Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 107928

Transport: Rural Areas

Tabled: 22 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Green Book appraisal framework for reflecting the value of transport infrastructure funding in rural areas like Cornwall.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department for Transport’s Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG) is a robust framework for assessing the cost and benefits of different transport schemes, across different parts of the UK. TAG builds on the foundations set by HM Treasury’s Green Book with...

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