Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 113338

Roads: Somerset

Tabled: 12 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026

Question

Adam Dance

Liberal DemocratYeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of potholes to be fixed in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (c) England.

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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