Written question asked by Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 July 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 September 2024. It was answered by Lilian Greenwood (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 September 2024 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Roads: Blyth

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will continue to fund improvements to the Blyth Relief Road.

Answer: The Chancellor set out on 29 July a range of pressures on public spending, including £2.9 billion of unfunded transport specific spending. Following this, the Secretary of State’s Written Ministerial Statement on 30 July set out that the Department is undertaking an internal review of its capital spend portfolio which will support the development of our new long-term strategy for transport. Any decisions about the portfolio will be subject to broader discussions and fiscal decisions made at Budget and Spending Review.

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