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1270897

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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 his Department is taking to review the funding formula for road maintenance.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	129133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is providing (a) Stoke-on-Trent with over £5.5 million and (b) Staffordshire with over £37 million through the Transport Infrastructure Investment Fund this financial year. It is for each Council to decide on how this funding is utilised based on their highway asset management strategy, needs, and priorities.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Stoke-on-Trent council were successful in their £5 million ‘Keep Stoke Moving’ key corridor Challenge Fund bid in February this year. Staffordshire County Council also successfully bid for £2.35 million to upgrade Chetwynd Bridge, a historic Grade II* structure.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport held two consultation exercises in 2014 to seek views from local highway authorities, organisations, and members of the public regarding how we allocate funding to local highway authorities. Following the consultation exercises, it was agreed that we would allocate funding to each highway authority in England, outside London, based on road lengths and highways assets such as bridges and lighting columns for which they are responsible. This is the most fair and proportionate way to distribute this funding.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 129132 question first answered 17/12/2020 12:56:39 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1257913

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	What steps his Department is taking to improve the condition of England’s roads.
tabling member constituency	Stourbridge
tabling member printed	Suzanne Webb
uin	909731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department is providing over £2.7 billion for the maintenance of England’s local highway network, outside of London, over 2020/21 and 2021/22, and £4.1 billion for capital renewals on the strategic road network in England over the next 5 years.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/12/2020 12:54:10 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4802 label Biography information for Suzanne Webb

1257914

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	What steps his Department is taking to improve the condition of England’s roads.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	909734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department is providing over £2.7 billion for the maintenance of England’s local highway network, outside of London, over 2020/21 and 2021/22, and £4.1 billion for capital renewals on the strategic road network in England over the next 5 years.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/12/2020 12:49:55 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1257916

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	What assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring long-distance road transport companies using heavy vehicles to contribute towards the maintenance of rural roads.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	909744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) Levy, paid by vehicles weighing over 12 tonnes for the use of any UK road since 2014, raised £204.4 million in 2019/20. The Levy is suspended for 12 months to 1 August 2021.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/12/2020 12:59:05 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1258172

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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 implications for his policies of The Times investigation which recently found that 4,000 of about 9,000 bridges and large culverts on motorways or A-roads showed evidence of defects or damage that may significantly affect their capacity.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	124820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>All bridges and structures on the Strategic Road Network are regularly inspected by Highways England to ensure that they remain safe to operate. Through regular inspection, Highways England is also able to plan maintenance works in a way that minimises disruption for road users.</p><p> </p><p>Identification of damage or defects, which can include cosmetic defects, does not mean a structure is unsafe. Where defects or damage is detected, further detailed engineering inspections are undertaken to determine the cause and whether maintenance is required. <em><em>If</em></em> repairs are needed, they will be appropriately prioritised and included in Highways England’s ongoing maintenance programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/12/2020 13:33:50 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1244585

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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 many Highways England road improvement projects have had their pedestrian element cancelled as a result of an estimated economy saving in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	105289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>Highways England includes provision for Non-Motorised Users, including pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders, as standard in all its scheme designs. The number of schemes that have had pedestrian elements removed can only be provided at a disproportionate cost for this answer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/10/2020 13:21:30 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1217055

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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 effect of the prevalence of potholes on trade and commerce.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	63242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>Potholes are a menace to all road users, including business. The Government announced in the Budget 2020, the Pothole Fund, which will help support local highway authorities repair potholes nationwide, including those in Herefordshire.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is allocating £1.7 billion in 2020/21 financial year to local highway authorities in England, outside London, for local highways maintenance and this includes £500 million from the Pothole Fund. The Department is providing Herefordshire Council with £18.8 million this financial year and it is for the Council to decide on how this funding is utilised based on their highway asset management strategy, needs and priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Department has not made a specific assessment of the prevalence of potholes on trade and commerce, the Department is aware research into this area has highlighted the problem which potholes cause to business and commerce. This is a further example of why it is so important to tackle this issue, and why we are committed to funding pothole repair.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 63241 question first answered 29/06/2020 16:53:20 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1188403

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
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 money will be allocated from the £2.5 billion pothole fund to each local authority in (a) England and (b) Staffordshire.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Kate Griffiths
uin	37840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Funding for 2020/21 for individual authorities in England and Staffordshire from the £2.5 billion Pothole Fund will be announced shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/04/2020 16:27:04 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4773 label Biography information for Kate Kniveton

1185419

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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 paragraph 1.132 of the Budget 2020 Red Book, how much funding will local authorities in (a) Lancashire and (b) Blackpool receive to repair pot holes.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	30207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the Budget 2020 that £500 million is being made available in 2020/21 to local highway authorities in England, outside London, to repair potholes. The North West’s share is £53 million. The Department will shortly publish details of the individual funding allocations we are making available, including (a) Lancashire and (b) Blackpool.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 24/03/2020 15:30:18 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1151675

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the costs resulting from private finance initiative road maintenance contracts agreed by Highways England; and what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the level of service provided by those agreements.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Highways England has no plans to fundamentally review the terms and conditions of its private finance initiative (PFI) road maintenance contracts, including the costs payable under those contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England has previously reviewed its PFI contracts and concluded that cancelling or attempting to change them is unlikely to offer value for money. It should be noted that eight of Highways England’s eleven contracts in place are due to end in 2026/27.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England manages the costs due to its PFI providers strictly in accordance with the contracts and has taken advantage of cost saving opportunities where possible, for example through project re-financings. In 2018, the largest of its PFIs, the M25 contract, was refinanced achieving annual savings for each year of the remaining contract period of around £10 million.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England undertakes monthly and annual performance and financial assessments to ensure all charges levied by PFI Companies are compliant with the service level that is required to be provided under the contract.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Should service levels not be achieved, then in line with contractual payment mechanisms, deductions are applied and appropriate mitigating actions agreed to address any deficiencies.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 14:12:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson