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M54: M6

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a timetable for a decision on the funding of the M54-M6 North link.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
27 Jan 2025
Target answer date
30 Jan 2025
Answer
30 Jan 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a timetable for a decision on the funding of the M54-M6 North link.

  2. 30 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Funding for the M54 to M6 Link Road is subject to the multi-year Spending Review, and assurances cannot be provided on individual projects until the conclusion of the Spending Review.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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