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Debate between Lord Soames of Fletching and Jeremy Lefroy
Thursday 23rd October 2014
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Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con)
1. What steps he is taking to relieve congestion on roads.
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)
6. What steps he is taking to relieve congestion on roads.
The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mr John Hayes)
The Government have an ambitious strategy for tackling congestion and improving performance on our roads, as I think the whole House would acknowledge. This autumn we will set out our plans for a road investment strategy, with £24 billion to be spent on strategic roads up to 2021. For local roads, £7.4 billion will be spent in the next Parliament, and £1.5 billion funding from the local growth fund will bring forward vital schemes.