Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
Commons · Question 121006 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Charlotte Cane
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2026 to question 117027, whether her Department plans to review highways maintenance funding formulas alongside the review of highways maintenance best practice.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 26 Mar 2026
The government plans to review the funding formula that it uses to distribute capital funding to local highways authorities to see whether it can be adjusted to consider, for example, the conditions that affect the wear and tear of local roads. However, t...