Question follow-through · 112037

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase pothole repairs.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
11 Feb 2026
Answer
16 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase pothole repairs.

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Government has provided a record investment of £7.3 billion for local highways maintenance over the next four years. This new four-year funding settlement is in addition to the Government’s investment of £1.6 billion this financial year, a £500 millio...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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