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Roads: Judicial Review

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 12 May 2025UIN 50283

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of judicial reviews in relation to road infrastructure projects in the East of England in the 2023-24 financial year.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The total cost to the public purse (National Highways and Department for Transport) of judicial reviews in relation to road infrastructure projects on the strategic road network in the East of England during the 2023-24 financial year is estimated to be approximately £351,700.

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