Question follow-through · 113536

Roads: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that data held by her Department on the condition of roads in England is a) consistent and b) of high quality.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that data held by her Department on the condition of roads in England is a) consistent and b) of high quality.

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Official statistics on the condition of local roads in England are published annually Road conditions in England to March 2025 - GOV.UK. They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. Local Hi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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