Transport: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 107930 · Tabled 22 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Green Book cost benefit analysis accounts for (a) economic and (b) connectivity issues when assessing transport infrastructure proposals in rural areas lik
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 3 Feb 2026
The Department’s Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG) provides methods and advice for assessing the impacts of schemes on economic activity and connectivity. This is mainly from direct benefits to travel users from reductions in travel time, and service impr...