Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 57786

Roads: Construction

Tabled: 5 June 2025

Answered: 10 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of withdrawing the UK from the Aarhus Convention to enable damages to be sought from people who bring frivolous judicial reviews relating to road infrastru

Answer

Mike Kane

The Government remains committed to protecting access to justice in environmental cases, while supporting the timely delivery of infrastructure projects under the Government’s Growth Mission. The issue of cost caps relating to Judicial Review in the plann...

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