Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 109412

Roads: Finance

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal DemocratSurrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming local roads funding.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Government has reformed local roads funding by increasing the available funding, providing greater funding certainty to local highway authorities, and introducing new performance based incentives and a rating system to ensure this investment is used e...

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