Found: 2022–23, HC 1004, 7 July 2023. 2 Government press release, PM redirects HS2 funding to revolutionise transport

Found: we could drive not just the conversation but the changes we need to see in order to improve public transport

Found: against which transport projects can be assessed.4There have been decades of underinvestment in public transport

Found: The IRP needs to be expanded upon Πif Gov is serious about levelling up and improvements to public transport

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with Cheshire East Council on the potential merits of compensation for HS2-related costs.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

In November last year, I met with Cheshire East Council and discussed the implications of Network North for Crewe. My Department and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities continue to work closely with Cheshire East Council on how the Council can benefit from the funding that they already invested in regeneration plans for Crewe, and from various Network North funding streams. In particular, Cheshire East will receive a funding boost of more than £2.2 million for bus services in the area, and an extension of the £2 bus fare cap to the end of 2024; it will also receive a £110m uplift over 11 years for local road maintenance, and is set to receive significant additional support from a new £4.7bn ‘Local Integrated Transport Settlements’ fund to transform local transport across the North and Midlands.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's press release of 4 October 2023 on the redirection of HS2 funding to transport across the North and Midlands, what newly funded road schemes in the Midlands will be (a) in North Shropshire constituency and (b) funded by money redirected from HS2.

Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Network North has committed to redirected money from HS2 with the £19.8 billion committed to the Northern leg of HS2 reinvested in the North, the £9.6 billion committed to the Midlands reinvested in the Midlands, and the full £6.5 billion saved through our rescoped approach at Euston being spread across every other region in the country. We continue to work with our delivery partners to develop plans and deliver all projects and schemes announced as part of Network North, including agreement of funding allocations.

Of the £9.6 billion for the Midlands, North Shropshire will benefit from funding from a number of schemes under Network North:

• Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs) – £1 billion of additional funding for BSIPs in the North and the Midlands. This includes nearly £230 million in investment to improve the frequency and services in the Midlands, such as ride upgrades in Shropshire.
• Highways Maintenance – £2.2 billion of additional capital funding for local highways maintenance activities, such as the resurfacing of local road networks in the Midlands, which will be allocated from 2023/24 to 2033/34. The Shropshire Local Authority will receive an additional overall uplift of £154 million between 2023-24 and 2033-34, with £2.6 million for both 2023-24 and 2024-25.
• Local Integrated Transport Settlements (LITS) – this is a new £4.7 billion fund for the 27 local transport authorities, outside city-regions, in the North and Midlands, including Shropshire. It will run for 7 years from 2025/26; funding allocations will be announced in due course.
  
  

It is important to note that it is at the discretion of Local Authorities to determine the allocation of funds from each of these schemes to specific projects and which schemes they choose to deliver within their areas.
Additionally, as part of Network North, we’ve committed to restoring the Oswestry to Gobowen line which will drive tourism, boosts local businesses, and encourage investment in the Shropshire area. We will announce further details in due course.

The Department has conditionally approved funding of £54.4 million towards the cost of the proposed Shrewsbury North Western Relief Road which would provide a new 4.5 mile single carriageway road linking the northern and western parts of Shrewsbury. Approval is conditional on Shropshire Council securing planning and other legal consents, carrying out procurement and submitting a Full Business Case.

Found: Compensation 16 Commons Library Debate Pack , 16 January 2024 PM redirects HS2 funding to revolutionise transport

Found: All of the £19.8 billion saved from the northern leg of HS2 will be reinvested in transport across the

Found: Local leaders to receive £4.7 billion to transform transport across the North and Midlands

Found: times and help grow the economy  part of the government’s Network North plan which will improve local transport

Found: Local leaders to receive £4.7 billion to transform transport across the North and Midlands

Found: PM redirects HS2 funding to revolutionise transport across the North and Midlands