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registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works: Utilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local transport authorities have introduced lane rental schemes; how much mileage is covered by each scheme; what the average reduction in roadworks has been in the areas that have implemented those schemes; and how much money has been raised in fines from utility companies for overrunning works in those areas in each year since the inception of lane rental schemes.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	202485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government recently published a <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fplan-for-drivers%2Fthe-plan-for-drivers&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7C988572a96a0a4c0d7d7508dbce592b1c%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638330654583157377%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SFAsGZAOKF2lhe%2BB39J8ULIjWJrSKPL%2B8Pro0aRs4jA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">plan for drivers</a> which included support for further Lane Rental schemes, which reduce roadworks by incentivising utilities to avoid the busiest roads at the busiest times helping to reduce congestion caused by road works. The Department will be consulting on requiring local authorities with Lane Rental schemes to use at least 50% of any surplus on pothole repairs or resurfacing poor quality roads.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently four schemes in operation which publish annual monitoring and evaluations of their own schemes, and which include information relating to the impact of lane rental on works carried out by utility companies. These can be found on <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftfl.gov.uk%2Finfo-for%2Furban-planning-and-construction%2Four-land-and-infrastructure%2Flane-rental-scheme&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7C988572a96a0a4c0d7d7508dbce592b1c%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638330654583312917%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Cm4sp3CTwxBJHch1Srkhxz5HmrpPIKqmFvKlywW5Vuw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Transport for London</a>’s and <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kent.gov.uk%2Froads-and-travel%2Fhighway-permits-and-licences%2Fkent-lane-rental-scheme&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7C988572a96a0a4c0d7d7508dbce592b1c%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638330654583312917%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=77NPrMImtPnFvUP24Ny3arXnFUfbiCqFPzOfJ7Xi5l8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Kent</a> County Council’s websites. <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsurreycc.maps.arcgis.com%2Fapps%2Fwebappviewer%2Findex.html%3Fid%3Dbc612edf9a7647c08360c9d658c0757c%26extent%3D-137052.0945%252C6619715.5452%252C80334.8139%252C6708993.9943%252C102100&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7C988572a96a0a4c0d7d7508dbce592b1c%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638330654583312917%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=82%2BOC0EOLg1tCE7dROH4A5scLS6df3Z5P1GdZf6mRGU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Surrey</a> and <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westsussex.gov.uk%2Froads-and-travel%2Ftraffic-management%2Fwest-sussex-lane-rental-scheme%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7C988572a96a0a4c0d7d7508dbce592b1c%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638330654583312917%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hIE9GBWMcox6hJTHkBaIGMdBTxuHAerRNBIKQU1UPzc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">West Sussex</a> County Councils are yet to publish their evaluations due to the recent implementation. As scheme coverage can vary year on year, these authorities will be best placed to advise on current mileage.</p><p> </p><p>Ongoing discussions are now taking place with other local authorities, and I would encourage all Members of Parliament to press their own Local Authorities to implement lane rental schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F5a75bd0ee5274a4368299987%2Fecorys-lane-rental-report.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7C988572a96a0a4c0d7d7508dbce592b1c%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638330654583312917%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FaH0%2BwgioPZKMOHDVJMm9wnONTtite6os3q%2BWVGFqpk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Department commissioned an independent evaluation of lane rental pilot schemes</a>, which was published in 2016. The evaluation estimated that Lane Rental led to 3000 fewer days of congestion on the highways network.</p><p> </p><p>We do not collect nor hold information on fines relating to overrunning works carried out by utility companies. This is held by highway authorities.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 23/10/2023 14:21:02 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1661761

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works: Utilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to require utilities companies to coordinate the digging up of roads and pavements to (a) minimise inconvenience to residents and (b) ensure a good quality of surfacing.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	200303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Government recently published a <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fplan-for-drivers%2Fthe-plan-for-drivers&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7Cf5504a5a663b419c959908dbc9a5fffa%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638325487018038635%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lildbIDK8XMvy9ZlCA6zLX0ym9g2zVz9JfBtNxYDJjQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">plan for drivers</a> which included support for further Lane Rental schemes, which reduce roadworks by incentivising utilities to avoid the busiest roads at the busiest times helping to reduce inconvenience for residents. The Department is to consult on requiring local authorities with Lane Rental schemes to use at least 50% of any surplus on pothole repairs or resurfacing poor quality roads and encourages all local transport authorities to get a Lane Rental Scheme if they don’t already.</p><p> </p><p>The efficient co-ordination of street and road works is one of the most important aspects of street works legislation. Section 60 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA) sets a duty on utility companies to use their best endeavours to minimise inconvenience to residents when carrying out street works. In 2020 the Department launched the digital service <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fplan-and-manage-roadworks&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7Cf5504a5a663b419c959908dbc9a5fffa%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638325487018038635%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WD7v8Eai3f%2B7a2xOJNIB3w7F1dx7u3sztx9oL9XDNvk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Street Manager</a> for highway authorities and utility companies within England to plan and manage street works. To further help utility companies fulfil their duty to co-operate in this process, a substantial update to the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fstreet-works-co-ordination&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7Cf5504a5a663b419c959908dbc9a5fffa%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638325487018038635%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=iSxcfWNBUYdrAztM9YOxvd4S3eLR9Lcnt4p9EfKLzeU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">code of practice for coordination of street works</a> was published earlier this year.</p><p> </p><p>An update to the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fspecification-for-the-reinstatement-of-openings-in-highways&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7Cf5504a5a663b419c959908dbc9a5fffa%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638325487018038635%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5oJqVT5QqHZO4gzndmKXvdYil%2FhL0s8uwrJbvF5vz58%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">‘Specification of the reinstatement of openings in highways’</a> (SROH) was also published in 2020, outlining the standards for reinstating streets after completing street works. Utility companies must reinstate the street once the work is finished, in-line with these standards. We introduced new regulations in April 2023 that introduced performance-based inspections of reinstatement to improve quality and compliance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/10/2023 08:18:28 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1150309

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works: Utilities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 9 September (HL17697), what plans they have to review the legal framework under which public utility companies can obstruct the highway for urgent repairs particularly in the Greater London Authority; and which projects they are taking forward to modernise the current regime.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is currently considering responses to a recent consultation on amending street works permit conditions relating to portable traffic signals and pavement working. We are encouraging the minority of authorities that have not yet moved to a permit scheme to do so as these are a more effective way of planning and managing street works. In 2018, the Government announced that authorities outside London and Kent, where pioneer schemes already existed, would also now have the option of operating a street works lane rental scheme to manage the impact of works on their busiest roads at busy times.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has invested £10m in Street Manager, a new digital system for planning and coordinating street works, which will be used nationwide from April 2020. The Department is currently updating the technical guidance document, “Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways”, to bring it up to date and support innovation in the sector. Finally, the Department is starting to consider improvements to the street works inspection regime.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 13:43:52 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1144209

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works: Utilities
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 authority that public utility companies have to obstruct the highway to carry out repairs and installations.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL17697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>A range of legislation, statutory and other guidance applies to utility companies who carry out street works on the local road network to install, maintain and repair the infrastructure on which we all rely. These works are vital but that does not mean they should take longer than they should. My department constantly reviews the legal framework to reduce the impact works have on congestion and is taking forward a number of projects to modernise the regime.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/09/2019 13:52:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne