Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sarah Coombes and Simon Lightwood

Thursday 8th January 2026 Commons Chamber

[Sarah Coombes (West Bromwich) (Lab)]

T2. Happy new year, Mr Speaker. Traffic jams at junction 1 of the M5 are a nightmare for residents, businesses and West Bromwich Albion FC fans. We have already had a traffic light upgrade, which has improved things slightly, and the Government have now given Sandwell council yellow box enforcement powers, which I hope will ease things further. What more can the Government do to modernise our roads, ease the jams and get Britain moving?

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Simon Lightwood)]

I commend my hon. Friend for securing those improvements. This Government are committed to modernising our roads and getting Britain moving, which is why we have already announced that we will be investing £25 billion on the strategic road network over the next five years. We will be setting out our plans for the third road investment strategy shortly.