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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Condition of Roads

Thursday 3 February 2022 · 3 questions

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Key points

  • The Department is investing more than 5 billion over this Parliament in local highways maintenance.
  • Hammering motorists is not the way to fix Transport for London's finances, according to the Minister.
  • The Government announced 2.7 billion over the next three years for local road maintenance in places not receiving city region settlements.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Gareth Bacon Con Orpington
Transport
Context

No specific background provided, general concern about road conditions.

Question

What steps he is taking to improve the condition of roads in England.

Answer from Trudy Harrison

The Department is investing more than £5 billion over this Parliament in local highways maintenance—enough to fill in millions of potholes a year and resurface roads throughout England.

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Q2 Gareth Bacon Con Orpington
Transport
Context

The Mayor of London is considering a daily charge of £2 to drive on Greater London's roads, affecting over 2.5 million people.

Question

Does my hon. Friend agree that the Mayor should look at more creative ways to fix Transport for London's finances instead of planning highway robbery?

Answer from Trudy Harrison

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend: hammering motorists is not the way to do it. Transport in London is devolved to the Greater London Authority and therefore decisions on road-user charging are for the Mayor of London, not the Government. We will continue to work with the Mayor to help him put TfL on a sustainable long-term footing, but it is exactly as my hon. Friend said: creative solutions need to be put forward.

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Q3 Gill Furniss Lab Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Transport
Context

The Chancellor previously slashed the road maintenance budget by £400 million, leading to poor road conditions in communities.

Question

When will the Minister get a grip, reverse these broken promises and deliver the funding that communities need to sort out the mess on our roads?

Answer from Trudy Harrison

Actually, at the spending review, the Government announced £2.7 billion over the next three years for local road maintenance in places not receiving those city region settlements, which is enough to fill in millions of potholes a year, repair dozens of bridges and resurface thousands of miles of road. The three-year settlement will help local authorities plan effectively for managing their highway assets, tackling those potholes and other road defects across local road networks.

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