Sir Gavin Williamson made the case for Staffordshire during a debate on Network North funding, where he demanded funding be given to help eradicate potholes in Staffordshire.
Sir Gavin raised the issue of potholes during the parliamentary debate on the Network North proposals, where he made sure to relay calls from his constituents, referencing ‘Kinver, Codsall, Wombourne, Great Wyrley and Brewood’ as places to be given priority funding from the £8.3 billion road maintenance budget announced by the Prime Minister last October. Sir Gavin applauded the announcement that £4.4 million would be allocated to Staffordshire to be spent on fixing the state of roads, pleased that these funds would satisfy many who find the prevalence of potholes in the area to be an eyesore causing damage to vehicles. Sir Gavin went further, stating that he shall be pressing Ministers further for additional funding so that the issue of potholes is fully resolved.
Sir Gavin said: “Let us be clear: the people of Kinver, Codsall, Wombourne, Great Wyrley, Brewood and every place across south Staffordshire want to see the potholes eradicated. That extra £4.4 million will go a long way towards blitzing some of those problems. I appreciate that it is not in his portfolio, but I ask the Minister to go back to the Secretary of State for Transport and say that we want more money to deal with those potholes right across Staffordshire. This cancellation can make a real impact, delivering better services in every community across Staffordshire, but let us make sure that that money is well spent.”
