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Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken assess (a) novel and (b) potentially inexpensive solutions for improving (i) pothole repair and (ii) other road maintenance.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
20 Oct 2025
Target answer date
22 Oct 2025
Answer
24 Oct 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken assess (a) novel and (b) potentially inexpensive solutions for improving (i) pothole repair and (ii) other road maintenance.

  2. 22 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to enabling local highway authorities to maintain and renew their local highway networks effectively.For this financial year, the Department has already announced a funding ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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