David Morris – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2016-04-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Lancashire County Council made its application to the Pothole Action Fund; what level its application to that fund was awarded; and if he will make a statement.

Andrew Jones

The Pothole Action Fund is worth £250 million over the next five years to local highway authorities in England, outside London. On 7 April the Government announced the share each local highway authority will receive from the £50 million available for 2016/17. Funding is allocated according to the length of the road network each local highway authority is responsible for as set out in the Department for Transport Road Statistics Publication. Lancashire County Council received £1,241,000 from the Pothole Action Fund in 2016/17.

Further details can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cash-for-councils-to-fill-almost-1-million-potholes

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