Question follow-through · 51921

Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
13 May 2025
Target answer date
15 May 2025
Answer
20 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth.

  2. 15 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 May 2025

    Answer published

    Kickstarting economic growth across every corner of the UK is the top priority of this Government. We’re getting on with delivering the Government’s Plan for Change by delivering the basics of a better transport system, from improving peoples’ everyday jo...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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