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Written question asked by Fiona Bruce (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 December 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 January 2024. It was answered by Guy Opperman (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 January 2024 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Roads: Cheshire

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department provided to Cheshire East Council for highways (a) maintenance and (b) improvements in the (i) 2022-23 and (ii) 2023-24 financial year.

Answer

Over the two years in question, the Department has provided a total of over £30 million to Cheshire East Council for highway maintenance, as set out in the table below. Over the same period the Department has also provided over £4 million to Cheshire East Council for small-scale transport improvements through the Integrated Transport Block. Further details are available on gov.uk.

Table showing funding provided to Cheshire East Council

Funding Stream

2022/23 (£m)

2023/24 (£m)

Total (£m)

Highways Maintenance Block

7.249

7.249

14.498

Potholes Fund

5.799

5.799

11.598

Increase for 2023/24 announced in Budget 2023

2.319

2.319

Increase for 2023/24 announced as part of Network North programme

1.658

1.658

Total Maintenance

13.048

17.025

30.073

Integrated Transport Block

2.003

2.003

4.006

Total

15.051

19.028

34.079

The highway maintenance funding being provided in 2023/24 is a 30% increase on 2022/23.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
7547
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Finance Roads Repairs and maintenance Cheshire Cheshire East Council
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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