Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to include improvements in Lincolnshire as part of the funding allocated through Network North.

Lincolnshire will receive additional funding through a number of different funding streams and projects as part of Network North. Please some examples of funding below:

• Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs) – £1 billion of additional funding for BSIPs in the North and the Midlands. Lincolnshire County Council has been indicatively allocated over £4.3 million for 2024/2025. Additionally, North East Lincolnshire Council has been indicatively allocated over £800,000 and North Lincolnshire Council allocated over £900,000 for 2024/2025.
• Highways Maintenance – £8.3 billion of additional capital funding for local highways maintenance activities, such as the resurfacing of local road networks. The additional funding will provide £2.2 billion in the Midlands and will be allocated from 2023/24 to 2033/34. Funding allocations for 2023/24 and 2024/25 and indicative total minimum funding allocations for the full period for local highway and combined authorities will be published on GOV.UK later this week.
• Local Integrated Transport Settlements (LITS) – this is a new £4.7 billion fund for the 27 local transport authorities, outside city-regions, in the North and Midlands. It will run for 7 years from 2025/26; funding allocations will be announced in due course.