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Written question asked by Kerry McCarthy (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 April 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 April 2022 (named day). It was answered by Trudy Harrison (Conservative) on Monday, 25 April 2022 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Roads: Capital Investment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what proportion and amount the RIS2 budget for capital enhancements has been changed in the context of the (a) Spending Review 2021, (b) pausing of smart motorways and (c) other decision-making delays on schemes, such as for the need to consider environmental impacts.

Answer

There are no budget changes related to Smart Motorways as the spend deferred from the pausing of new schemes will largely be balanced out by spending on new commitments such as additional emergency areas.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
155602
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Capital investment Roads
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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