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Written question asked by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Monday, 24 April 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 May 2017. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Roads: Finance

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding they allocated to (1) the Highways Agency, (2) local authorities, and (3) other bodies, for the construction and maintenance of roads and pavements in the last financial year for which figures are available.

Answer

In 2016/17, Highways England spent £3.1bn in total in covering construction and maintenance of the Strategic Road Network, and the Traffic Officer Service.

The Government provided a total of £137.6m to local authorities from the local majors programme for the construction of new local roads.

The Government also allocated £1.029 billion to local authorities for highways maintenance in England outside London This was made up of £826m highways maintenance block needs element, £50m highways maintenance block incentive element, £103m highways maintenance block challenge fund and £50m Pothole Action Fund. A further £258 million was provided to local authorities in England outside London for small scale transport improvements through the integrated transport block.

The Mayor of London receives an annual grant from the Government for transport including rail, underground and roads, so the Department does not hold a breakdown of the expenditure.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6799
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Construction Finance Pedestrian areas Roads Repairs and maintenance
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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