Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been spent from the public purse on archeological work in relation to the new A14 road works; and how much further funding he plans to allocate to that work.

Approximately £40.7 million to £43.4 million has been spent by the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon scheme on archaeological works to date with a further £1.5 million to £5 million expected in the future. These works have been necessary to meet the commitments Highways England made during the Development Consent Order process. More accurate costs will be published after the scheme has been completed.