§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to introduce challenge funding into the transport policies and programmes—transport supplementary grant process. [19768]
§ Mr. NorrisWe already incorporate the essential features of the challenge approach in our TPP process, a competitive bidding process which requires local authorities to set out a clear local transport strategy aimed at meeting overarching local objectives, and to prioritise their capital requirements in support of that strategy.