Question follow-through · 108389

Transport: Newton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to integrate climate change projections and increased storm frequency into long-term planning for transport and coastal defence infrastructure in Newton Abbot constituency.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
28 Jan 2026
Answer
4 Feb 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to integrate climate change projections and increased storm frequency into long-term planning for transport and coastal defence infrastructure in Newton Abbot constituency.

  2. 28 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Department for Transport has plans in place and underway with industry to adapt to and mitigate the risks of extreme weather caused by climate change. In 2024, the rail industry agreed a set of climate scenarios. This will harmonise data and methods a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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