Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding he has allocated for the repair of roads in Sutton Coldfield in the last two years for which information is available.

Birmingham City Council, as local highway authority, is responsible for the maintenance of its local road network, which includes Sutton Coldfield. Birmingham City Council has a Highways Maintenance Private Finance Initiative project for the comprehensive upgrade and maintenance, over 25 years, of their highway network. The project commenced operation on 7 June 2010 and the Department is providing over £1.2 billion towards the £2.7 billion total cost.