Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on levels of air pollution at Moor Farm Roundabout between the A19, A1 and A189 in each of the last five years.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
National Highways does not have any air quality monitoring for Moor Farm Roundabout and has not monitored here, or similar locations, because there are no sensitive receptors such as houses or schools anywhere nearby.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the level of funding is for projects under the road investment strategy (a) 1 and (b) 2, by region.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The level of capital funding invested through the major enhancement projects portfolio during Road Investment Strategy (RIS) 1 and 2 split by region is show in the below table. To note, the spend for the final year of RIS2 (FY2024/25) isn’t reported until summer 2025, therefore the figures for RIS2 only cover the first four years of that period.
Region | RIS1 (2015/16 to 2019/20) (£m) | RIS2 (2020/21 to 2023/24) (£m) |
East | 1520.5 | 634.1 |
Midlands | 1408.4 | 1049.8 |
North West | 893.4 | 722.3 |
South East | 1669.2 | 2186.4 |
South West | 135.1 | 740.1 |
Yorkshire and North East | 784.9 | 1077.2 |
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of congestion at Moor Farm Roundabout between the A19, A1 and A189 on regional economic growth in each of the last five years.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The impact of delay to road users is an integral part of National Highways assessment of the potential economic benefits of proposed enhancements to the strategic road network, within a scheme’s business case. The performance of Moor Farm junction has been considered in isolation and in combination with A1 Seaton Burn as part of the A19 North of Newcastle RIS Pipeline scheme.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the economic impact of congestion at Moor Farm Roundabout between the A19, A1 and A189 in each of the last five years.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The impact of delay to road users is an integral part of National Highways assessment of the potential economic benefits of proposed enhancements to the strategic road network, within a scheme’s business case. The performance of Moor Farm junction has been considered in isolation and in combination with A1 Seaton Burn as part of the A19 North of Newcastle RIS Pipeline scheme.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the average delay in minutes as a result of congestion at Moor Farm Roundabout between the A19, A1 and A189 in each of the last five years; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of those delays on costs to the regional economy.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department holds and publishes data on the average speed and delay for both the strategic road network, of which the A19 and A1 form part, and locally managed ‘A’ roads, including A189. Datasets for both networks are available via interactive maps on the Department for Transport’s website.
The information is held at an individual link level each year from 2021 onwards.
The impact of delay to road users is an integral part of National Highways’ assessment of the potential economic benefits of proposed enhancements to the strategic road network, and the performance of Moor Farm junction has been considered as part of the A19 North of Newcastle RIS Pipeline scheme.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds information on levels of congestion on Moor Farm Roundabout between the A19, A1 and A189.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department holds and publishes data on the average speed and delay for both the strategic road network, of which the A19 and A1 form part, and locally managed ‘A’ roads, of which the A189 forms part. Datasets are available on the Department for Transport’s website for the strategic road network (https://dft.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/portfolio/index.html?appid=0e99fa1f832d4f5cb240ab7e0fca0d46) and the local road network (https://dft.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/portfolio/index.html?appid=d16db07065864eb0a29df1ea9152590d).
It is important to note that although figures are produced for average speed and average delay on both the Local ‘A’ and SRN networks, methodological differences between the Local ‘A’ road and SRN data prevents direct comparison between the two road types.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what road accident data her Department holds for Moor Farm Roundabout for each of the last five years.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
DfT reported road casualty statistics reports numbers of personal injury road traffic collisions in Great Britain that were reported to the police using the STATS19 reporting system. Damage only collisions are not held by the Department.
The number of reported road collisions around Moor Farm Roundabout, including the slip roads, from 2019 to 2023 can be found in the table below.
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2019 | 12 |
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2021 | 2 |
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Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding was allocated to (a) the A19 North of Newcastle junctions scheme and (b) improvements to (i) Moor Farm and (ii) Seaton Burn during the allocation of RIS3 pipelines schemes before July 2024.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) identified 32 schemes to be developed for possible delivery as part of a future Road Investment Strategy, including proposed improvements to both Moor Farm and Seaton Burn junctions as part of the A19 North of Newcastle scheme. Pipeline schemes are funded for their development stages only, and no funding is allocated for their full delivery. A provision of £472 million was originally made in RIS2 for the development of future road investment strategies. This covered development of pipeline schemes and National Highways assessment of the current performance and future investment priorities of its network through its Routes Strategy process. Development of individual Pipeline schemes is through a combination of internal National Highways project and analytical resource and external support and funding is not allocated at an individual scheme level.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's timetable is for the consideration of potential RIS4 pipeline schemes.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Alongside other preparatory activities for RIS4, RIS pipeline schemes will continue to be considered on an ongoing basis throughout RIS3.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase connectivity between (a) towns and (b) villages in Cramlington and Killingworth constituency.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. As announced in the King’s Speech, the government will pass the Better Buses Bill to put the power over local bus services back in the hands of local leaders right across England, to ensure networks can meet the needs of the communities who rely on them, including communities across the North East.
By giving local leaders more control and flexibility over bus funding they can plan ahead to deliver their local transport priorities. The Department will work closely with local leaders and bus operators to deliver on the government’s ambitions.