Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the proposed Oxford and Cambridge expressway, what is the plan for the A34 north of Chieveley.

As the Minister of State for Transport, the Rt Hon John Hayes CBE MP, alluded to previously in the A34 Safety Westminster Hall Debate on the 26^th October 2016, the stage 3 study report for the Oxford to Cambridge expressway was published on 28 November 2016. This study informs current discussions on the future of the A34.

Highways England is also currently updating their route strategies, including the Solent to Midlands strategy the includes the A34. These strategies will be published in Spring 2017 and will highlight current route issues as well as challenges for the future. This will inform future infrastructure improvement bids. The current Road Investment Strategy announced two schemes on this section of the A34- Technology enhancements between the M4 and M40 and improvements to the Peartree and Botley interchanges. Highways England is working on options for these schemes.