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Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 14 January 2026UIN 103277

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to improve regional transport.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

This Department is delivering improved regional transport through the £92 billion Spending Review settlement it received, driving the biggest boost to transport infrastructure in a generation and unlocking schemes that deliver for the taxpayer and support growth. In addition, where transport is devolved, the governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have received the largest ever block grants in real terms, giving them record funding to invest in their own priorities.

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