Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
Commons · Question 109120 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for road maintenance for metropolitan authorities.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 4 Feb 2026
The Government recognises that historic under-investment has made it difficult for authorities to maintain their roads in the way that they would want to. The Government has therefore confirmed a record £7.3 billion investment into local highways maintena...