Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the extent of pothole repairs in Ashfield required to be made by Ashfield District Council.

Nottinghamshire County Council, as local highway authority, is responsible for the maintenance of its local road network, which includes the area covered by Ashfield District Council. Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area.

Whilst the Government does not intervene in highway maintenance decisions, the settlement announced at Spending Review 2021 represents a funding level consistent with 2021/22: £915 million per year for local highway maintenance, outside London and combined authorities receiving city region settlements (CRSTS), committed for three years.