Written questions

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Commons · Question 107472 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 4 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Written Statement of 12 January 2026 on Local roads and highways, HCWS1232, whether it is her policy that local authorities that have spent all of their Highway Maintenance Grant allocations c

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 4 Feb 2026

Local highway authorities that stated they had plans to spend 100% of their DfT capital grant for highways maintenance on this purpose in 2025/26 received an amber, not red, spend scorecard. The vast majority of local highway authorities stated they had p...