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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the cost to local authorities of installing new tree pits for street trees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the cost to local authorities of installing new tree pits for street trees.
Through a partnership with The Tree Council, we have invested more than £3 million over the last two years to increase urban tree cover, supporting 28 local authorities and charities to plant street trees and create greener urban spaces so far, with more projects to come this winter. We are also developing future options for planting support for urban trees, to significantly boost the numbers of new trees established on streets across England.
Forestry Commission and the Trees and Design Action Group have published new guidance, which includes practical advice and technical drawings on designing and constructing effective tree pits for both new build streetscapes and urban retrofits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Lower Thames Crossing project will be required to meet the cost of repairing damage to local roads caused by construction-related heavy goods vehicle movements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Lower Thames Crossing project will be required to meet the cost of repairing damage to local roads caused by construction-related heavy goods vehicle movements.
The Lower Thames Crossing’s Development Consent Order includes a legally binding Outline Traffic Management Plan. This requires delivery partners to conduct joint inspections of access and diversion routes with the relevant local highway authority before works commence, to ensure their condition is suitable for the anticipated use during construction.
Local highway authorities have powers to recover costs for extraordinary damage to highways. The project aims to minimise such cases through measures including the use of offline haul roads and the strategic road network where practicable. Any issues are addressed on a case-by-case basis, considering the initial condition of the road and the level of affect attributable to the project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15009 on Roads: Construction, what definition of a cancelled road scheme was used in preparing that Answer; and whether the cancellation of a contract for the delivery of a road scheme was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15009 on Roads: Construction, what definition of a cancelled road scheme was used in preparing that Answer; and whether the cancellation of a contract for the delivery of a road scheme was...
A road scheme is considered cancelled where a final decision has been taken not to proceed. This was the definition used for the Answer to Question 15009 on 6 July 2026. The termination of a delivery contract does not fall within that definition.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of relocating or rebuilding the M25 and other affected roads as part of any Heathrow expansion project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of relocating or rebuilding the M25 and other affected roads as part of any Heathrow expansion project.
The Government has been clear that if Heathrow expansion proceeds it will be privately financed. Any works required to the strategic or local road networks, including the M25, would form part of the promoter’s cost estimates for its scheme. The costs of such works will depend on the final scheme design brought forward by the promoter and would be subject to scrutiny through the development consent process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15009 on Roads: Construction, whether the cancellation of the National Highways contract with Skanska for the A46 Newark Bypass was taken into account when preparing that Answer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15009 on Roads: Construction, whether the cancellation of the National Highways contract with Skanska for the A46 Newark Bypass was taken into account when preparing that Answer.
Agreed to on question.
Agreed to on question.
Just off the M49 in Severnside is a junction that has never carried a single vehicle. It was built six years ago and cost the taxpayer £40 million, but in those six years not a car, van or lorry has used it. The national press has dubbed it the “ghost...
Just off the M49 in Severnside is a junction that has never carried a single vehicle. It was built six years ago and cost the taxpayer £40 million, but in those six years not a car, van or lorry has used it. The national press has dubbed it the “ghost...
May I echo the many happy returns to you for yesterday, Madam Deputy Speaker? I recall that in a previous life you gave many happy returns to me across the Dispatch Box on a very special birthday, of which we do not need to remind ourselves.
I congratulate the hon. Member...
May I echo the many happy returns to you for yesterday, Madam Deputy Speaker? I recall that in a previous life you gave many happy returns to me across the Dispatch Box on a very special birthday, of which we do not need to remind ourselves.
I congratulate the hon. Member...
I thank the Minister for giving way. I would just like to clarify one point. He said that it would have been appropriate for me to be notified earlier. Probably more importantly, it would have been helpful for South Gloucestershire council, which is proceeding with the work, to have been...
I thank the Minister for giving way. I would just like to clarify one point. He said that it would have been appropriate for me to be notified earlier. Probably more importantly, it would have been helpful for South Gloucestershire council, which is proceeding with the work, to have been...
I am grateful for the intervention, and I absolutely will take that point. All stakeholders ought to be informed at the appropriate point, particularly when there are, as I say, connected works to do with that particular junction.
The hon. Member asked how a newly built junction came to need structural...
I am grateful for the intervention, and I absolutely will take that point. All stakeholders ought to be informed at the appropriate point, particularly when there are, as I say, connected works to do with that particular junction.
The hon. Member asked how a newly built junction came to need structural...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost to Birmingham City Council of retendering contracts for highways services following the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost to Birmingham City Council of retendering contracts for highways services following the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract.
The Government is committed to working with the Council to achieve a smooth transition away from its PFI arrangements for its local highways.
To support this, the Department has put in place future funding arrangements for Birmingham’s local highways. Starting this financial year, funding for the Council’s local highways will be provided via the West Midlands Combined Authority’s Integrated Settlement. For 2026/27, we will uplift the Combined Authority’s Integrated Settlement by £17 million, which was calculated using the Department’s local highways maintenance funding formula.
The Department has engaged the Council on its future plans for managing its local highways. However, procuring a new long-term contract for its local highways services is the Council’s responsibility.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which road schemes have been cancelled by (a) her Department and (b) National Highways since 1 May 2026; on what date the decision to cancel each scheme was made; and what the estimated cost to the public purse was of work undertaken...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which road schemes have been cancelled by (a) her Department and (b) National Highways since 1 May 2026; on what date the decision to cancel each scheme was made; and what the estimated cost to the public purse was of work undertaken...
No road schemes have been cancelled by the Department or National Highways since 1 May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of heavier battery-electric heavy goods vehicles on (a) road wear and (b) deterioration and what estimate her Department has made of the resulting costs to (i) National Highways and (ii) local highway authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of heavier battery-electric heavy goods vehicles on (a) road wear and (b) deterioration and what estimate her Department has made of the resulting costs to (i) National Highways and (ii) local highway authorities.
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer UIN 8642 of 16 June.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of heavier zero-emission heavy goods vehicles on (a) road deterioration and (b) maintenance costs on the (i) strategic and (ii) local road network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of heavier zero-emission heavy goods vehicles on (a) road deterioration and (b) maintenance costs on the (i) strategic and (ii) local road network.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer UIN 8642 of 16 June.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has modelled the effect of increased axle weights associated with zero-emission heavy goods vehicles on pavement deterioration rates across the strategic and local road network; and what estimate she has made of the associated long-term infrastructure costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has modelled the effect of increased axle weights associated with zero-emission heavy goods vehicles on pavement deterioration rates across the strategic and local road network; and what estimate she has made of the associated long-term infrastructure costs.
While zero-emission vehicles can be heavier than their petrol or diesel equivalents, the increasing weight of all road vehicles is one of a number of factors affecting the condition of the road network.
National Highways is currently undertaking research into the potential impacts of longer and heavier goods vehicles, including heavier zero-emission HGVs, on road condition across the Strategic Road Network. Initial findings indicate that the impact on road wear and deterioration is likely to vary depending on vehicle type, traffic growth, vehicle uptake and maintenance regimes.
As the research is ongoing, National Highways has not yet quantified any network-wide impact on maintenance costs, and any future implications will depend on the level of uptake of heavier zero-emission HGVs, traffic growth and the condition and type of existing pavement assets. The research is due to conclude in March 2027 and will help inform future asset management and maintenance strategies.
Research is also underway to assess the impact of heavier zero-emission heavy goods vehicles on bridges. While battery electric HGVs are currently slightly heavier than those with internal combustion engines, as battery technologies improve over time the weight difference is likely to reduce.
More broadly, guidance for local highway authorities highlights the need for maintenance plans to take account of changes in traffic and vehicle usage, including the presence of heavier vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to local authorities of of (a) paying compensation and (b) related legal advice for claims for damages attributed to road conditions in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to local authorities of of (a) paying compensation and (b) related legal advice for claims for damages attributed to road conditions in each of the last five years.
Local highway authorities are responsible for the management and maintenance of their networks, including handling claims and any associated expenditure. Information on compensation payments and legal costs is therefore held locally and is not collected by the Department for Transport.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment she has made of (a) differences in vehicle excise duty between electric and petrol vehicles and (b) the impact of those vehicles on road conditions and associated maintenance costs.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment she has made of (a) differences in vehicle excise duty between electric and petrol vehicles and (b) the impact of those vehicles on road conditions and associated maintenance costs.
Vehicles used or kept on public roads pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). Cars registered on or after 1 April 2017 pay a variable first year VED rate according to the emissions of the vehicle, before moving to a standard annual rate after the first year.
From 1 April 2025, the VED first year rates have also changed to support the take-up of electric vehicles (EVs), with higher rates for higher emitting hybrid and petrol/diesel vehicles, and the lowest rate for zero emission cars being frozen until 2029/30.
The increasing weight of all road vehicles, both EVs and their petrol and diesel counterparts, is one of many factors affecting the condition of our roads. It is the much heavier commercial vehicles, rather than passenger vehicles, that cause the most wear and tear to road surfaces and other highway structures.
When making changes to the tax system, the Government considers a range of trade-offs, such as complexity in the tax system and administrative burdens.
The Government annually reviews the rates and thresholds of taxes and reliefs to ensure that they are appropriate and reflect the current state of the economy. The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events in the context of the public finances.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 121577 on Roads: Carbon Emissions, how much is the total additional cost to the public purse of the one-year extension to the Live Labs 2 programme; and if she will set out...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 121577 on Roads: Carbon Emissions, how much is the total additional cost to the public purse of the one-year extension to the Live Labs 2 programme; and if she will set out...
The Department for Transport will provide up to £300,000 to support a one-year extension to the Live Labs 2 innovation programme. This will help councils access and adopt more innovative approaches to highways maintenance, including uptake of longer-lasting, low-carbon materials for repairing roads more quickly, more efficiently and less often.
This will be funded from departmental budgets agreed at the Spending Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of the cost profile of (a) rail and (b) road freight operations on modal shift.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of the cost profile of (a) rail and (b) road freight operations on modal shift.
The Department does not hold data on relative changes to operating costs between road and rail freight. As part of continued support for the rail freight sector, the Department has operated the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme since 2010. Network Rail also offers the Access Charges Discount Policy to stimulate growth, supporting new to rail traffic.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost of repairing and maintaining soil affected roads.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost of repairing and maintaining soil affected roads.
The Department is aware of the challenges associated with maintaining peat soil affected roads. Under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980, the statutory responsibility for maintaining the public highway rests with local highway authorities, who are best placed to make decisions based on their local knowledge and circumstances. As such the Department has not undertaken an assessment of the annual cost of maintaining soil affected roads.
To support local highway authorities in the maintenance of their highway networks, the Government has confirmed a record investment of £7.3 billion for local highways maintenance over the next four years. This record investment builds on the investment of £1.6 billion this financial year, a £500 million increase compared to the previous financial year.