Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 28 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 October 2025. It was answered by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Roads: Snow and Ice
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with local councils on ensuring that there are sufficient road grit boxes for road users to use in winter 2025-26.
- Answer
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Responsibility for winter road maintenance, including grit boxes, is a devolved matter. As such this answer relates only to England.
Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 places a duty on highway authorities to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that safe passage along a highway is not endangered by snow or ice.
It is for local highway authorities to determine what the most appropriate measures are to achieve this, based on local circumstances.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 85761
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Roads Snow and ice
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- 2025-11-05 12:07:37 +0000
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