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Roads: Birmingham

Asked by Sir Andrew MitchellConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 11597

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much additional funding has been allocated to Birmingham City Council from the £7.3 billion the Government has announced to support local highways maintenance.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

For this financial year, West Midlands Combined Authority will receive an additional £17 million in their Integrated Settlement to fund highways maintenance in Birmingham. This amount was calculated using the Department’s local highways maintenance funding formula.

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