Question follow-through · 15626

Motorways: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been allocated to be spent on motorway upgrades in the South West for financial year (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26; and if she will publish a list of all scheduled motorway upgrades for this pe

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Department for Transport
Tabled
21 Nov 2024
Target answer date
27 Nov 2024
Answer
27 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been allocated to be spent on motorway upgrades in the South West for financial year (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26; and if she will publish a list of all scheduled motorway upgrades for this pe

  2. 27 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Department does not routinely publish a schedule of works to the level of granularity requested. However, National Highways do publish on an annual basis a breakdown of delivery and investment in its Delivery Plan Update and Annual Report and Accounts...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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