Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on the local economy of delays caused by accidents between junctions 12 and 14 of the M56 motorway.

Highways England has not made any assessment of the effect on the local economy of delays caused by accidents between junctions 12 and 14 of the M56 motorway. Highways England have been working with the Police and local authority to ensure that contingency plans for such incidents are as robust as possible.