Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 839

Roads: Rural Areas

Tabled: 19 July 2024
Answered: 24 July 2024
Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to improve road surface quality in rural areas that have heavy load traffic.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Government is committed to tackling the poor state of our local road network in both rural and urban areas and has pledged to support local authorities to fix local pothole-ridden roads for the long term.