer
As the Chancellor set out in her statement on 23 September, the Government has inherited extremely challenging fiscal conditions and a litany of unfunded commitments. The Transport Secretary is undertaking a review of the previous governments transport plans, including unfunded schemes.
The value of roads projects is assessed using the principles set out in the Green Book. Rather than assessing value and prioritisation of individual projects, the review will consider the alignment of capital schemes across mode with the Government’s priorities and provide strategic advice to the Secretary of State on how she might approach prioritisation of projects.
Answered by:
Lilian Greenwood (Labour)
7 October 2024
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