Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Claire Young (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 7 members in total.

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M48 Severn Bridge

That this House recognises the importance of the M48 Severn Bridge to businesses, hauliers, farmers and communities on both sides of the Severn estuary; notes with concern the weight restriction imposed by National Highways following the discovery of deterioration in the bridge's main suspension cables, and the consequent disruption to the local economy, the haulage industry and farmers whose land straddles the estuary; acknowledges that a permanent engineering solution is estimated to cost in excess of 600 million pounds and cannot be accommodated within the existing budget of National Highways; and calls on the Government, given the economic significance of this crossing to Wales, the south west of England and the wider United Kingdom, to commit the funding necessary to deliver a permanent solution and to secure the long term future of the bridge.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

151 

Session

2026-27

Other sponsors

Wera Hobhouse

Jim Shannon

Sarah Dyke

Clive Jones

Roz Savage

Subjects

Severn river crossing

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk