Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to shift capital investment from road building to public transport; and if he will make a statement.

Investing in public transport is a vital part of delivering this Government’s ambitions on levelling up and net zero.

The PM committed £5 billion for buses and cycling in February alongside essential improvements to North-South connectivity through HS2, while Budget 2020 committed £4.2 billion for long-term intra-city transport settlements across eight elected Mayors outside London. Altogether this represents an unprecedented investment in local public transport.

Further details on investment plans will be set out by the Chancellor through the Spending Review on 25 November.