Question follow-through · 21881
Transport: East Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of an enhanced A5 on (a) regional connectivity between the East and the West Midlands and (b) aligning East Midlands transport spending in line with c
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 7 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of an enhanced A5 on (a) regional connectivity between the East and the West Midlands and (b) aligning East Midlands transport spending in line with c
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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7 Sept 2026
Answer published
The third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3), published in March 2026, included a series of improvements to the A5 as part of the pipeline of future planned enhancement schemes to be delivered in the 2030s. These schemes, should they pass the necessary busin...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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