Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £1.1 billion announced for English transport networks in the 2016 Budget he plans will be spent on rail projects in the South East.

At Autumn Statement 2016, the Chancellor announced £1.1bn for local roads in England. My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State has today set out further details of this funding. The Chancellor also announced £110m for East West Rail in order to improve connections between some of the fastest growing economies of the South East. Finally, £450m was announced for investment in railway digital signalling and £80m to accelerate the rollout of smart ticketing, across the country with further details to be announced in due course.