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	answer has question	JJZB0FCW
	answer has answering person	Norman John Baker
	answer text	<p>The Department for Transport does not allocate highways maintenance funding to local highway authorities based on population but on likely need. The formula, developed and agreed with local authorities, distributes funding on the basis of road length, bridges needing repair, and lighting stock. The Department believes that this is a fair way of allocating fundingâ€”as those authorities with larger highway networks to maintain receive a higher proportion of the available funding.</p><p>Further details on the methodology can be found via the following weblink:</p><p>http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120606202955/http://assets.dft.gov.uk/publications/local-transport-capital-block-funding/maintenance-block-formula-explanatory-note.pdf</p>
	answer given date	2013-09-09
	answer has answering body	Department for Transport
	written answer has answering body	Department for Transport
Department for Transport	answering body has written answer	EhxtZUhA
Department for Transport	answering body has answer	EhxtZUhA
JJZB0FCW	question has answer	EhxtZUhA
Norman John Baker	answering person has answer	EhxtZUhA