Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 118910

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 9 March 2026

Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what methodology she uses to assess the effectiveness of pothole funding.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Department for Transport published local road maintenance ratings on 11 January, measuring how well each local highway authority is maintaining its local roads and making use of its increased government funding. The methodology used to calculate the r...

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