High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill 2024-25
The government has reintroduced the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill and intends to repurpose this for Northern Powerhouse Rail.

Tables-based paper, outlining levels of public spending on transport by region and nation of the UK
Transport Spending by Region (851 KB , PDF)
There is an ongoing discussion regarding levels of public expenditure on transport across the United Kingdom, and particularly whether or not the North of England receives a “fair share” of transport expenditure. This paper presents the available data on transport expenditure, confirming that London and the South East recieve a larger amount of spending that other regions, and briefly considering some of the reasons why this may be the case.
Transport Spending by Region (851 KB , PDF)
The government has reintroduced the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill and intends to repurpose this for Northern Powerhouse Rail.
This briefing brings together various sources of local pothole and road maintenance funding. It can be used to find local funding allocation datasets.
This briefing paper explains the policies of successive governments towards the designing of vehicle excise duty (VED). It gives information as to the exemptions and how the Government enforces its collection. It also describes the most recent changes to VED