Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 121578

Roads: Construction

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal DemocratMid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the use of recycled plastic materials in road construction.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department for Transport continues to support innovation in the local highways sector by creating the conditions for the safe and evidence‑based adoption of new approaches, while leaving decisions on specific technologies to local highway authorities....

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