Question follow-through · 114444
Roads: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of trends in the levels of risk caused by standing water on rural roads in poor repair.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 27 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of trends in the levels of risk caused by standing water on rural roads in poor repair.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Feb 2026
Answer published
The effects of standing water on rural roads, including safety risks for road users, are well known. Standing water can obscure defects, reduce skid resistance and contribute to loss of control, particularly on higher‑speed rural routes. It also accelerat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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