Oral QuestionTreasury

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 3 May 2023Answered: 9 May 2023

Asked by

Dame Harriett Baldwin

ConservativeWest Worcestershire

Answering Minister

the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander)

Economic growth is this Government’s top priority, and the Chancellor put growth right at the heart of her spending review, announcing more than £92 billion of capital investment in transport infrastructure to give people access to jobs and opportunities. This includes long-term funding for our largest city regions, billions of pounds of investment in roads, hundreds of millions of pounds for walking and cycling, and delivering transformative projects such as the trans-Pennine route upgrade and East West Rail. This will make a real difference to people’s lives up and down the country, now and in the future, showing the difference a Labour Government make.