Written questions

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Commons · Question 16441 · 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, how much new funding is available for pothole repairs excluding funding previously allocated following the cancellation of HS2.

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...