Question follow-through · 11989
Roads: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the highways maintenance block formula on rural counties such as Suffolk.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 22 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 25 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the highways maintenance block formula on rural counties such as Suffolk.
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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25 Jun 2026
Answer published
Every area faces its own unique challenges. That is why highways maintenance funding is based on established national datasets like road lengths, to help make the system as fair as possible across the country.The Government plans to review the funding for...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department have considered introducing a Northern Bypass around Ipswich.
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8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department plans to make any further major capital commitments before 2030.
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9 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to amend the funding formula for capital funding for local highways authorities.