Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timeline is for the (a) funding and (b) construction of the M54 and M6 link road; and what the split between public and private funding will be.

On the 8th July, the Transport Secretary announced that the scheme will be progressing, following on from the Spending Review in June. The delivery timetable for the scheme will be confirmed during the setting of the next Road Investment Strategy [RIS3], which begins in April 2026.

The scheme is publicly funded and will support the government’s mission to kickstart economic growth.