Roads: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 11989 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Patrick Spencer
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the highways maintenance block formula on rural counties such as Suffolk.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 25 Jun 2026
Every area faces its own unique challenges. That is why highways maintenance funding is based on established national datasets like road lengths, to help make the system as fair as possible across the country.The Government plans to review the funding for...