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Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 16th July 2015.

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Photo of Lucy Frazer Lucy Frazer Conservative, South East Cambridgeshire 11:30 am, 16th July 2015

What steps his Department is taking to improve the condition of roads.

Photo of Andrew Jones Andrew Jones Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Over this Parliament the Government are investing £15.2 billion on upgrading our strategic road network, contributing £6 billion to the local growth fund for local enterprise partnership priorities, including local roads, and just under £6 billion in maintaining our local highways. It is a comprehensive package that will improve the condition of our road network.

Photo of Lucy Frazer Lucy Frazer Conservative, South East Cambridgeshire

In the light of the growth around Cambridge, does the Minister agree that it is time to upgrade the A10 north of Cambridge towards Ely?

Photo of Andrew Jones Andrew Jones Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The growth around Cambridge is encouraging and I hope that my hon. and learned Friend is encouraged by the fact that the Cambridgeshire schemes in the road investment strategy have a budget of more than £2 billion. The A10 is certainly an important north-south link providing access across Cambridgeshire, but it is for the local highways authority, the county council and the LEP to best decide what upgrades are needed. My hon. and learned Friend is a tenacious campaigner and I am sure they would be extremely wise to listen to her.

Photo of Andrew Gwynne Andrew Gwynne Shadow Minister (Health)

When the Minister next meets the chief executive of Highways England to discuss the condition of the strategic road network, will he also have a word about the litter on that network, because some of the filthiest roads in my constituency, the M60 and the M67, are under the ownership of Highways England and it is clear that its maintenance arrangements are not adequate?

Photo of Andrew Jones Andrew Jones Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

I will be having a monthly meeting with the chief executive of Highways England and I will raise that point with him. To be fair to Highways England, they are not the people who deposit the litter in the first place.

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Last but not least in this session, I call Matt Warman.

Photo of Matt Warman Matt Warman Conservative, Boston and Skegness

During the election campaign the then roads Minister came to my constituency to consider a new Boston distributor road and the opportunities it might present. It has been on the drawing board for the past 60 years, so will this Minister commit to continue the good work of his predecessor and come to look at that site again to see when we can finally get some shovels in the ground?

Photo of Andrew Jones Andrew Jones Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

I will certainly commit to continuing that good work and will be delighted to meet my hon. Friend in his constituency.