Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions, Yemm said: “Sadly, on Christmas Day, my constituent, Beryl Barrett, passed away after tragically falling into an unrepaired pothole, and I’m sure the whole House will wish to share my condolences with the family.
“In my constituency of Mansfield, there are literally thousands of potholes in our roads which Nottinghamshire County Council are failing to repair.
“Does the prime minister agree with me that it’s time the council took action to repair our roads and will he meet with Beryl’s family so that we can work together to ensure that no more accidents like this happen again?”
Sir Keir Starmer responded to the question by offering his “deepest sympathies” to Barrett’s family.
“I will make sure the roads minister meets the family at the earliest opportunity,” Sir Keir said.
“It shows why tackling potholes really matters. We are investing £2bn in the East Midlands to fix the roads and improve local transport.
“We are also putting in place tough new standards so that councils must prove they are fixing roads properly.”
Bingham added: “We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of a resident in Warsop in December, and our thoughts are with their family and friends.
“Any reports of incidents on our highway resulting in injury are taken extremely seriously and are investigated to establish the circumstances in which they occurred.
“In this case, we do not feel that it is appropriate to comment further until any relevant investigations have taken place.”