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Public Expenditure: South East

Commons · Question 44845 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to increase growth spending on (a) transport and (b) research and development outside of the South East of England.

Answer

Answered by Darren Jones, 28 Apr 2025

Investment in our transport infrastructure is key to delivering the growth mission - with this government committing to a real terms increase in transport investment in 2025-26.We have committed over £1 billion for the North and over £500m for the Midland...