Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 26241 on Road Works: Compensation, what data her Department holds on the cost incurred by highway authorities in undertaking remedial works following defective street works reinstatements in each of the last five years; and how much of that cost was recovered from undertakers.

The Department does not hold data on the costs incurred by highway authorities in undertaking remedial works following defective street works reinstatements, nor on the amount of those costs recovered from undertakers, in each of the last five years. Highway authorities are responsible for the inspection of reinstatements and may recover costs where they undertake remedial works.