Written questions

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Lords · Question HL11341 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 31 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Bradshaw

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 16 October (HL10758), when assessing the benefits of new road schemes how long those benefits are expected to last, and how loss of benefits are accounted for

Answer

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 31 Oct 2025

The approach recommended to assess benefits from road investment schemes is set out in DfT’s Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG), which is based on HMT’s Green Book Guidance. This sets out the best practice guidance on assessing and evaluating policies, pro...