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 on the value of road freight journeys through Moor Farm roundabout in each of the last five years.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
As part of the consideration of potential improvements to Moor Farm junction, analysis underpinning value for money assessments will look at the value of delays to road freight, with Transport Analysis Guidance being updated to reflect the latest position on this in due course.
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 many holding objections have been issued by National Highways in (a) England and (b) the North East of England in each of the last five years.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The below table sets out holding responses issued by National Highways in England, and the Yorkshire and North East (YNE) operational region (the smallest for which data is available) in each of the last five financial years.
Year | Number of holding responses issued in England | Number of holding responses issued in YNE |
2024/25 | 2,117 | 401 |
2023/24 | 1,664 | 311 |
2022/23 | 1,049 | 157 |
2021/22 | 927 | 160 |
2020/21 | 849 | 127 |
The increase between pre and post March 2023 is a result of the change in how NH records and monitors its data.
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 many holding objections have been issued by National Highways on applications in the North East of England due to the potential impact on Moor Farm roundabout.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
National Highways currently has four planning applications on holding recommendations relating specifically to Moor Farm Junction on the A19.
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 potential economic cost of value of road freight travel time due to delays at Moor Farm roundabout in each of the last five years.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
As part of the consideration of potential improvements to Moor Farm junction, analysis underpinning value for money assessments will look at the value of delays to road freight, with Transport Analysis Guidance being updated to reflect the latest position on this in due course.
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 value of road freight travel time through Moor Farm roundabout in each of the last five years.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
As part of the consideration of potential improvements to Moor Farm junction, analysis underpinning value for money assessments will look at the value of delays to road freight, with Transport Analysis Guidance being updated to reflect the latest position on this in due course.
Asked by: Emma Foody (Labour (Co-op) - Cramlington and Killingworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 59057 on Roads and Roundabouts: Northumberland, how many direct representations her Department has received from (a) officials and (b) elected representatives of Northumberland County Council on (i) the Road Investment Strategy, (ii) Moor Farm roundabout and (iii) Seaton Burn roundabout in the last 12 months.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The Department for Transport has received no formal representations from officials or elected representatives at Northumberland County Council on the Road Investment Strategy, Moor Farm Roundabout or Seaton Burn roundabout in the last 12 months. However in addition to representations set out in my answer of 16 June to question 59057, National Highways has confirmed that representatives from Northumberland County Council have attended formal Stakeholder Reference Group meetings in September 2024, and have contributed to the development of the strategic case for the proposals to improve Moor Farm and Seaton Burn Roundabouts in the RIS Pipeline.
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 representations she has received from Northumberland County Council on (a) the Road Investment Strategy, (b) Moor Farm roundabout and (c) Seaton Burn roundabout in the last 12 months.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Officials from my Department and National Highways met with the North East Combined Authority, of which Northumberland County Council is a member, in January 2025 to discuss these and other matters. National Highways will continue to engage key local stakeholders, including the relevant local authorities, on proposals to improve Moor Farm and Seaton Burn Roundabouts through its regular Stakeholder Reference Group meetings.
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 - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
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 - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
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 - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
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.