Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the introduction of new funding for the major road network.

On 23^rd December 2017 the Department launched a consultation on ‘Proposals for the creation of a Major Road Network’. This consultation will close on 19^th March 2018.

A formal consultation response will be published during summer 2018 prior to the launch of the Major Road Network (MRN) programme before the end of the year.

The MRN will receive a dedicated portion of the National Roads Fund which will be established in 2020/21.

The Department will consider whether there is a need to identify schemes for early entry to the MRN Investment Programme.