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What steps she is taking to ensure communities in areas of high unemployment are impacted by regeneration opportunities created by HS2.
Reply
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensArchive · Written questions · 233 tabled · 183 answered
Written questions by Byrne.
Every parliamentary written question tabled by Liam Byrne this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
Department:All (233)Department for Business and Trade (50)Department for Transport (46)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (24)Department of Health and Social Care (21)Treasury (20)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (13)Cabinet Office (12)Ministry of Defence (10)Home Office (10)Department for Work and Pensions (6)Attorney General (5)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (4)
Showing 21–40 of 46 · Department for Transport
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What assessment she has made of international best practice in connecting areas of high unemployment to major employment hubs via public transport.
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In 2024, the Department co‑hosted an event at the International Transport Forum Summit on improving connectivity and accessibility to jobs, particularly in areas of high unemployment, and on aligning transport planning to support access to employment oppo...
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What assessment she has made of the economic impact of transport connectivity investments in reducing unemployment in deprived areas.
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The Department regularly considers how transport connectivity could support employment and is strengthening its related guidance and evidence. Recognising that the impact of connectivity on unemployment outcomes is very context-dependent, the Department i...
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What steps she is taking to improve public transport connectivity between Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North constituency and major employment sites at Birmingham Airport and the NEC.
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The Government is supporting improvements to public transport connectivity in the West Midlands through the £2.4 billion Transport for City Regions settlement allocated to the West Midlands Combined Authority up to 2031/32. This devolved funding enables W...
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What assessment she has made of the return on investment of public transport infrastructure connecting areas of high unemployment to HS2 employment sites.
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The Department has not published a single quantified assessment specifically of connectivity between areas of high unemployment and HS2 employment sites in the West Midlands.Evidence shows significant regeneration and employment growth around HS2 stations...
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Whether the Government plans to allocate funding to complete Birmingham tram routes that received partial funding in the 2025 Spending Review.
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Extensions to the Birmingham Metro are being delivered by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). Funding for local transport in the West Midlands is largely devolved, and WMCA has been allocated £2.4bn of Transport for City Regions funding up to 2031/32...
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What assessment has been made of public transport connectivity between areas of high unemployment and HS2 employment sites in the West Midlands.
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The HS2 station at Birmingham Curzon Street is being constructed with an integrated tram stop on the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Eastside Extension, which is expected to connect the station to Digbeth and the Sports Quarter, as well as the wider tram n...
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Whether she plans to include funding for the East Birmingham tram extension to Birmingham Airport in the next spending review.
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The Birmingham Eastside Extension, is being delivered by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). Funding for local transport in the West Midlands is largely devolved, and WMCA has been allocated £2.4bn of Transport for City Regions funding up to 2031/32...
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What assessment she has made of the role of public transport connectivity in reducing regional inequality in the West Midlands.
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The Government is supporting improvements to public transport connectivity across the West Midlands through the £2.4 billion Transport for City Regions settlement allocated to the West Midlands Combined Authority through to 2031/32. This devolved funding ...
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Will the next spending review include provision for completing the East Birmingham tram extension.
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The Birmingham Eastside Extension, is being delivered by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). Funding for local transport in the West Midlands is largely devolved, and WMCA has been allocated £2.4bn of Transport for City Regions funding up to 2031/32,...
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How many jobs are projected to be created at (a) Birmingham Airport, (b) the NEC, (c) Arden Cross, and (d) Curzon Street following the completion of HS2.
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My Department is working closely with HS2 Ltd, across Whitehall and with local partners to understand the potential employment impacts of HS2 in the West Midlands and how we ensure these are realised. While the Government has not made an assessment of job...
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What assessment she has made of the current status of tram route designs between Digbeth and Birmingham International Airport.
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West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is responsible for developing plans for extensions to the Birmingham Metro network. The Department continues to work with WMCA to support their mass transit ambitions and looks forward to receiving further details o...
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What is the projected cost-benefit ratio of completing the East Birmingham tram extension.
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The East Birmingham extension is being developed by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) as part of its devolved transport programme. WMCA is responsible for developing the business case for the scheme, including its economic appraisal and assessme...
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What plans she has to ensure public transport connectivity between areas of high unemployment and employment sites created by HS2 in the West Midlands.
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The HS2 station at Birmingham Curzon Street is being constructed with an integrated tram stop on the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Eastside Extension, which is expected to connect the station to Digbeth and the Sports Quarter, as well as the wider tram n...
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What assessment she has made of the timeline for completing the East Birmingham tram extension from Digbeth through Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and Tile Cross to Birmingham International Airport, the NEC and
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Funding for local transport in the West Midlands is largely devolved. The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has been allocated £2.4bn of Transport for City Regions funding up to 2031/32, with decisions on how this funding is allocated taken by the M...
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What assessment she has made of the adequacy of public transport connectivity between areas of high unemployment and HS2 employment sites in the West Midlands.
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Awaiting answer.
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Whether she plans to allocate funding for the East Birmingham tram extension to Birmingham Airport in the next spending review.
Reply
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
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What her planned timetable is for completion of the East Birmingham tram extension from Digbeth through Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and Tile Cross to Birmingham International Airport, the NEC and Arden Cross.
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It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation
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What the status is of tram route designs between Digbeth and Birmingham International Airport.
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It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
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What assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues on the expected number of new jobs at (a) Birmingham Airport, (b) The NEC, Birmingham, (c) Arden Cross Interchange, and (d) Birmingham Curzon Street station following the completion of HS2.
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It has not proved possible to respond to my Rt Hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
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