Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria is required to be met for him to grant permission for the building of a new motorway junction.
Paragraphs 37 to 44 of the Department’s Circular 02/2013, Strategic road network and the delivery of sustainable development, set out how proposals for the creation of new junctions or access to the strategic road network (including motorways) will be considered.