Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to include the A68 in the major roads network.

The Department is aiming to publish a response to the consultation shortly, with a view to releasing a network map and further details on the scheme selection process by the end of the year.

It will then be for the relevant local authority, working with regional partners, to make the case for MRN funding for particular schemes.