Oral Answers to Questions

Mark Jenkinson Excerpts

Thursday 30th January 2020 Commons Chamber

[Grant Shapps]

I would be delighted to meet the hon. Gentleman. He may recall that I came up to his neck of the words during the election campaign and pledged that, through the local funding approach to transport, we will help to empower local communities in such decisions.

[Mark Jenkinson (Workington) (Con)]

3. What steps he is taking to improve the road network in England.

[The Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps)]

The Government have invested £17.6 billion in England’s strategic road network since 2015, and we intend to invest a further £25.3 billion over the next five years.

[Mark Jenkinson]

I thank my right hon. Friend for his promises on road investment across England. In my constituency of Workington, we are waiting for a start date for the planned roundabout on the notoriously dangerous staggered junction on the A66 at Brigham and Broughton. Does he have an update on the proposed start date for those improvements?

[Grant Shapps]

I will never forget my recent visit to the site of that roundabout with my hon. Friend, and I look forward to it being taken forward as part of road investment strategy 2, which is to be announced shortly.