Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 105302

Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Privatisation

Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 22 January 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the privatisation of the Dartford Crossing.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Autumn Budget 2025 announced that the Government's preferred financing option for the Lower Thames Crossing scheme at this stage is the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model. Under this model, ownership and operations of the Dartford Crossing would transfer to...
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