Question follow-through · 29501
Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a regional transport strategy to improve connectivity between towns.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 6 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 13 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a regional transport strategy to improve connectivity between towns.
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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13 Feb 2025
Answer published
Transport doesn’t stop at local authority boundaries. It is therefore important that transport is also considered at a regional level to provide context for transport schemes and help improve connectivity between areas. In England, regional transport stra...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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