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Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Asked by Charlotte CaneLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 22 April 2026UIN 127283

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 26 March 2026 to question 121006, whether her Department will consider underlying geology within its review of the funding formula for the distribution of capital funding to local highways authorities.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department expects to consider underlying geology, as one of the many conditions that affect the wear and tear of local roads, as part of its review of the funding formula it uses to distribution highways maintenance funding to local highway authorities.

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