Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled Local highway authority highways maintenance ratings and underlying metric scores 2025 to 2026, published on 11 January 2026, over what specific period of time was the road condition data for metrics (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 collected.

Metrics 1, 2 and 3 were based on road condition statistics for the financial year ending 2024. Data for the financial year ending 2024 was the most recent data available at the time of producing the ratings. Where local highway authorities were unable to provide data for the financial year ending 2024, data for the financial year ending 2023 was used.

Data on local classified roads can be collected over 2 years, with the majority of data from the most recent financial year. For the unclassified road network, data is collected over a 4-year period. Further detail on the data collection process and timelines can be found online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-network-size-and-condition-statistics-guidance/road-condition-statistics-a-basic-guide-and-quality-assessment#timeliness-and-punctuality.