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Health Services: Transport

Commons · Question 27624 · Tabled 30 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 6 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take into account the potential impact on (a) health, (b) hospitals and (c) health services when making decisions on (i) transport and (ii) connectivity.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 6 Feb 2025

Transport investment decisions are based upon the development and consideration of a business case, which assesses the costs of investment against a wide range of benefits to transport users and the rest of society, including health-related impacts such a...