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Written question asked by Jerome Mayhew (Conservative) on Monday, 8 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 June 2026 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 15 June 2026. A substantive answer was provided by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

A47: Dual Carriageways

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the cost to the public purse of (a) scheme design and development, (b) environmental surveys, (c) ground investigations, (d) land acquisition, (e) legal and planning costs, (f) consultancy costs and (g) preparatory works for the A47 Wansford to Sutton scheme.

Answer

National Highways is unable to provide the breakdown of costs for this scheme under these headings as they have categorised costs by stage. Regarding land acquisition, National Highways had incurred £1.343 million in land costs for the A47 Wansford to Sutton Scheme as of 31 March 2026. This includes land acquisition, costs for district valuer-provided land costs estimates and associated legal fees. Some land cost will be recovered by selling assets.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
7519
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Costs Dual carriageways A47
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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