Department for Transport written question – answered at on 13 June 2019.
Lord Porter of Spalding
Conservative
To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the findings of the 2019 Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance Survey, published by the Asphalt Industry Alliance in March, which reported that the roads repair backlog stands at over £9 billion, what steps they are taking to (1) resource councils to address this backlog, and (2) provide additional funding for road maintenance budgets as part of the forthcoming Spending Review.
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government is providing over £6.6 billion of capital funding between 2015 and 2021 for local highways maintenance in England, outside of London. This includes funding of over £296 million through a dedicated Pothole Action Fund and £420 million for highways maintenance as announced in the Budget 2018.
Decisions on additional funding for local highways maintenance will be considered as part of the Spending Review.
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