PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance (2 July 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the level of support provided by the Government to local authorities for road surfacing in each of the last five years.
Asked by:
Sarah Green (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Sarah Green (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
During the last five years the Department for Transport has provided over £5.9 billion by formula to local authorities in England, outside London, to support the maintenance of the local road network.
This funding is not ring-fenced, allowing local highway authorities to spend their allocations according to their own priorities.
Answered by:
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
8 July 2021
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