Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 14 November 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 November 2023. It was answered by Lord Davies of Gower (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 November 2023 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government what was their expenditure in real terms on road maintenance each year since 2000 for which figures are available.
- Answer
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The table summarises maintenance expenditure by road class, adjusted for inflation, in England, from April 2005 onwards.
Road class
Financial Year Ending (FYE)
Structural Treatment [Note 1, 2]
Routine and other Treatment [Note 1, 2]
Highways Maintenance Policy, Planning and Strategy [Note 2]
Total [Note 2]
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2006
728
457
[z]
1,185
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2007
681
466
[z]
1,148
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2008
646
513
[z]
1,159
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2009
633
530
[z]
1,164
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2010 [Note 4]
1,166
477
[z]
1,643
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2011
579
375
[z]
954
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2012
595
387
[z]
982
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2013
513
332
[z]
845
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2014
620
306
[z]
926
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2015
864
270
[z]
1,135
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2016
790
305
[z]
1,095
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2017
716
292
[z]
1,007
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2018
870
287
[z]
1,157
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2019
744
299
[z]
1,043
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2020
777
283
[z]
1,060
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2021
763
297
[z]
1,059
Trunk motorway and trunk 'A' roads [Note 3]
FYE 2022
887
285
[z]
1,172
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2006
2,439
1,664
389
4,492
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2007
2,315
1,596
428
4,338
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2008
2,265
1,721
419
4,406
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2009
2,213
1,315
390
3,918
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2010 [Note 4]
2,502
1,774
421
4,696
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2011
2,386
1,673
390
4,449
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2012
2,313
1,573
345
4,231
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2013
2,022
1,528
339
3,888
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2014
2,119
1,496
358
3,973
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2015
2,539
1,315
323
4,178
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2016
2,489
1,246
369
4,103
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2017
2,507
1,198
380
4,085
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2018
2,442
1,243
363
4,047
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2019
2,792
1,116
351
4,259
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2020
2,661
1,103
403
4,167
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2021
2,650
1,092
399
4,141
Local authority roads [Note 6, 7, 8]
FYE 2022
2,484
1,153
532
4,168
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2006
745
552
[z]
1,297
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2007
690
487
[z]
1,177
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2008
616
608
[z]
1,224
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2009
601
370
[z]
971
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2010 [Note 4]
779
686
[z]
1,464
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2011
774
565
[z]
1,339
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2012
874
601
[z]
1,474
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2013
688
581
[z]
1,270
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2014
750
608
[z]
1,358
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2015
976
426
[z]
1,401
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2016
927
464
[z]
1,391
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2017
1,192
415
[z]
1,607
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2018
1,047
477
[z]
1,524
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2019
1,069
359
[z]
1,428
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2020
1,021
326
[z]
1,347
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2021
973
321
[z]
1,295
Of which: Local authority motorway and 'A' roads
FYE 2022
852
360
[z]
1,212
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2006
1,694
1,112
[z]
2,806
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2007
1,625
1,108
[z]
2,733
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2008
1,649
1,114
[z]
2,763
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2009
1,612
945
[z]
2,557
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2010 [Note 4]
1,723
1,088
[z]
2,811
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2011
1,612
1,108
[z]
2,720
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2012
1,439
973
[z]
2,412
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2013
1,333
946
[z]
2,280
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2014
1,369
889
[z]
2,258
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2015
1,564
890
[z]
2,453
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2016
1,561
782
[z]
2,343
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2017
1,315
783
[z]
2,098
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2018
1,394
766
[z]
2,160
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2019
1,723
758
[z]
2,480
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2020
1,640
777
[z]
2,417
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2021
1,676
771
[z]
2,447
Of which: Local authority minor roads ('B', 'C' and 'U')
FYE 2022
1,632
793
[z]
2,42
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- HL326
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- 2023-24
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- Expenditure Roads Repairs and maintenance
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