Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 16441

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, how much new funding is available for pothole repairs excluding funding previously allocated following the cancellation of HS2.

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...

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