Written questions

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...