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Roads: Essex

Asked by Priti PatelConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 11 October 2024UIN 6162

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding she plans to provide to Essex County Council for highways in each of the next five years.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

This Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local road network. To this end, we will provide authorities with funding to help them fix up to one million more potholes across England in each year of this parliament.

Essex County Council will receive £34.5 million from the Department for Transport during 2024/25 to enable it to carry out its local highway maintenance responsibilities. Funding for future years is a matter for the Spending Review.

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