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National Highways: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 5451 on National Highways: Expenditure, how much of the expenditure on National Highways' in-house external affairs function since 4 July 2024 was spent on (a)

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Department for Transport
Tabled
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
30 Jun 2026
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30 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 5451 on National Highways: Expenditure, how much of the expenditure on National Highways' in-house external affairs function since 4 July 2024 was spent on (a)

  2. 30 Jun 2026

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  3. 30 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    For the period between 4 July and 31 May 2026, the National Highways in-house External Affairs Team's expenditure was as follows:(a) £1.6 million on salaries.(b) Zero spend on agency staff.(c) £280,921 on a technical professional services’ public affairs ...

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