Liam Byrne MP: written questions 2026
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Public Transport: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of public transport connectivity on levels of regional inequality in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Government is supporting improvements to public transport connectivity across the West Midlands through the £2.4 billion Transport for City Regions settlement allocated to the West Midlands Combined Authority through to 2031/32. This devolved funding ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTrams: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the next spending review will include provision for completing the East Birmingham tram extension.
Answer: Extensions to the Birmingham Metro are being delivered by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). WMCA has been allocated £2.4 billion of Transport for City Regions (TCR) funding for the period up until 2031/32. This funding settlement is devolved, and i...
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinerals: Trade AgreementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish the full text of each of the UK’s critical minerals memoranda of understanding, dialogues, and other bilateral agreements, including wider initiatives such as supply chain resilience
Answer: A full list of the UK’s agreements, dialogues and memoranda of understanding on critical minerals is available on the webpage for the Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls (published 23 June 2026). Where appropria...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed Two: LandDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost to the public purse has been of HS2 Ltd holding the Washwood Heath RSMD site since acquisition.
Answer: BBV has been working on the Washwood Heath Depot site since September 2020. The contract for the design and construction of the Washwood Heath Depot and Network Integrated Control Centre was awarded on 30th April 2026 to the TWA Joint Venture. Total costs...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed Two: LandDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that could be supported on non-operational land at the HS2 Washwood Heath site.
Answer: It is envisaged that around 1,000 jobs will be created on the commercial development site to the south of the depot.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed Two: LandDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when HS2 Ltd plans to publish its final land specification for the Washwood Heath RSMD site.
Answer: Subject to Taylor Woodrow-Aureos (depot D&B contractor) confirmation, it is currently proposed that an updated Schedule 17 application (including final plans) will be submitted Q2/Q3 of 2027.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed Two: LandDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many acres of land at the Washwood Heath RSMD site HS2 Ltd requires for operational purposes for (a) the Network Control Centre and (b) the rolling stock maintenance depot.
Answer: a) Approximately 4 acresb) Approximately 76 acres
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed Two: LandDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total acreage of land held by HS2 Ltd at the Washwood Heath RSMD site is; and how many acres of that land are required for operational purposes.
Answer: The total area of the Washwood Heath site (inc. future commercial development land, green corridor, internal access roads, etc.) is 150 acres, of which approximately 80 acres are for operational purposes.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: CamerasHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of average speed cameras in supporting police enforcement of speed limits in urban areas.
Answer: The Government takes road safety seriously and recognises the important role that roads policing and speed enforcement play in reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads. Operational policing decisions, however, are taken loca...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with West Midlands Police on the potential impact on its decision to un-cap speeding prosecutions on road traffic accident rates in the region.
Answer: The Government takes road safety seriously and recognises the important role that roads policing and speed enforcement play in reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads. Operational policing decisions, however, are taken loca...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the capacity of West Midlands Police to enforce speed limits through (a) traffic officers and (b) technological measures.
Answer: The Government takes road safety seriously and recognises the important role that roads policing and speed enforcement play in reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads. Operational policing decisions, however, are taken loca...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: CamerasTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15270More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what revenue has been generated from speed camera enforcement penalties in England in each of the last five years.
Answer: HM Treasury does not hold data on flows into the consolidated fund from speeding camera enforcement penalties. Revenue generated from fines for motoring offences is retained by Departments or directed into the Consolidated Fund.
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the cost-benefit ratio of investing in traffic calming infrastructure compared to healthcare costs from road traffic accidents.
Answer: The Department for Transport has not made a specific assessment of the cost-benefit ratio of traffic calming infrastructure compared with healthcare costs arising from road traffic collisions. Decisions on the provision of traffic calming measures are a m...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of road safety funding has been allocated to constituencies in the most deprived 10% nationally in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not routinely collect or publish data on road safety funding allocations by parliamentary constituency or by levels of deprivation. Most road safety-related funding is allocated to local highway authorities, and funding d...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between area deprivation levels and road traffic accident rates.
Answer: Statistics on the proportion of reported road casualties in England by deprivation level are published on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-casualties-and-deprivation-factsheet-2024-england Generally, ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Control: Urban AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the relative effectiveness of (a) average speed cameras, (b) speed bumps, (c) chicanes and (d) raised crossings in reducing vehicle speeds on urban roads.
Answer: Decisions on the use of speed management measures on local roads, including speed cameras, traffic-calming measures, chicanes and raised crossings, are for local traffic authorities, working with local partners. They are best placed to assess which interv...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to support local authorities implementing Vision Zero road safety strategies in areas with high fatal accident rates.
Answer: On 7 January 2026 we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads for all. The Strategy includes commitments to refresh best practice on setting local speed limits, update guidance on the use of speed and ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for road safety funding her Department has received from Birmingham City Council in each of the last three years; and how many of those applications were successful.
Answer: The Department has received one application for road safety funding from Birmingham City Council in the past three years. Birmingham City Council was invited to submit an application to the Safer Roads Fund in 2023 for safety improvements on the A41 route...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Control: Active TravelDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between traffic calming measures and rates of active travel in urban areas.
Answer: Active Travel England’s published Rapid Evidence Assessments contain evidence that traffic calming measures can support increased walking, cycling and other forms of active travel in urban areas. Relevant interventions include traffic-free areas, road clo...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Control: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding streams are available to support local authorities implementing traffic calming measures in areas with road traffic accident rates above the national average.
Answer: The Department for Transport is providing all Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) with multi-year consolidated funding settlements, giving LTAs greater freedom and flexibility to make the strategic decisions that best impact their local areas. Elements of ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: CamerasDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of average speed camera systems in reducing road traffic accidents in (a) France, (b) Germany and (c) the Netherlands.
Answer: The Department for Transport has not made assessments of the effectiveness of average speed camera systems in reducing collisions in France, Germany or the Netherlands, and has not made recent assessments specifically of the impact of average speed camera...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: CamerasDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of average speed camera installations on urban roads on numbers of casualties.
Answer: The Department for Transport has not made assessments of the effectiveness of average speed camera systems in reducing collisions in France, Germany or the Netherlands, and has not made recent assessments specifically of the impact of average speed camera...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: CamerasDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many average speed camera systems have been installed in England in each of the last five years; and which local authorities have received funding support for such installations.
Answer: The Department for Transport has not made assessments of the effectiveness of average speed camera systems in reducing collisions in France, Germany or the Netherlands, and has not made recent assessments specifically of the impact of average speed camera...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: CamerasDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of average speed camera systems in reducing (a) speeding violations and (b) fatal road traffic accidents in urban areas.
Answer: The Department for Transport has not made assessments of the effectiveness of average speed camera systems in reducing collisions in France, Germany or the Netherlands, and has not made recent assessments specifically of the impact of average speed camera...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment she has made of trends in the number of fatal road traffic accidents in (a) Birmingham and (b) the UK in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department for Transport publishes statistics on reported road traffic collisions annually. The number of reported fatal road traffic collisions in Birmingham and Great Britain in each of the last five years is shown in the table below.YearBirminghamG...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
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