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Road Traffic Control: Finance

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 23 June 2025UIN 60138

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.15 of HM Treasury's document entitled Spending Review 2025, published on 12 June 2025, if she will list the congestion improvement measures her Department will fund; and whether these will include (a) Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, (b) traffic filters, (c) congestion charging and (d) workplace parking taxes.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

Section 16 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 places a Network Management Duty on all traffic authorities in England to manage their road networks as efficiently as possible for the benefit of all traffic (including pedestrians), with a view to reducing congestion.

Local authorities have a wide range of traffic management measures available to them, and it is for them to determine what measures may be required to help meet this duty.

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