Asked by: Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of (1) awarding local authorities five-year highways funding allocations, and (2) moving highways funding currently allocated to Transport for London towards London borough councils.
Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government agrees that there is a compelling case to provide local authorities with long-term funding certainty, enabling them to plan and carry out their highway maintenance responsibilities in the most efficient way.
On 4 October, the Prime Minister announced a long-term multi-year funding uplift of £8.3 billion for local highway maintenance through the Network North plan, which will provide the long-term funding that local highway authorities need.
Further details were published on 17 November on https://www.gov.uk/government/news/8-billion-boost-to-repair-roads-and-back-drivers. A share of the £8.3 billion will go to London, and the Government intends to allocate this directly to both Transport for London and the individual London boroughs.