Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) economic, (b) feasibility and (c) technical studies her Department will require for single Foundation Strategic Authorities to access investment from major capital programmes in the future.

The Government has confirmed multi-year funding settlements for all Local Transport Authorities with funding until 2030. The Department is considering the future funding arrangements for Foundation Strategic Authorities, including how major capital programmes will be funded. We expect further decisions to be made as part of the next Spending Review.