Written question asked by Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 November 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 November 2017 (named day). It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 November 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Roads: Shrewsbury

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has received from Shropshire Council on the timing of receipt of its business case for the North West Relief Road; what process his Department plans to apply to assess that business case; what the timetable is from its receipt for a decision on that business case; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Shropshire Council has informed the Department that it intends to submit the business case for the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road by 22 December. The Department will assess the strategic, economic, financial, management and commercial aspects of the business case as defined in the Department’s published Transport Business Case guidance. This will be done alongside the assessment of business cases for other schemes that the Department receives at the same time. The process is competitive and the Department aims to announce a decision on which schemes will be funded by summer 2018.

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