Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the smart motorway work currently taking place on the M6 and other motorways has been evaluated by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.

The Infrastructure and Projects Authority evaluates major schemes within the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) - those projects which are the largest, most innovative or contentious. The projects delivering the smart motorway work taking place on the M6 currently, and on other motorways, are not classified as such and, therefore, are not part of the GMPP. However, Highways England deploys appropriate project management governance and assurance in order to maintain effective delivery of its smart motorway projects.