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<p>I refer my noble Lord to my answer of 6 July (HL794) in the assessment made by
Highways Agency, now Highways England, in relation to motorways and trunk roads.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport published road condition statistics
in March 2015 based upon data reported by local highway authorities. These suggest
that principal ‘A’ roads in England under the responsibility of local highway authorities
are starting to show an improvement in condition. It is noteworthy that funding allocated
to local highway authorities for local highways maintenance in the 2010-2015 Parliament
was £1billion more than in the 2005 to 2010 Parliament. The Department for Transport
also set out in December 2014 how it is allocating funding of just under £6 billion
to local authorities in England, outside London, for highways maintenance between
2015 and 2021. This represents an increase of around 5% compared to the previous six
year period.</p><p> </p>
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