Question follow-through · 46981

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press notice entitled PM tells councils to prove action on pothole plague to unlock extra cash and reveals £4.8 billion for major roads, published on 23 March 2025, if she will make an ass

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Department for Transport
Tabled
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
24 Apr 2025
Answer
28 Apr 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press notice entitled PM tells councils to prove action on pothole plague to unlock extra cash and reveals £4.8 billion for major roads, published on 23 March 2025, if she will make an ass

  2. 24 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    In the first instance it will be up to local highway authorities to publish their progress reports on their own websites, as set out in the Department’s letter of 24 March to local authority chief executive officers which is available on gov.uk. The Depar...

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