Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Gloucestershire County Council regarding the budget required to repair local roads in the county.

Whilst no specific discussions have been held with Gloucestershire County Council in respect to local highways maintenance budgets, the Department for Transport officials meet with officers from all local highway authorities in respect to a wide range of local transport issues on a regular basis.

The Government has committed record levels of investment, over £6 billion, to highways maintenance up to 2020/21, including a Pothole Action Fund totalling £250 million in this Parliament. From this funding we are allocating over £95 million to the council to help improve the condition of the local roads for which Gloucestershire County Council are responsible.