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Written question asked by Philip Hollobone (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 March 2010. It was answered by Lord Khan of Tooting (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Snow and Ice

Question
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the aggregate cost to local authorities in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England of repairs to local roads as a result of the recent cold weather.
Answer

The maintenance of local roads in England is a matter for each local highway authority. It is for each individual authority to assess which parts of its network are in need of repair and what standards should be applied, based upon their local knowledge.It will be for local highway authorities to estimate the costs of repairing damage to their roads, including where they consider damage was caused by this winter.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
507 c160W; 321297
Session
2009-10
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Roads Snow and ice
Link
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