Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 88239

A12: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department notified the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government of its plan to cancel the A12 widening scheme.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Government inherited a series of unfunded commitments, including on the A12. In July 2025, the Government announced that following the conclusion of the Spending Review it had taken the difficult decision to cancel the A12 (Chelmsford to A120) widenin...

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