Question follow-through · 107930

Transport: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Green Book cost benefit analysis accounts for (a) economic and (b) connectivity issues when assessing transport infrastructure proposals in rural areas lik

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
22 Jan 2026
Target answer date
26 Jan 2026
Answer
3 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Green Book cost benefit analysis accounts for (a) economic and (b) connectivity issues when assessing transport infrastructure proposals in rural areas lik

  2. 26 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Department’s Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG) provides methods and advice for assessing the impacts of schemes on economic activity and connectivity. This is mainly from direct benefits to travel users from reductions in travel time, and service impr...

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