Oral Question·Department for Transport
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 19 March 2026Answered: 26 March 2026
Asked by
Douglas McAllister
Labour — West Dunbartonshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Simon Lightwood)
I agree with my hon. Friend. We have ambitious plans in England, and a record £7.3 billion investment and clear standards to ensure that councils fix roads properly for the long term. Only Scottish Labour has a plan to build on this approach and to end the pothole plague north of the border.