Department for Transport written question – answered at on 21 November 2025.
Sarah Champion
Chair, International Development Committee, Chair, International Development Committee
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with National Highways on Post Opening Project Evaluation (POPE) reports; and what her planned timetable is for publication of existing unpublished POPE reports.
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Post opening project evaluation (POPE) reports are detailed and complex evaluations and it is right that we take the time to fully assure findings. We are committed to transparency and will provide an update on publication in due course.
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