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Written question asked by Matthew Offord (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 September 2023. It was answered by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 September 2023 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided for local road maintenance in each of the last 10 years.

Answer

Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. During the past ten financial years the Department has provided over £11.9 billion to local highway authorities across England outside of London for highway maintenance. This includes formula funding from the Highways Maintenance Block, Pothole Action Fund (2016/17 – 2020/21), Potholes Fund (2020/21-2024/25) and the Wet Weather/Resilience fund.

Year

Maintenance Block (£m)

Additional Pothole and Other Top Ups (£m)

Wet Weather funding (£m)

Total

2014/15

707

243

950

2015/16*

976

180

1,156

2016/17*

976

50

1,026

2017/18*

1,051

121

50

1,222

2018/19

876

470

1,346

2019/20*

1,001

25

25

1,051

2020/21*

976

650

1,626

2021/22

625

500

1,125

2022/23**

625

500

1,125

2023/24**

625

700

1,325

Total

8,438

3,259

255

11,952

* Financial years also include grant funding to local authorities through the Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund, a competitive funding element top-sliced from the Highways Maintenance Block.[1]

** This includes the funding that is now being paid as part of the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS).

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-highways-maintenance-challenge-fund-schemes

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
198091
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Expenditure Roads Repairs and maintenance
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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