Freedom of information response

Please could you respond to the following questions, regarding highways delivery.

- Do you use contractors or self-deliver highways maintenance for your local authority? 
- If a contractor is used for a PFI contract, when did this contract commence and when does it end?
- Have you considered using innovated materials to fix road defects?
- Which highways maintenance contractors and sub contractors do you (or your wider main contractor) use and what activity are they responsible for?
- What plant machinery is used in your highways maintenance, both yours and your contractors / rental partners?
- What measurement criteria is used to assess the contractor’s performance? How have they performed over a 12 month period?
- What is the spending and workforce associated to each of the following – planned highways maintenance, reactive highways maintenance, capital schemes?
- Who is the individual(s) that assess the assets and machinery used in your highway maintenance?
- Do you provide your own PPE?
- What measurement do you use to identify the longevity of the highways maintenance fix?
- What innovation have you trailed for highway maintenance?