Asked by: Stuart Andrew (Conservative - Daventry)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to extend the lease on the Motorway Service Area at Watford Gap.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
I am able to confirm that lease extension options at the Motorway Service Areas in which the Secretary of State has an interest are the subject of current, detailed discussions with the third parties concerned, including Roadchef who operate Watford Gap Service Area. However, because these are sensitive, on-going commercial negotiations in which value for the taxpayer is being sought, I can share no further details at this time.
Asked by: Stuart Andrew (Conservative - Daventry)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Motorway Service Area operators on the renewal of leases for those areas.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
I am able to confirm that lease extension options at the Motorway Service Areas in which the Secretary of State has an interest are the subject of current, detailed discussions with the third parties concerned, including Roadchef who operate Watford Gap Service Area. However, because these are sensitive, on-going commercial negotiations in which value for the taxpayer is being sought, I can share no further details at this time.
Asked by: Stuart Andrew (Conservative - Daventry)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to resolve the status of lease renewals of Motorway Service Areas.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
I am able to confirm that lease extension options at the Motorway Service Areas in which the Secretary of State has an interest are the subject of current, detailed discussions with the third parties concerned, including Roadchef who operate Watford Gap Service Area. However, because these are sensitive, on-going commercial negotiations in which value for the taxpayer is being sought, I can share no further details at this time.
Asked by: Stuart Andrew (Conservative - Daventry)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department plans to provide for road infrastructure in each of the next three financial years.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Future funding decisions, including for our highway networks, is a matter for the upcoming Budget and Spending Review.
Asked by: Stuart Andrew (Conservative - Daventry)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Leeds Bradford International Airport connectivity study, published in November 2014.
Answered by John Hayes
The Leeds Bradford International Airport Connectivity Study set out the potential benefit of a new link road and recommended further consideration of the opportunity for a rail link to be provided in the longer term. The Chancellor set out the Government’s response to the study in the Autumn Statement, in which he encouraged the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to consider how to take the recommendations forward.