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Members: Correspondence

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 25 February 2026UIN 107476

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Local roads and highways, published on 12 January 2026, HCWS1232, whether she plans to respond to the letter sent to her Department by the Leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; and whether she plans to publish further information on how the ratings were determined.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

A reply to the letter from the Leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will be sent in due course.

The full methodology and data sources used to produce the ratings has been published online, at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-road-maintenance-ratings/local-road-maintenance-ratings-2025-to-2026.

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