Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the average delay in minutes as a result of congestion at Moor Farm Roundabout between the A19, A1 and A189 in each of the last five years; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of those delays on costs to the regional economy.

The Department holds and publishes data on the average speed and delay for both the strategic road network, of which the A19 and A1 form part, and locally managed ‘A’ roads, including A189. Datasets for both networks are available via interactive maps on the Department for Transport’s website.

The information is held at an individual link level each year from 2021 onwards.

The impact of delay to road users is an integral part of National Highways’ assessment of the potential economic benefits of proposed enhancements to the strategic road network, and the performance of Moor Farm junction has been considered as part of the A19 North of Newcastle RIS Pipeline scheme.