Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 67865

A12: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 15 July 2025

Answered: 21 July 2025

Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the decision to cancel the A12 Widening Scheme on (a) business investment, (b) job creation, (c) economic growth, (d) apprenticeship creation and (e) the

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

As announced on 8 July 2025, this Government inherited a series of commitments that could not be afforded, therefore the Secretary of State for Transport had to take the difficult decision not to progress the A12 (Chelmsford to A120) Widening Scheme. The ...

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