Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 16440

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 26 November 2024
Answered: 2 December 2024

Question

Peter Fortune

ConservativeBromley and Biggin Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to reallocate £8.3 billion of HS2 funding for road repairs.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The additional £500 million that the Chancellor has announced at the Budget for local highway maintenance for the 2025/26 financial year represents an increase of nearly 50% in comparison to the current financial year. This goes above and beyond the fundi...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 16440) →