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M6: Tolls

Asked by Alex BallingerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 105478

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of nationalising the M6 Toll road.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

There are currently no discussions underway about nationalising the M6 Toll. The M6 Toll sits outside of the Strategic Road Network managed by National Highways and is owned and operated by private entity Midland Expressway Ltd (MEL).

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