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Written question asked by Paulette Hamilton (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 December 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 December 2023 (named day). It was answered by Guy Opperman (Conservative) on Monday, 11 December 2023 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Roads: Birmingham

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ending Birmingham’s Highways PFI contract earlier than planned on future infrastructure planning in that city.

Answer

The Government has funded Birmingham City Council’s Highways Maintenance contract at £50.3 million a year for 13 years and will continue to do so, maintaining the current level of funding to the council at £50 million a year for the remainder of the current spending review period until 2023/24.

After this time, West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) will become eligible for an additional share of the £8.3 billion as the £151 million for WMCA did not previously include an allocation for Birmingham City Council’s roads. This is part of the £2.2 billion wider funding for East Midlands and West Midlands.

This is in addition to the £1bn of CRSTS funding to WMCA up to 2026/27, and CRSTS 2 indicative funding of over £2.6billion over 5 years from 2027/28 to 2031/32.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5421
Session
2023-24
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Contracts Birmingham Infrastructure Private finance initiative Roads
Link
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