Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to reduce congestion on the M25 motorway; and if he will make a statement.

Highways England is developing road schemes at several locations to help reduce congestion on the M25 including:

• Upgrade of the M25 between junction 10 (A3) and junction 16 (M40) to a smart motorway, with start of construction before the end of 2019/20.
• A far reaching study to look into the south-west quadrant of the M25 to address the increasing demand on this section.
• An upgrade of junctions 10, 25 and 28 to have started construction by the end of 2019/20.