Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ruth Cadbury and Keir Mather

Thursday 8th January 2026 Commons Chamber

[Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth) (Lab)]

The Government have given mayoral authorities greater devolved powers to develop local transport infrastructure projects. Will the Secretary of State ensure that such powers provide the opportunity to speed up joint planning and decision making so that much-needed transport infrastructure, such as the West Yorkshire mass transit scheme, can be accelerated to meet the needs of communities and local economies?

[Keir Mather]

The Government fully support the Mayor of West Yorkshire’s ambition to deliver mass transit in the region. People in West Yorkshire have waited too long for better transport infrastructure and too many promises from the previous Government have been broken. We are determined to put that right.