Oral Question·Department for Transport
“What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the condition of local roads.”
Tabled: 8 May 2025Answered: 15 May 2025
Asked by
Baggy Shanker
Labour (Co-op) — Derby South
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Lilian Greenwood)
We are determined to end the pothole plague on our roads, which is the result of a decade of under-investment by the previous Government. We have provided an extra £500 million for councils this year to allow them to make an immediate start on this.