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1136767

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date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to transfer maintenance and litter collection on all-purpose trunk roads to the Highways Agency.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL16917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>As outlined in the Government’s Litter Strategy published in 2017, we proposed to consider, if needed, additional powers for the Secretary of State to make this transfer of responsibility and funding to Highways England, and consider how to provide a mechanism to recover the cost of these activities from local authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/07/2019 10:43:40 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1136768

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date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Connect Plus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by Highways England not to impose financial penalties on Connect Plus M25 Ltd for failing to meet contractual maintenance standards in the four-year period to June 2018.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL16918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>Highways England’s contract with Connect Plus M25 Ltd allows payment deductions to be made based on the measured condition of the road surface and the rectification of certain types of defects. During the four-year period to June 2018, payment deductions relating to the condition of the network and rectification of defects have been fully applied in accordance with the terms of the contract.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/07/2019 10:43:56 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1136769

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Litter
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what sanctions have been applied to service providers by Highways England for failure to collect litter in 2018.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL16919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>The performance of Highways England service providers in relation to litter is measured against the grades of cleanliness defined within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse.</p><p>Each Highways England region manages its own maintenance contract and any failure to meet contractual obligations would trigger sanctions under the contract.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018 there have been no reported incidents of sanctions being applied in relation to litter, apart from the East Midlands, where payments to a service provider were withheld until evidence was provided that cleanliness had been brought up to standard.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/07/2019 10:44:17 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson