Written questions

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Commons · Question 123824 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 17 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a) what assessment she has made of progress towards delivering an additional one million pothole repairs per year; b) whether the Government is currently on track to meet that target in (i) 2025-26 and (ii) 202

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 17 Apr 2026

The Government’s record £7.3 billion investment over the next four years will bring annual funding for local authorities to repair and renew their roads and fix potholes to over £2 billion annually, doubling annual funding by 2029-30 compared to 2024-25 l...