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registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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 progress has been made in introducing Pothole Spotter systems.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	71678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport announced in January 2017 that we were undertaking a new innovative trial on the way potholes are identified and managed.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is working in partnership with Thurrock, York and Wiltshire councils and two private sector SME’s, Soenecs and Gaist, to undertake this trial which allows high-definition cameras to be mounted to refuse collection vehicles and by deploying innovative intelligent software will identify road surface problems before they become potholes.</p><p> </p><p>The trial has now commenced in Thurrock and Wiltshire and is expected to commence shortly in York once we have finalised the programme with the council.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/04/2017 13:53:36 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

709292

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
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 an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of legislation related to compensation for people whose vehicles are damaged by unreported potholes.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mims Davies
uin	67020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>It is for each highway authority to decide on what compensation is provided to those who have a legitimate claim in relation to a defect on the public highway based on the statutory legislation as set out in the Highways Act 1980 (as amended).</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/03/2017 16:06:57 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies

709293

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
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 an assessment of the effectiveness of the use by local authorities of central government grants to tackle potholes.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mims Davies
uin	67021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s annual road condition statistics suggest that the condition of our roads is improving. The Department’s analysis estimated that the Highways Maintenance Block funding to local authorities provided very high value for money, with a Benefit Cost Ratio of just over 7. However no specific evaluation has been undertaken on the effectiveness of the use by local authorities of central government grants to tackle potholes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/03/2017 17:47:43 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies

706142

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
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 per capita funding was spent on roads maintenance in each region in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	65897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The latest data available regarding spend on roads, in England outside London, including roads maintenance in each region is from the Treasury’s country-and-regional-analysis-2016 data. The table below which gives details of the total spend and per capita spend per region is based on this data.</p><p> </p><p>However, it should first be recognised that figures showing road maintenance spend per head of population need to be interpreted with care. Spending on road maintenance in any given region will be driven more by factors such as the nature of the highway asset (which includes not just roads but also bridges, lighting, footways and structures) in that region and the number or density of roads and highway assets in that region than necessarily by how many people live there.</p><p> </p><p>Further, in terms of spending on national roads such as motorways, whilst the spending is allocated statistically to the region in which the maintenance is carried out this will benefit not just those people in that region but also those travelling across the country from other regions and using that motorway.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of spending on local roads, whilst the Department for Transport allocates roads maintenance funding to local highway authorities, this funding is not ring-fenced and how much each local highway authority in any given region chooses to spend on highways maintenance will reflect their own local priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Current spend: Local roads and National roads (£000)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>138,373</p></td><td><p>126,543</p></td><td><p>113,734</p></td><td><p>104,811</p></td><td><p>115,357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>269,883</p></td><td><p>229,482</p></td><td><p>209,391</p></td><td><p>207,885</p></td><td><p>252,738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>259,354</p></td><td><p>252,881</p></td><td><p>244,289</p></td><td><p>221,242</p></td><td><p>246,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>217,024</p></td><td><p>179,881</p></td><td><p>160,116</p></td><td><p>150,850</p></td><td><p>184,834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>235,159</p></td><td><p>212,394</p></td><td><p>220,876</p></td><td><p>200,130</p></td><td><p>252,556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>302,927</p></td><td><p>265,192</p></td><td><p>259,754</p></td><td><p>242,388</p></td><td><p>289,872</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>469,799</p></td><td><p>497,259</p></td><td><p>527,773</p></td><td><p>502,935</p></td><td><p>441,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>275,149</p></td><td><p>246,087</p></td><td><p>175,353</p></td><td><p>170,115</p></td><td><p>203,499</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England (excluding London)</p></td><td><p>2,167,668</p></td><td><p>2,009,719</p></td><td><p>1,911,286</p></td><td><p>1,800,356</p></td><td><p>1,987,176</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Mid-Year Population Estimates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>2,596,441</p></td><td><p>2,602,310</p></td><td><p>2,610,481</p></td><td><p>2,618,710</p></td><td><p>2,624,621</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>7,055,961</p></td><td><p>7,084,337</p></td><td><p>7,103,261</p></td><td><p>7,132,991</p></td><td><p>7,173,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>5,288,212</p></td><td><p>5,316,691</p></td><td><p>5,337,711</p></td><td><p>5,360,027</p></td><td><p>5,390,576</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>4,537,448</p></td><td><p>4,567,731</p></td><td><p>4,598,431</p></td><td><p>4,637,413</p></td><td><p>4,677,038</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>5,608,667</p></td><td><p>5,642,569</p></td><td><p>5,674,712</p></td><td><p>5,713,284</p></td><td><p>5,751,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>5,862,418</p></td><td><p>5,907,348</p></td><td><p>5,954,316</p></td><td><p>6,018,383</p></td><td><p>6,076,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>8,652,784</p></td><td><p>8,724,737</p></td><td><p>8,792,766</p></td><td><p>8,873,818</p></td><td><p>8,947,913</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>5,300,831</p></td><td><p>5,339,637</p></td><td><p>5,377,596</p></td><td><p>5,423,303</p></td><td><p>5,471,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England (excluding London)</p></td><td><p>44,902,762</p></td><td><p>45,185,360</p></td><td><p>45,449,274</p></td><td><p>45,777,929</p></td><td><p>46,112,614</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Per capita (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England (excluding London)</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note that this includes non-DFT spend.</p><p>Further details and can be found in HM Treasury’s Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis for 2015/16;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/569815/Country_and_Regional_Analysis_November_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/569815/Country_and_Regional_Analysis_November_2016.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/03/2017 17:41:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

683079

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
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 limitations government guidance places on the duration and timing of roadworks in urban areas; and if he will introduce lane rental or other means of shortening the length of time required for such work.
tabling member constituency	Surrey Heath
tabling member printed	Michael Gove
uin	62646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>Local highway authorities are able to choose one of two regimes for managing street works on all roads. The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (as amended) sets out arrangements for noticing. This only applies to works carried out by utility companies, who simply need to submit a notice to the authority of the works they plan to carry out. The Traffic Management Act 2004 brought in more proactive permitting schemes. Permitting applies to works carried out by both utilities and local authorities. Utilities have to pay a small administration fee with their application. Around 60% of local authorities have now adopted permit schemes and these are seeing reductions in the duration of works as a result.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working closely with the sector to take forward a programme to improve the management and coordination of works. We would like to see those 40% of local authorities still using noticing adopt permit schemes, especially as these apply to all works on all roads. We have just commissioned an independent evaluation of existing permit schemes to quantify the impact they have had on the duration of works, and to identify the costs and benefits of setting these up. We have begun work on the Street Manager project that is going to look at how we might improve the way that data is collected and shared, and how we can use this data to co-ordinate activities on the highway more effectively. We will also continue to look at ways to simplify a complex legal framework, so that we can reduce overall works duration and minimise the impact on road users and local communities.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to consult in summer 2017 on the future of lane rental schemes which are aimed at helping local authorities manage works on the busiest roads at the busiest times. The consultation will consider the full range of options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/02/2017 11:36:51 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1571 label Biography information for Michael Gove

671974

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
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 steps he is taking to improve the condition of local roads.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
uin	908133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s road condition statistics highlight that local classified roads are improving, with fewer requiring maintenance. The Government is providing local highway authorities with over £6 billion between 2015 and 2021 for highways maintenance. We will soon be announcing how we will allocate a further £185 million for 2017/18 financial year, in addition to over £1 billion already committed, to improve the condition of local roads.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/01/2017 15:12:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

657248

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
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, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2016 to Question 56154, which local authorities have received funding allocated in the Autumn Statement 2016 from the Pothole Action Fund; and how much each such local authority has received.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	57163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>On Monday 28 November the Secretary of State for Transport announced further details of the additional funding announced in the 2016 Autumn Statement. The roads funding package document sets out the further roads funding that the government is committed to delivering in this Parliament and includes a full breakdown by local authority of the 2017/18 allocations of the Pothole Action Fund.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-roads-funding-package" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-roads-funding-package</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/12/2016 11:17:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

652392

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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 his Department plans to allocate from the Pothole Action Fund for each local authority for each year to 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	56154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department has announced allocations to local highway authorities totalling £120 million from the £250 million Pothole Action Fund. Further announcements on how the remaining funding will be allocated will be made at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/12/2016 16:55:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

532560

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
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 take steps to endorse automated cone laying and retrieval for road maintenance worker safety.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
uin	41764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>While the safety of road maintenance workers is of paramount importance, neither the Secretary of State nor I endorse particular products.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England and the Department for Transport fully support innovative techniques and I would refer the Honourable Gentleman to my previous response of 4 November 2015 (UIN 13581).</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/07/2016 16:26:20 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan