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Roads: Housing

Commons · Question 128037 · Tabled 17 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 24 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the Growth and Housing Accelerator Fund will support stalled housing developments in rural areas such as North Yorkshire; and what criteria National Highways will use to ensure that rural communities receiv

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 24 Apr 2026

The £165 million Growth and Housing Acceleration Fund (GHAF) in the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) will bridge funding gaps for critical transport works on or near the Strategic Road Network to unblock stalled housing and employment sites across En...