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Question follow-through · 121475

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a) how much funding has been allocated to local authorities for pothole repairs in each year since 2023–24; b) what estimate her Department has made of the number of potholes expected to be repaired as a result

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
23 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a) how much funding has been allocated to local authorities for pothole repairs in each year since 2023–24; b) what estimate her Department has made of the number of potholes expected to be repaired as a result

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The total funding provided to local authorities in each financial year since 2023/24 can be found online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/highways-maintenance-funding-allocations. The Asphalt Industry Alliance estimated in its 2026 Survey th...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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