Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the transport connectivity mission in the Levelling Up White Paper, what the (a) metrics and (b) minimum thresholds are by which he will determine (i) improved services, (ii) simpler fares and (iii) integrated ticketing.

The Levelling Up White Paper set out 12 ambitious new missions that are targeted, measurable and time-bound declarations of the progress needed to achieve levelling up.

The headline metrics for the transport mission are ‘Usual method of travel to work by region of workplace’ and ‘Average travel time in minutes to reach the nearest large employment centre (500+ employees)’. In measuring the success and ambition of this mission, it will be important to look at a variety of counterparts that have a similar population and economic size, and transport needs, as towns and cities across the UK.

Informal consultation and engagement will continue after publication to check the current suite of metrics is correct, as well as to identify additional metrics and information that can support implementation of the missions.