Question follow-through · 839

Roads: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to improve road surface quality in rural areas that have heavy load traffic.

answeredHelen MorganDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
19 Jul 2024
Target answer date
24 Jul 2024
Answer
24 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to improve road surface quality in rural areas that have heavy load traffic.

  2. 24 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to tackling the poor state of our local road network in both rural and urban areas and has pledged to support local authorities to fix local pothole-ridden roads for the long term.

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