Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 96900

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 12 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken by local authorities to repair a reported pothole was in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. The Act does not set out specific standards of maintenance, as it is for each individual local highway authority to assess whic...

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