Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department plans to make any further major capital commitments before 2030.

Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department remains committed to delivering against our existing capital portfolio. This will be reviewed and updated at future Spending Reviews in the normal way. As per the normal course of business, as key projects progress through Business Case developments further announcements will be made as appropriate.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to amend the funding formula for capital funding for local highways authorities.

Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Government plans to review the funding formula that it uses to distribute capital funding to local highways authorities to see whether it can be adjusted to consider, for example, the conditions that affect the wear and tear of local roads.

Highways maintenance block allocations have been made up to and including financial year 2029/30.

The Department has not yet set a date for the review. It will be important to ensure that the review takes place close to the point that allocations for 2030/31 are made to ensure evidence gathered during the review does not become out of date.

When conducting the review, the Department expects to engage with local highway authorities about any future changes to the allocation methodology to understand how any changes might impact on their services.