Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
Commons · Question 16440 · Tabled 26 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Peter Fortune
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to reallocate £8.3 billion of HS2 funding for road repairs.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 2 Dec 2024
The additional £500 million that the Chancellor has announced at the Budget for local highway maintenance for the 2025/26 financial year represents an increase of nearly 50% in comparison to the current financial year. This goes above and beyond the fundi...