Question follow-through · 96281

Lower Thames Crossing: Structures Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the Structures Fund will be allocated towards the funding of the Lower Thames Crossing.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
2 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
8 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the Structures Fund will be allocated towards the funding of the Lower Thames Crossing.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Funding for the Lower Thames Crossing is separate to the £1bn announced at Spending Review 2025 for key local highway enhancement projects and a new Structures Fund for repairing run down bridges, decaying flyovers and worn-out tunnels.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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