Question follow-through · 7495

Transport: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5446, what criteria her Department uses to define a proportionate and flexible approach to business case approvals for innovative transport projects; and whethe

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 8 Jun 2026
Target answer date: 11 Jun 2026
Answer: 11 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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8 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5446, what criteria her Department uses to define a proportionate and flexible approach to business case approvals for innovative transport projects; and whethe
11 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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11 Jun 2026
Answer published
Business cases for innovative projects are assessed through the Department’s investment boards, in line with the published principles in the Green Book. The objective of the use of a proportionate and flexible approach is to use the most appropriate metho...

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