Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 76343

Roads: Construction

Tabled: 10 September 2025

Answered: 18 September 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to (a) allow fast-track approval routes, (b) introduce parliamentary sign-off and (c) implement other reforms to the judicial review process to help ensure nationally significant ro

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Department for Transport is committed to ensuring that nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs), including major road schemes, are delivered efficiently and without unnecessary delay.The Department is actively exploring options to stream...

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