Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding was allocated to (a) the A19 North of Newcastle junctions scheme and (b) improvements to (i) Moor Farm and (ii) Seaton Burn during the allocation of RIS3 pipelines schemes before July 2024.

The second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) identified 32 schemes to be developed for possible delivery as part of a future Road Investment Strategy, including proposed improvements to both Moor Farm and Seaton Burn junctions as part of the A19 North of Newcastle scheme. Pipeline schemes are funded for their development stages only, and no funding is allocated for their full delivery. A provision of £472 million was originally made in RIS2 for the development of future road investment strategies. This covered development of pipeline schemes and National Highways assessment of the current performance and future investment priorities of its network through its Routes Strategy process. Development of individual Pipeline schemes is through a combination of internal National Highways project and analytical resource and external support and funding is not allocated at an individual scheme level.