Warinder Juss
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Heidi Alexander
I can give my hon. Friend that assurance. That is why we have ploughed a record £1.6 billion into roads maintenance, including a £500 million uplift on last year. That is on top of the £200 million or so we are putting in the hands of local leaders in the big city regions, empowering mayoral combined authorities to mend the roads in their communities.
Warinder Juss (Wolverhampton West) (Lab)
I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way. I want to raise a question that I am often asked. We have spoken about quick fixes. The problem is that we fix a few potholes, but the disrepair reappears. Does she agree that we should focus on resurfacing our roads?
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.