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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7171 on Roads: Development Consent Orders, what the provisional expenditure figures are for (a) the A12 Chelmsford to A120 widening scheme and (b) the A47 Wansford to Sutton dualling scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7171 on Roads: Development Consent Orders, what the provisional expenditure figures are for (a) the A12 Chelmsford to A120 widening scheme and (b) the A47 Wansford to Sutton dualling scheme.
A provisional figure for the costs incurred up to March 2025 on the cancelled A12 Chelmsford to A120 widening and A47 Wansford to Sutton dualling schemes was published in National Highways’ Annual Report and Accounts for 2024-25 in July 2025. Final costs for the A12 and A47 will be published in National Highways’ 2026 Accounts later this year.
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.
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.
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the financial liability to National Highways arising from potential planning blight and compulsory purchase claims associated with the A47 Wansford to Sutton Development Consent Order prior to its revocation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the financial liability to National Highways arising from potential planning blight and compulsory purchase claims associated with the A47 Wansford to Sutton Development Consent Order prior to its revocation.
As of 31 March 2026, National Highways had incurred £1.343 million in land costs for the A47 Wansford to Sutton Scheme. Of this, £1.23 million was spent prior to its cancellation to purchase three land assets. National Highways expect to incur some additional land costs associated with the cancellation of the scheme but will seek to minimise further expenditure and recover some costs, through the disposal of land assets no longer required.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what costs have been incurred as a result of the cancellation and revocation of the A47 Wansford to Sutton dualling scheme, including costs relating to contract termination, legal advice, compensation and administrative activity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what costs have been incurred as a result of the cancellation and revocation of the A47 Wansford to Sutton dualling scheme, including costs relating to contract termination, legal advice, compensation and administrative activity.
National Highways will confirm the total spend on the A47 Wansford to Sutton dualling scheme up to the end of March 2026 in its Annual Report and Accounts which is due to be published in July 2026. In relation to the requested breakdown:
Contract termination: there were no costs associated with contract termination as National Highways was not in contract with a delivery partner at the time of cancellation.
Legal advice: National Highways legal costs since project cancellation are negligible.
Compensation: there were no compensation costs incurred because of cancelling the scheme, however, existing lands transactions have continued and will be part of the scheme cost to be published in July 2026.
Administrative activity: National Highways do not have a cost profile for National Highways’ staff activity for this scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the cost to the public purse of the A47 Wansford to Sutton dualling scheme since 1 January 2020; and how much of that expenditure is now expected to be written off following the cancellation of the scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the cost to the public purse of the A47 Wansford to Sutton dualling scheme since 1 January 2020; and how much of that expenditure is now expected to be written off following the cancellation of the scheme.
National Highways will confirm the total spend to end of March 2026 in its Annual Report and Accounts due to be published in July 2026. The scheme has been in development for many years, and the costs will include all the initial designs, environmental assessments, consultations, ground investigations and site surveys, archaeological investigations and some utility preparation work, as well as costs to close the project down.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing the A47/A1101 Elm Road Junction scheme from the Road Investment Strategy pipeline on the level of road safety, congestion, and economic growth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing the A47/A1101 Elm Road Junction scheme from the Road Investment Strategy pipeline on the level of road safety, congestion, and economic growth.
As part of development work between 2020 and 2025, all of the proposals within the pipeline of future enhancement schemes listed in the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) were assessed against a range of factors, including their affordability, deliverability and value for money. They were also assessed and tested as part of an objective impact analysis against their broader alignment to Government objectives including impacts on road user safety and wider economic growth.
In 2023, improvements to the A47 at the Elm Road Junction were overall assessed as not representing value for money. The decision was therefore taken to remove them from the future Pipeline. National Highways will continue, however, to work closely with the relevant local authorities to consider options for improving the performance of this section of the A47.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of dualling the A47 between Tilney and East Winch.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of dualling the A47 between Tilney and East Winch.
The current performance and potential future needs of the A47 between Tilney and East Winch has been considered as part of National Highways East of England Route Strategy, which will form the basis of future investment planning on the strategic road network.
As part of a proposed housing development at West Winch, to the south of Kings Lynn, National Highways is considering improvements to the Hardwick Interchange where the A47 meets the A10, dual the section of the A47 south of the Hardwick Interchange and provide for a new access road. This is still in an early stage of development and is subject to review and assessment by the department once details are finalised.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will dual the A47 from Tilney to East Winch.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will dual the A47 from Tilney to East Winch.
There are currently no plans to dual the A47 from Tilney to East Winch, Norfolk. The performance of this section of the A47, and the wider A47 route, has been considered by National Highways as part of its interim East of England Route Strategy, and its investment requirements will form the basis of future network planning.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth to discuss (a) safety concerns about and (b) dualling of the Acle Straight on the A47.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth to discuss (a) safety concerns about and (b) dualling of the Acle Straight on the A47.
In the first instance, I would encourage the honourable member to meet with colleagues from National Highways to discuss their work to improve safety on the Acle Straight section of the A47 in Suffolk. There are currently no plans to dual the Acle Straight.
The dualling of the A47 at Blofield was fully funded and ready to go a year ago. Since then, a former Green party parliamentary candidate has bogged it down in a series of legal challenges. Once they have been overcome, will the Department be right behind that much-needed dualling scheme?
The dualling of the A47 at Blofield was fully funded and ready to go a year ago. Since then, a former Green party parliamentary candidate has bogged it down in a series of legal challenges. Once they have been overcome, will the Department be right behind that much-needed dualling scheme?
The Government are utterly committed to the A47. The court case to which my hon. Friend refers is also linked to the A57. We are passionately committed to both roads. We await the judgment, which we believe will come within the next month or so.
The Government are utterly committed to the A47. The court case to which my hon. Friend refers is also linked to the A57. We are passionately committed to both roads. We await the judgment, which we believe will come within the next month or so.
The Government are utterly committed to the A47. The court case to which my hon. Friend refers is also linked to the A57. We are passionately committed to both roads. We await the judgment, which we believe will come within the next month or so.
The dualling of the A47 at Blofield was fully funded and ready to go a year ago. Since then, a former Green party parliamentary candidate has bogged it down in a series of legal challenges. Once they have been overcome, will the Department be right behind that much-needed dualling scheme?
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the dualling of the A47 from Peterborough to Kings Lynn.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the dualling of the A47 from Peterborough to Kings Lynn.
The Government recognises the need to improve the A47 in the East of England. That is why we are already delivering a number of schemes to improve it as part of RIS2. We are also considering the case for further improvements as part of future strategies, informed principally by National Highways evidence-led Route Strategies process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the costs to the dualling of the A47 between Blofield and North Burlingham and Easton to North Tuddenham of the judicial review process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the costs to the dualling of the A47 between Blofield and North Burlingham and Easton to North Tuddenham of the judicial review process.
National Highways’ estimated legal costs associated with the judicial review process for the A47 Blofield to North Burlingham and A47 Easton to North Tuddenham schemes is £50,000 to £75,000. The judicial review process has not yet completed, so further legal costs could be incurred.
It is not yet possible to assess the full impact of the legal action on the project itself. However, it has meant that the schemes have missed their scheduled start of works dates of March 2023 and their construction costs will face additional inflationary pressures, potentially into the millions of pounds.
My Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Transport (Huw Merriman), has made the following Ministerial Statement:
I have been asked by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State, to make this Written Ministerial Statement. This Statement concerns the application made under the Planning Act 2008 for the proposed development...
My Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Transport (Huw Merriman), has made the following Ministerial Statement:
I have been asked by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State, to make this Written Ministerial Statement. This Statement concerns the application made under the Planning Act 2008 for the proposed development...
I have been asked by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State, to make this Written Ministerial Statement. This Statement concerns the application made under the Planning Act 2008 for the proposed development by National Highways of the A47 Wansford to Sutton.
Under section 107(1) of the Planning Act...
I have been asked by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State, to make this Written Ministerial Statement. This Statement concerns the application made under the Planning Act 2008 for the proposed development by National Highways of the A47 Wansford to Sutton.
Under section 107(1) of the Planning Act...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential economic benefits of dualling the A47 (a) in its entirety and (b) Acle Straight.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential economic benefits of dualling the A47 (a) in its entirety and (b) Acle Straight.
The A47 in East Anglia has and continues to receive significant investment as part of the first and second Road Investment Strategies. National Highways is finalising its route strategies that will inform the third Road Investment Strategy beyond 2025. Further investment along this corridor will be considered principally within the East of England route strategy. The route strategies for RIS3 will be published in early 2023.
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Anne-Marie Trevelyan), has made the following Ministerial Statement:
This statement confirms that it has been necessary to extend the deadline for a decision on the A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction Development Consent Order made under the Planning Act due to the National mourning...
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Anne-Marie Trevelyan), has made the following Ministerial Statement:
This statement confirms that it has been necessary to extend the deadline for a decision on the A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction Development Consent Order made under the Planning Act due to the National mourning...
This statement confirms that it has been necessary to extend the deadline for a decision on the A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction Development Consent Order made under the Planning Act due to the National mourning period.
The DCO would authorise works for the improvement to Thickthorn Junction and related works linking the A47...
This statement confirms that it has been necessary to extend the deadline for a decision on the A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction Development Consent Order made under the Planning Act due to the National mourning period.
The DCO would authorise works for the improvement to Thickthorn Junction and related works linking the A47...
The A47 Acle Straight is the main road—in fact the only road—that links Great Yarmouth to the great city of Norwich. It is a bottleneck and it is notoriously dangerous, and there has been a campaign to dual it for at least 30 years, yet the highways authority has just announced that it has no plans even to consider it for upgrade until 2030 at the earliest. What can my right hon. Friend do to give hope to the people of Broadland, and of Norfolk more widely, that this inexplicable decision will be reconsidered?
The A47 Acle Straight is the main road—in fact the only road—that links Great Yarmouth to the great city of Norwich. It is a bottleneck and it is notoriously dangerous, and there has been a campaign to dual it for at least 30 years, yet the highways authority has just announced that it has no plans even to consider it for upgrade until 2030 at the earliest. What can my right hon. Friend do to give hope to the people of Broadland, and of Norfolk more widely, that this inexplicable decision will be reconsidered?
I appreciate the temporary disappointment that my hon. Friend is experiencing, but this Government are immensely ambitious for the improvement of our transport infrastructure, and active consideration is now being undertaken of that project again. I understand that parliamentary colleagues are meeting Baroness Vere, the roads Minister, this week to discuss the options for additional schemes from 2025 onwards.
I appreciate the temporary disappointment that my hon. Friend is experiencing, but this Government are immensely ambitious for the improvement of our transport infrastructure, and active consideration is now being undertaken of that project again. I understand that parliamentary colleagues are meeting Baroness Vere, the roads Minister, this week to discuss the options for additional schemes from 2025 onwards.