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1003647

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to Highways England on the permitted length of roadworks in any one stretch.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	189549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department expects Highways England to maximise the availability of traffic lanes and minimise delay as far as possible, and this is reflected in the performance indicators that the Department has set. Highways England are committed to minimising disruption from roadworks and are exploring managing work in different ways to find the best way to achieve this, while also ensuring good value for public money.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2018 13:11:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

100599

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial assistance he is providing to local authorities to repair potholes.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	905617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government recognises that potholes are a menace for all road users. We are providing over £10 billion for local highways maintenance between 2010 and 2021, including £168 million through the Pothole Fund announced in the March 2014 Budget.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/10/2014 10:43:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

1012441

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to provide funding for investment in quieter road surfacing.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
	uin	194621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>It is Highways England policy to install standard low noise surfacing on all new road links, and on all road links where the existing surfacing has reached the end of its service life where particular durability is not required. In all, Highways England have installed over 6,000 miles of standard low noise surfacing between 1 April 2015 and 30 September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also providing over £6.6 billion to local highway authorities in England from 2015 to 2021 to improve the condition of local roads, including in residential areas. The funding includes £420 million for local highways maintenance, as announced in the Budget 2018. It is for each highway authority to determine the type of surfacing to use on the roads for which they are responsible based on their own local assessments and requirements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/11/2018 16:32:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1041250

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding has been provided to the London Borough of Redbridge to tackle potholes in each year since 2010; and how that funding compares with the average funding allocated in each year to local authorities in (a) Greater London and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	208299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The responsibility for local highways maintenance in London, including repairing potholes, is a devolved matter and therefore falls to Transport for London and the London Boroughs. Since 2010, the Department for Transport has allocated London Boroughs with additional funding to help repair potholes, as set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year £m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding Stream</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Redbridge</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total for London </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>Severe Weather</p></td><td><p>0.124</p></td><td><p>3.387</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>Winter 2011</p></td><td><p>0.270</p></td><td><p>10.284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Winter 2014 (paid to TfL)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10.000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>Pothole Fund</p></td><td><p>0.325</p></td><td><p>10.000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Budget – additional funding</p></td><td><p>0.064</p></td><td><p>2.234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Budget – highways maintenance additional funding</p></td><td><p>0.550</p></td><td><p>20.000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.333</p></td><td><p>55.905</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>‘Total for London’ includes Redbridge figure.</em></p><p> </p><p>Funding for local highway authorities in England, outside London, for highways maintenance, which includes pothole repair, is available on the Department for Transport website. The latest information can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/roads-funding-information-pack" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/roads-funding-information-pack</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/01/2019 14:47:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

106104

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to each local authority in England and Wales for road improvement in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
	uin	212882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the local road network. Road improvements in Wales are a devolved matter and therefore the responsibility of the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table includes funding we have provided through the local Highways Maintenance Block, Integrated Transport Block, Severe Weather Funding, Local Major Projects and Local Pinch Point Fund schemes. The table does not include funding provided through the Bus Service Operators Grant, Local Sustainable Transport Fund, or Cycling Grant.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also funding local highways maintenance projects in Portsmouth, Birmingham, Sheffield, Isle of Wight and the London Borough of Hounslow through the Private Finance Initiative.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are also able to use revenue funding, allocated by the Department of Communities and Local Government through the Revenue Support Grant for maintaining their local highways. It is for local highway authorities to decide upon their spending priorities across the whole range of services that they provide.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 13/11/2014 13:37:51 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 141113 - UIN 212882 - Funding Allocated to Each Local Authority for Road Improvements in Each Year Since 2010.doc title 212882_Funding allocated for road improvements
	tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

1125066

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of Highways England's decision to reduce the number of road upgrades in the 2015-2020 Road Investment Strategy by 10 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	251397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>In delivering the road investment strategy, Highways England routinely reviews its delivery plans to ensure that proposed road schemes will deliver value for money and minimise disruption for motorists. Highways England publishes its annual Delivery Plan each year to provide details of its planned work programme for the next 12 months and beyond. The next regular update of this is scheduled to be published this summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/05/2019 15:49:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1132483

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what employee incentives are included in the work contracts of Highways England employees to help ensure timely completion of those works.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	265501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Highways England provides a Performance Related Pay (PRP) incentive scheme for its employees. Payments made under the scheme are directly aligned to Highways England’s performance against eleven Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), which include timely completion of works.</p><p> </p><p>The KPI’s provide equal focus across a range of areas that are considered integral to the success of Highways England, encouraging collaborative behaviours in achieving successful delivery. The KPI’s include targets related to areas such as major project delivery, safety, road user satisfaction and road incident management.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/06/2019 13:05:47 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1132486

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his Department’s policy to ensure that all Highway England’s works are carried out 24 hours a day subject to health and safety issues.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	265502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>As part of improving road users’ experience through roadworks, Highways England considers working patterns such as 24 hours a day on an individual scheme basis. There are a number of factors that influence Highways England’s ability to adopt this approach such as: maintaining the safety of road workers and road users, location, type of work being undertaken, needs of road users and neighbouring communities, availability of resources within the construction industry and any cost implications.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/06/2019 13:12:15 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1139948

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using drones to detect defects in roads.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	278390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to exploring all technology, including the use of drones, to identify road defects and improve road maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>The Infrastructure Inspection Pathfinder project, carried out by the Connected Places Catapult (previously Transport Systems Catapult) under the Government Drone Pathfinder Programme, aims at accelerating the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to enable UK businesses to access wider inspection and surveying capabilities of this smart technology.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/07/2019 15:30:36 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1140090

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will allocate additional funding to improve roads outside the major road network and the strategic road network.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	912043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is committed to providing over £6.7 billion to local highway authorities in England, outside London, from 2015 to 2021 to help improve the condition of roads and reduce congestion. The funding includes a £296 million Pothole Action Fund and £420 million for highways maintenance and a congestion busting fund as announced in Budget 2018.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 18/07/2019 16:03:28 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena