Question follow-through · 18972
Road Traffic Control: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce congestion on key commuter routes in the West Midlands.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 2 Sept 2026 · 49 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Transport
- Roads: Sutton Coldfield · 15 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce congestion on key commuter routes in the West Midlands.
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government is supporting improvements to public transport connectivity across the West Midlands through the £2.4 billion Transport for City Regions settlement allocated to the West Midlands Combined Authority through to 2031/32. This devolved funding ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Roads: Sutton Coldfield
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Government funding for the maintenance of local roads in Royal Sutton Coldfield.
Transport: Sutton Coldfield
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has met (a) the WMCA and (b) BCC to help ensure the Transport for City Regions settlements benefit Royal Sutton Coldfield.