Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has for future funding for a new M6 South road link to the M54.

In last year’s Spending Round I provided the Highways Agency with a long term funding settlement that committed to treble the level of investment in major enhancements to our strategic road network by 2020-21. This marks the start of the biggest programme of investment in our roads since the 1970’s.

As part of that package I committed to fund the M54 to M6/M6 Toll Link Road subject to finalising options and agreement being reached on developer contributions. The Highways Agency are progressing this work and will update you on its progress in due course.