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date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to 16465 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, what the average waiting time for DVSA driving tests was across Great Britain as of 6 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	21006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p> </p><p>As of 8 April 2024, there were 510,385 car practical driving tests booked, and 119,545 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in Great Britain, in March 2024, was 17.1 weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/04/2024 14:41:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1694761

registered interest
date	08/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16465 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, what the average waiting time was for a driving test from DVSA in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) each region and (d) each driving centre in March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	17730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The attached spreadsheet PQ 17731 shows the average waiting time in March 2023 for a car practical driving test, broken down by:</p><ul><li>Great Britain</li><li>England</li><li>each region/zone</li><li>each driving centre</li></ul><p>The attached spreadsheet PQ 17730 shows the average waiting time in March 2022 for a car practical driving test, broken down by:</p><ul><li>Great Britain</li><li>England</li><li>each region/zone</li><li>each driving centre</li></ul> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name PQ 17730.xlsx title 17730 Average waiting times 2 file name PQ 17731.xlsx title 17731 Average waiting times grouped question UIN 17731 question first answered 14/03/2024 12:31:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1694762

registered interest
date	08/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16465 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, what the average waiting time was for a driving test from DVSA in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) each region and (d) each driving centre in March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	17731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The attached spreadsheet PQ 17731 shows the average waiting time in March 2023 for a car practical driving test, broken down by:</p><ul><li>Great Britain</li><li>England</li><li>each region/zone</li><li>each driving centre</li></ul><p>The attached spreadsheet PQ 17730 shows the average waiting time in March 2022 for a car practical driving test, broken down by:</p><ul><li>Great Britain</li><li>England</li><li>each region/zone</li><li>each driving centre</li></ul> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name PQ 17730.xlsx title 17730 Average waiting times 2 file name PQ 17731.xlsx title 17731 Average waiting times grouped question UIN 17730 question first answered 14/03/2024 12:31:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1693010

registered interest
date	01/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for a driving test from DVSA in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each driving centre.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	16465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>As of 4 March 2024, there were 514,894 car practical driving tests booked, and 133,555 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window. The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in England is 17.8 weeks.</p><p>The attached spreadsheet shows the average waiting time for a car practical driving test, per region, and at each test centre, as of 4 March 2024.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport has decided, going forward, to regularly publish this information to show progress in tackling the testing backlog that has arisen since Covid.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 16466 question first answered 06/03/2024 17:46:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name 16466.xlsx title DVSA Average waiting time
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1693011

registered interest
date	01/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total number of drivers in England waiting for a driving test from DVSA was as of 1 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	16466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>As of 4 March 2024, there were 514,894 car practical driving tests booked, and 133,555 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window. The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in England is 17.8 weeks.</p><p>The attached spreadsheet shows the average waiting time for a car practical driving test, per region, and at each test centre, as of 4 March 2024.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport has decided, going forward, to regularly publish this information to show progress in tackling the testing backlog that has arisen since Covid.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 16465 question first answered 06/03/2024 17:46:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name 16466.xlsx title DVSA Average waiting time
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1675246

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
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, with reference to his Department's press notice entitled £8 billion boost to repair roads and back drivers, published on 17 November 2023, what proportion of the UK's road length will be resurfaced using the announced funding.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	5008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>Across England, local highway authorities are receiving an additional £150 million this financial year as the first instalment of the £8.3 billion roads resurfacing fund through Network North.</p><p>This is in addition to the £915 million baseline funding for 2023/24 for those English highway authorities which are outside London and outside the Mayoral Combined Authority areas in receipt of City Region Sustainable Settlements, for whom separate arrangements apply. It is also in addition to the £200 million increase for the 2023/24 financial year that was announced at Budget 2023.</p><p>All eligible highway authorities in England will receive a further uplift from the additional £150 million that is also being provided in 2024/2025. Further details of how the rest of the £8.3 billion will be allocated will be announced in due course, this is anticipated to take place at a future Spending Review.</p><p>The tables below provide confirmed funding levels for 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025, and the indicative minimum additional funding allocations between 2023 to 2024 and 2033 to 2034 inclusive.</p><p>Local Authority allocations:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Local authority</p></td><td><p>Current baseline allocation per year (HMB + Pothole Fund) (£000)</p></td><td><p>2023-24 – additional funding (£000)</p></td><td><p>2024-25 – additional funding (£000)</p></td><td><p>Minimum additional overall uplift between 2023-24 and 2033-34 (£000)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>3,728</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>14,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackburn with Darwen</p></td><td><p>2,408</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>20,438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool</p></td><td><p>1,501</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>12,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole</p></td><td><p>4,786</p></td><td><p>604</p></td><td><p>604</p></td><td><p>18,903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bracknell Forest</p></td><td><p>2,124</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>8,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton and Hove</p></td><td><p>3,274</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>12,935</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire</p></td><td><p>13,111</p></td><td><p>1,654</p></td><td><p>1,654</p></td><td><p>51,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>5,564</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>21,983</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire East</p></td><td><p>13,048</p></td><td><p>1,658</p></td><td><p>1,658</p></td><td><p>110,731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire West and Chester</p></td><td><p>9,929</p></td><td><p>1,262</p></td><td><p>1,262</p></td><td><p>84,257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p></td><td><p>28,325</p></td><td><p>3,573</p></td><td><p>3,573</p></td><td><p>111,883</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>County Durham</p></td><td><p>14,841</p></td><td><p>1,886</p></td><td><p>1,886</p></td><td><p>125,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumberland</p></td><td><p>15,339</p></td><td><p>1,949</p></td><td><p>1,949</p></td><td><p>130,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derby</p></td><td><p>2,765</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>20,545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>23,699</p></td><td><p>3,014</p></td><td><p>3,014</p></td><td><p>176,114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon</p></td><td><p>52,823</p></td><td><p>6,663</p></td><td><p>6,663</p></td><td><p>208,657</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>16,391</p></td><td><p>2,068</p></td><td><p>2,068</p></td><td><p>64,749</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Riding of Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>13,793</p></td><td><p>1,753</p></td><td><p>1,753</p></td><td><p>117,059</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sussex</p></td><td><p>13,275</p></td><td><p>1,674</p></td><td><p>1,674</p></td><td><p>52,432</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>30,685</p></td><td><p>3,870</p></td><td><p>3,870</p></td><td><p>121,205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gateshead</p></td><td><p>3,420</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>29,028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>22,266</p></td><td><p>2,809</p></td><td><p>2,809</p></td><td><p>87,955</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>33,493</p></td><td><p>4,225</p></td><td><p>4,225</p></td><td><p>132,297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Herefordshire, County of</p></td><td><p>14,389</p></td><td><p>1,830</p></td><td><p>1,830</p></td><td><p>106,918</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>22,230</p></td><td><p>2,804</p></td><td><p>2,804</p></td><td><p>87,813</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>None – private financial initiative (PFI)</p></td><td><p>None – PFI</p></td><td><p>None – PFI</p></td><td><p>None – PFI</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isles of Scilly</p></td><td><p>None – separate funding arrangement</p></td><td><p>None – separate funding arrangement</p></td><td><p>None – separate funding arrangement</p></td><td><p>None – separate funding arrangement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>34,058</p></td><td><p>4,296</p></td><td><p>4,296</p></td><td><p>134,531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston upon Hull, City of</p></td><td><p>2,810</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>23,855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>28,811</p></td><td><p>3,661</p></td><td><p>3,661</p></td><td><p>244,511</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>3,262</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>24,241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>17,755</p></td><td><p>2,258</p></td><td><p>2,258</p></td><td><p>131,939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>38,723</p></td><td><p>4,924</p></td><td><p>4,924</p></td><td><p>287,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>None – separate funding arrangement</p></td><td><p>7,530</p></td><td><p>7,530</p></td><td><p>235,804</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton</p></td><td><p>1,708</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>6,746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway</p></td><td><p>3,177</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>12,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Milton Keynes</p></td><td><p>6,397</p></td><td><p>807</p></td><td><p>807</p></td><td><p>25,263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle upon Tyne</p></td><td><p>3,389</p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>28,758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>35,757</p></td><td><p>4,510</p></td><td><p>4,510</p></td><td><p>141,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>2,491</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>21,145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>5,744</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>48,754</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>8,404</p></td><td><p>1,069</p></td><td><p>1,069</p></td><td><p>62,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Somerset</p></td><td><p>5,011</p></td><td><p>632</p></td><td><p>632</p></td><td><p>19,789</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Tyneside</p></td><td><p>2,819</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>23,922</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>37,021</p></td><td><p>4,704</p></td><td><p>4,704</p></td><td><p>314,185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>21,780</p></td><td><p>2,768</p></td><td><p>2,768</p></td><td><p>184,836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>2,765</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>20,554</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>18,630</p></td><td><p>2,369</p></td><td><p>2,369</p></td><td><p>138,443</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxfordshire</p></td><td><p>20,846</p></td><td><p>2,629</p></td><td><p>2,629</p></td><td><p>82,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth</p></td><td><p>2,903</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>11,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth</p></td><td><p>1,786</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>7,054</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>1,838</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>7,262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutland</p></td><td><p>2,381</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>17,696</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shropshire</p></td><td><p>20,599</p></td><td><p>2,619</p></td><td><p>2,619</p></td><td><p>153,072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slough</p></td><td><p>1,129</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>4,457</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somerset</p></td><td><p>28,111</p></td><td><p>3,546</p></td><td><p>3,546</p></td><td><p>111,039</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Tyneside</p></td><td><p>1,933</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>16,408</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton</p></td><td><p>2,128</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>8,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td><td><p>1,739</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>6,868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>25,067</p></td><td><p>3,188</p></td><td><p>3,188</p></td><td><p>186,273</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke-on-Trent</p></td><td><p>2,972</p></td><td><p>378</p></td><td><p>378</p></td><td><p>22,087</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>27,238</p></td><td><p>3,436</p></td><td><p>3,436</p></td><td><p>107,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunderland</p></td><td><p>4,129</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>35,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>20,869</p></td><td><p>2,632</p></td><td><p>2,632</p></td><td><p>82,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>3,496</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>13,807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telford and Wrekin</p></td><td><p>4,311</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>32,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thurrock</p></td><td><p>2,489</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>9,832</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torbay</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>7,193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington</p></td><td><p>3,989</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>33,858</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>16,171</p></td><td><p>2,056</p></td><td><p>2,056</p></td><td><p>120,168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Berkshire</p></td><td><p>5,387</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>21,279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>10,669</p></td><td><p>1,357</p></td><td><p>1,357</p></td><td><p>79,281</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Sussex</p></td><td><p>17,136</p></td><td><p>2,161</p></td><td><p>2,161</p></td><td><p>67,684</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westmorland and Furness</p></td><td><p>18,474</p></td><td><p>2,347</p></td><td><p>2,347</p></td><td><p>156,777</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>20,727</p></td><td><p>2,614</p></td><td><p>2,614</p></td><td><p>81,869</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windsor and Maidenhead</p></td><td><p>2,720</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>10,741</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wokingham</p></td><td><p>3,314</p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>13,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worcestershire</p></td><td><p>18,738</p></td><td><p>2,383</p></td><td><p>2,383</p></td><td><p>139,243</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York, City of</p></td><td><p>2,835</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>24,055</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>945,663</p></td><td><p>127,249</p></td><td><p>127,249</p></td><td><p>5,731,338</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Combined local authority allocations</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Combined authority (CA)</p></td><td><p>Current baseline allocation per year (HMB + Pothole Fund) (£000)</p></td><td><p>2023-24 – additional funding (£000)</p></td><td><p>2024-25 – additional funding (£000)</p></td><td><p>Minimum additional uplift from 2023-24 to 2033-34 (£000)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CA</p></td><td><p>23,062</p></td><td><p>2,909</p></td><td><p>2,909</p></td><td><p>91,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester CA</p></td><td><p>City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS)</p></td><td><p>4,438</p></td><td><p>4,438</p></td><td><p>296,466</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool City Region CA</p></td><td><p>CRSTS</p></td><td><p>2,684</p></td><td><p>2,684</p></td><td><p>179,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire MCA</p></td><td><p>CRSTS</p></td><td><p>1,994</p></td><td><p>1,994</p></td><td><p>133,175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tees Valley CA</p></td><td><p>CRSTS</p></td><td><p>1,499</p></td><td><p>1,499</p></td><td><p>100,104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands CA</p></td><td><p>CRSTS</p></td><td><p>2,586</p></td><td><p>2,586</p></td><td><p>151,192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West of England CA</p></td><td><p>CRSTS</p></td><td><p>2,007</p></td><td><p>2,007</p></td><td><p>62,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire CA</p></td><td><p>CRSTS</p></td><td><p>4,633</p></td><td><p>4,633</p></td><td><p>309,559</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CA total</p></td><td><p>Most receive funding via CRSTS</p></td><td><p>22,750</p></td><td><p>22,750</p></td><td><p>1,323,663</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 5009 question first answered 07/12/2023 16:52:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

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registered interest
date	04/12/2023
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, with reference to his Department's press release entitled £8 billion boost to repair roads and back drivers, published on 17 November 2023, what his planned timescale is for the rollout of that funding.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	5009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>Across England, local highway authorities are receiving an additional £150 million this financial year as the first instalment of the £8.3 billion roads resurfacing fund through Network North.</p><p>This is in addition to the £915 million baseline funding for 2023/24 for those English highway authorities which are outside London and outside the Mayoral Combined Authority areas in receipt of City Region Sustainable Settlements, for whom separate arrangements apply. It is also in addition to the £200 million increase for the 2023/24 financial year that was announced at Budget 2023.</p><p>All eligible highway authorities in England will receive a further uplift from the additional £150 million that is also being provided in 2024/2025. Further details of how the rest of the £8.3 billion will be allocated will be announced in due course, this is anticipated to take place at a future Spending Review.</p><p>The tables below provide confirmed funding levels for 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025, and the indicative minimum additional funding allocations between 2023 to 2024 and 2033 to 2034 inclusive.</p><p>Local Authority allocations:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Local authority</p></td><td><p>Current baseline allocation per year (HMB + Pothole Fund) (£000)</p></td><td><p>2023-24 – additional funding (£000)</p></td><td><p>2024-25 – additional funding (£000)</p></td><td><p>Minimum additional overall uplift between 2023-24 and 2033-34 (£000)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>3,728</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>14,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackburn with Darwen</p></td><td><p>2,408</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>20,438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool</p></td><td><p>1,501</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>12,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole</p></td><td><p>4,786</p></td><td><p>604</p></td><td><p>604</p></td><td><p>18,903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bracknell Forest</p></td><td><p>2,124</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>8,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton and Hove</p></td><td><p>3,274</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>12,935</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire</p></td><td><p>13,111</p></td><td><p>1,654</p></td><td><p>1,654</p></td><td><p>51,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>5,564</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>21,983</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire East</p></td><td><p>13,048</p></td><td><p>1,658</p></td><td><p>1,658</p></td><td><p>110,731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire West and Chester</p></td><td><p>9,929</p></td><td><p>1,262</p></td><td><p>1,262</p></td><td><p>84,257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p></td><td><p>28,325</p></td><td><p>3,573</p></td><td><p>3,573</p></td><td><p>111,883</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>County Durham</p></td><td><p>14,841</p></td><td><p>1,886</p></td><td><p>1,886</p></td><td><p>125,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumberland</p></td><td><p>15,339</p></td><td><p>1,949</p></td><td><p>1,949</p></td><td><p>130,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derby</p></td><td><p>2,765</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>20,545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>23,699</p></td><td><p>3,014</p></td><td><p>3,014</p></td><td><p>176,114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon</p></td><td><p>52,823</p></td><td><p>6,663</p></td><td><p>6,663</p></td><td><p>208,657</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>16,391</p></td><td><p>2,068</p></td><td><p>2,068</p></td><td><p>64,749</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Riding of Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>13,793</p></td><td><p>1,753</p></td><td><p>1,753</p></td><td><p>117,059</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sussex</p></td><td><p>13,275</p></td><td><p>1,674</p></td><td><p>1,674</p></td><td><p>52,432</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>30,685</p></td><td><p>3,870</p></td><td><p>3,870</p></td><td><p>121,205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gateshead</p></td><td><p>3,420</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>29,028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>22,266</p></td><td><p>2,809</p></td><td><p>2,809</p></td><td><p>87,955</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>33,493</p></td><td><p>4,225</p></td><td><p>4,225</p></td><td><p>132,297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Herefordshire, County of</p></td><td><p>14,389</p></td><td><p>1,830</p></td><td><p>1,830</p></td><td><p>106,918</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>22,230</p></td><td><p>2,804</p></td><td><p>2,804</p></td><td><p>87,813</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>None – private financial initiative (PFI)</p></td><td><p>None – PFI</p></td><td><p>None – PFI</p></td><td><p>None – PFI</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isles of Scilly</p></td><td><p>None – separate funding arrangement</p></td><td><p>None – separate funding arrangement</p></td><td><p>None – separate funding arrangement</p></td><td><p>None – separate funding arrangement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>34,058</p></td><td><p>4,296</p></td><td><p>4,296</p></td><td><p>134,531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston upon Hull, City of</p></td><td><p>2,810</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>23,855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>28,811</p></td><td><p>3,661</p></td><td><p>3,661</p></td><td><p>244,511</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>3,262</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>24,241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>17,755</p></td><td><p>2,258</p></td><td><p>2,258</p></td><td><p>131,939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>38,723</p></td><td><p>4,924</p></td><td><p>4,924</p></td><td><p>287,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>None – separate funding arrangement</p></td><td><p>7,530</p></td><td><p>7,530</p></td><td><p>235,804</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton</p></td><td><p>1,708</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>6,746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway</p></td><td><p>3,177</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>12,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Milton Keynes</p></td><td><p>6,397</p></td><td><p>807</p></td><td><p>807</p></td><td><p>25,263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle upon Tyne</p></td><td><p>3,389</p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>28,758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>35,757</p></td><td><p>4,510</p></td><td><p>4,510</p></td><td><p>141,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>2,491</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>21,145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>5,744</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>48,754</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>8,404</p></td><td><p>1,069</p></td><td><p>1,069</p></td><td><p>62,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Somerset</p></td><td><p>5,011</p></td><td><p>632</p></td><td><p>632</p></td><td><p>19,789</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Tyneside</p></td><td><p>2,819</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>23,922</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>37,021</p></td><td><p>4,704</p></td><td><p>4,704</p></td><td><p>314,185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>21,780</p></td><td><p>2,768</p></td><td><p>2,768</p></td><td><p>184,836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>2,765</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>20,554</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>18,630</p></td><td><p>2,369</p></td><td><p>2,369</p></td><td><p>138,443</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxfordshire</p></td><td><p>20,846</p></td><td><p>2,629</p></td><td><p>2,629</p></td><td><p>82,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth</p></td><td><p>2,903</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>11,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth</p></td><td><p>1,786</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>7,054</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>1,838</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>7,262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutland</p></td><td><p>2,381</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>17,696</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shropshire</p></td><td><p>20,599</p></td><td><p>2,619</p></td><td><p>2,619</p></td><td><p>153,072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slough</p></td><td><p>1,129</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>4,457</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somerset</p></td><td><p>28,111</p></td><td><p>3,546</p></td><td><p>3,546</p></td><td><p>111,039</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Tyneside</p></td><td><p>1,933</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>16,408</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton</p></td><td><p>2,128</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>8,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td><td><p>1,739</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>6,868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>25,067</p></td><td><p>3,188</p></td><td><p>3,188</p></td><td><p>186,273</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke-on-Trent</p></td><td><p>2,972</p></td><td><p>378</p></td><td><p>378</p></td><td><p>22,087</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>27,238</p></td><td><p>3,436</p></td><td><p>3,436</p></td><td><p>107,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunderland</p></td><td><p>4,129</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>525</p></td><td><p>35,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>20,869</p></td><td><p>2,632</p></td><td><p>2,632</p></td><td><p>82,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>3,496</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>13,807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telford and Wrekin</p></td><td><p>4,311</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>32,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thurrock</p></td><td><p>2,489</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>9,832</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torbay</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>7,193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington</p></td><td><p>3,989</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>33,858</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>16,171</p></td><td><p>2,056</p></td><td><p>2,056</p></td><td><p>120,168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Berkshire</p></td><td><p>5,387</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>21,279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>10,669</p></td><td><p>1,357</p></td><td><p>1,357</p></td><td><p>79,281</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Sussex</p></td><td><p>17,136</p></td><td><p>2,161</p></td><td><p>2,161</p></td><td><p>67,684</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westmorland and Furness</p></td><td><p>18,474</p></td><td><p>2,347</p></td><td><p>2,347</p></td><td><p>156,777</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>20,727</p></td><td><p>2,614</p></td><td><p>2,614</p></td><td><p>81,869</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windsor and Maidenhead</p></td><td><p>2,720</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>10,741</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wokingham</p></td><td><p>3,314</p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>13,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worcestershire</p></td><td><p>18,738</p></td><td><p>2,383</p></td><td><p>2,383</p></td><td><p>139,243</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York, City of</p></td><td><p>2,835</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>24,055</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>945,663</p></td><td><p>127,249</p></td><td><p>127,249</p></td><td><p>5,731,338</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Combined local authority allocations</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Combined authority (CA)</p></td><td><p>Current baseline allocation per year (HMB + Pothole Fund) (£000)</p></td><td><p>2023-24 – additional funding (£000)</p></td><td><p>2024-25 – additional funding (£000)</p></td><td><p>Minimum additional uplift from 2023-24 to 2033-34 (£000)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CA</p></td><td><p>23,062</p></td><td><p>2,909</p></td><td><p>2,909</p></td><td><p>91,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester CA</p></td><td><p>City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS)</p></td><td><p>4,438</p></td><td><p>4,438</p></td><td><p>296,466</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool City Region CA</p></td><td><p>CRSTS</p></td><td><p>2,684</p></td><td><p>2,684</p></td><td><p>179,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire MCA</p></td><td><p>CRSTS</p></td><td><p>1,994</p></td><td><p>1,994</p></td><td><p>133,175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tees Valley CA</p></td><td><p>CRSTS</p></td><td><p>1,499</p></td><td><p>1,499</p></td><td><p>100,104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands CA</p></td><td><p>CRSTS</p></td><td><p>2,586</p></td><td><p>2,586</p></td><td><p>151,192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West of England CA</p></td><td><p>CRSTS</p></td><td><p>2,007</p></td><td><p>2,007</p></td><td><p>62,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire CA</p></td><td><p>CRSTS</p></td><td><p>4,633</p></td><td><p>4,633</p></td><td><p>309,559</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CA total</p></td><td><p>Most receive funding via CRSTS</p></td><td><p>22,750</p></td><td><p>22,750</p></td><td><p>1,323,663</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 5008 question first answered 07/12/2023 16:52:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1673363

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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, whether he plans to allocate further funding for the repair of potholes.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	3782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport works with local highway authorities and with National Highways to assess road surface condition across England annually. Local highway authorities undertake automated road condition surveys on their classified road networks, and their surveys identify road defects and provide an overall score of road condition. The latest data was published on gov.uk on 23 November.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government’s Network North plan, local highway authorities across England are set to benefit from the biggest ever increase in funding for local highway networks. The details of this £8.3 billion funding increase were set out in the Secretary of State’s Written Ministerial Statement of 20 November, and in his letter to Parliamentary colleagues.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 3783 question first answered 30/11/2023 13:58:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

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registered interest
date	27/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of road conditions on motorists.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	3783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport works with local highway authorities and with National Highways to assess road surface condition across England annually. Local highway authorities undertake automated road condition surveys on their classified road networks, and their surveys identify road defects and provide an overall score of road condition. The latest data was published on gov.uk on 23 November.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government’s Network North plan, local highway authorities across England are set to benefit from the biggest ever increase in funding for local highway networks. The details of this £8.3 billion funding increase were set out in the Secretary of State’s Written Ministerial Statement of 20 November, and in his letter to Parliamentary colleagues.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 3782 question first answered 30/11/2023 13:58:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1672180

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
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 policy to extend the maximum axle weights and gross vehicle weights derogation given to two and three axle electric HGVs to four and six axle electric HGVs.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	3201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 increased maximum gross vehicle weight limits for some zero emission four or six axle HGV combinations. Increases for other rigid four or six axle HGVs, or amendments to axle weight limits will result in increased road wear and may also damage infrastructure, and are not currently being pursued. However, bids have been invited by the Department for further research.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/11/2023 10:13:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson