Helena Dollimore
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(3 weeks, 6 days ago)
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Heidi Alexander
My hon. Friend is completely right. In some cases, preventive comprehensive road resurfacing will be the appropriate action to take.
In total, we are investing around £1.8 billion in fixing our local roads this year.
Helena Dollimore (Hastings and Rye) (Lab/Co-op)
I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way and for the record investment of this Labour Government in fixing potholes. I particularly welcome the £21 million for East Sussex to fix our roads. Does she share my frustration at the fact that Conservative-run East Sussex county council has told me that it will have a lower highways budget this year than last year, even with that record injection from the Labour Government? We need to track how it is spending that money. I welcome the Government’s commitment to making councils publish reports on how the extra pothole money is spent. I hope it will include a geographical breakdown, so I can make sure that Hastings, Rye and the villages are getting their fair share.