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Emergency Services: Cumbria

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 125232

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed junction 38 closures on emergency service response times in Cumbria.

Answered by Sarah Jones

Decisions on emergency service responses and traffic management decisions for motorway roadworks are for emergency service responders and National Highways, respectively. They have the expertise to make decisions with regard to responder access, public safety and site constraints, based on individual circumstances.

No assessment has been made by the Home Office of the potential impact to emergency service response times from the proposed roadworks at Junction 38 of the M6 Motorway.

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