Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 18779

Transport: Leicester

Tabled: 14 July 2026

Answered: 22 July 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) transport funding and (b) infrastructure investment are allocated equitably to cities that are not part of a mayoral combined authority or city region, including Leic

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

The Government is providing local leaders in England with £21bn of local transport funding until 2029/30, through consolidated, multi-year settlements, including £9.6bn in non-mayoral areas, which they can use to deliver their local transport priorities, ...

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