Department for Transport written question – answered at on 1 September 2026.
Liam Byrne
Chair, Business and Trade Committee, Chair, Business and Trade Committee, Chair, Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls, Chair, Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the next spending review will include provision for completing the East Birmingham tram extension.
Keir Mather
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Extensions to the Birmingham Metro are being delivered by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). WMCA has been allocated £2.4 billion of Transport for City Regions (TCR) funding for the period up until 2031/32. This funding settlement is devolved, and it is for the Mayor to determine how this funding is allocated across the city region in line with local transport priorities. Decisions on funding at future Spending Reviews have not been made and will be taken in the usual way.
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