Sir Edward Leigh MP

Sir Edward Leigh MP has written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, to protest the proposed cut of central government funding for Lincolnshire's roads budget. Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Secretary of State for Transport London 16 February 2021 Dear Grant, I am writing to you urgently regarding the savage cuts to the Government’s highways grant to Lincolnshire County Council. Compared to the £51.061 million for 2020/21, Lincolnshire’s figure for 2021/22 will be just £38.723 million. This a cut of nearly one quarter — a loss of £12.338 million from various capital maintenance...