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Written question asked by Shivani Raja (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 July 2026. It was answered by Lilian Greenwood (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Transport: Leicester

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) transport funding and (b) infrastructure investment are allocated equitably to cities that are not part of a mayoral combined authority or city region, including Leicester.

Answer

The Government is providing local leaders in England with £21bn of local transport funding until 2029/30, through consolidated, multi-year settlements, including £9.6bn in non-mayoral areas, which they can use to deliver their local transport priorities, including transport infrastructure. The majority of local transport funding is allocated by formula to give a fair share of funding for all areas.

Leicester City Council has been awarded £148 million transport funding to invest in their local transport priorities.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
18779
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Finance Leicester Transport
Link
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