Transport: North West

(asked on 11th February 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much transport infrastructure funding per capita has been allocated to (a) mayoral combined authorities and (b) non-mayoral areas in the North West of England in the latest funding round.


Answered by
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Lilian Greenwood
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
This question was answered on 23rd February 2026

As part of the Government’s Spending Review in June last year, the following capital funding totals have been allocated for transport infrastructure to local transport authorities, including Mayoral Strategic Authorities and non–mayoral authorities in the North West:

Mayoral Strategic Authorities

Greater Manchester - £1.42 billion Integrated Settlement.

Liverpool City Region - £0.9 billion Integrated Settlement.

Non-Mayoral Strategic Authority

Lancashire - £571.5 million consolidated local transport funding.

Devolution Priority Programme areas

Cheshire and Warrington - £385.3 million consolidated local transport funding.

Cumbria - £383.3 million consolidated local transport funding.

The funding allocated covers the period up to 31st March 2030 and has been allocated on a range of factors beyond population, including deprivation and road mileage.

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