Transport: Innovation
Commons · Question 7513 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5446, if she will list the specific transport projects, in addition to the light rail infrastructure trial in Coventry, that have utilised the proportionate and
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 12 Jun 2026
A proportionate and flexible approach enables the department to use the most appropriate methodology to assess the value for money, including for an innovative activity, considering risk versus reward. Projects cannot meaningfully be defined as only innov...