WQ96192 (e) Tabled on 04/04/2025

Will the Cabinet Secretary confirm how much the Welsh Government has spent on feasibility studies for new roads since 2014, broken down by year?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales | Answered on 16/04/2025

The amount spent on feasibility studies for major new roads up to preferred option announcement since 2014/15 financial year is as follows:

2014/15: £0.705m

2015/16: £2.735m

2016/17: £2.830m

2017/18: £3.585m

2018/19: £5.010m

2019/20: £3.725m

2020/21: £0.970m

2021/22: £0.100m

2022/23: £0.000m

2023/24: £1.200m

2024/25: £1.435m