Debates between Mark Menzies and Marco Longhi during the 2019 Parliament

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Debate between Mark Menzies and Marco Longhi
Thursday 24th June 2021

(2 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Menzies Portrait Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con)
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What steps his Department is taking to improve the condition of England’s roads.

Marco Longhi Portrait Marco Longhi (Dudley North) (Con)
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What steps his Department is taking to improve the condition of England’s roads.

Rachel Maclean Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Rachel Maclean)
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In addition to investing £1.7 billion in ’21-22 into local roads, the Department is working towards the creation of a common data standard for the monitoring of the road condition. That will aim to drive innovation and flexibility in monitoring local roads, which will enable local authorities to target defects in their networks more quickly.