Written question asked by Craig Whittaker (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 April 2017. It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Roads: Yorkshire and the Humber
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to invest in new road infrastructure in Yorkshire and the Humber.
- Answer
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Since 2012, this and the previous Government have provided £230m to fund local road improvement and maintenance schemes in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Decisions on which schemes to progress are for the respective Local Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships to determine using either local funding or Government funding streams such as the Local Growth Fund.
Highways England are expecting to invest in the region of £1bn in Yorkshire and the Humber to deliver major schemes in the Road Investment Strategy (2015-2020). They also plan to spend £71m on smaller scale improvement schemes over the next 3 years.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 70577
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Infrastructure Roads Yorkshire and the Humber
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