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1151675

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date	22/10/2019
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 review the costs resulting from private finance initiative road maintenance contracts agreed by Highways England; and what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the level of service provided by those agreements.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Highways England has no plans to fundamentally review the terms and conditions of its private finance initiative (PFI) road maintenance contracts, including the costs payable under those contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England has previously reviewed its PFI contracts and concluded that cancelling or attempting to change them is unlikely to offer value for money. It should be noted that eight of Highways England’s eleven contracts in place are due to end in 2026/27.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England manages the costs due to its PFI providers strictly in accordance with the contracts and has taken advantage of cost saving opportunities where possible, for example through project re-financings. In 2018, the largest of its PFIs, the M25 contract, was refinanced achieving annual savings for each year of the remaining contract period of around £10 million.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England undertakes monthly and annual performance and financial assessments to ensure all charges levied by PFI Companies are compliant with the service level that is required to be provided under the contract.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Should service levels not be achieved, then in line with contractual payment mechanisms, deductions are applied and appropriate mitigating actions agreed to address any deficiencies.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 14:12:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1151676

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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 are the details of all private finance initiative contracts that were agreed by Highways England, including the (1) costs, (2) scope, and (3) length of time that they will run.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Details of all private finance initiative contracts that were agreed by Highways England, including the (1) costs, (2) scope, and (3) length of time that they will run, are detailed in the attached document.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 14:25:53 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton attachment 1 file name HE PFI Contract Cost table.docx title Table document for HE PFI contracts
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1150698

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the Highways England Innovation Fund has been (a) allocated and (b) spent on developing of automated traffic cone machines and any associated technology.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	1937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Highways England has one project regarding “Automated Cone Laying” which seeks to develop a first generation fully automated cone laying vehicle which requires no personnel on the back of the vehicle. £1.133m is forecast to be spent in 2019/20 from a total approved allocation for the project of £1.27m. There is a break point at the end of this financial year after completion of live testing of the automated cone laying vehicles. No funding was spent in previous financial years on automated traffic cone machines.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 28/10/2019 15:22:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1150700

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Government innovation funds for automated traffic cone technology, how much funding has been awarded to date; and on what date each such funding award was made.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	1938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Highways England has one project regarding “Automated Cone Laying” which seeks to develop a first generation fully automated cone laying vehicle which requires no personnel on the back of the vehicle. £1.133m is forecast to be spent in 2019/20 from a total project budget of £1.27m approved on 9<sup>th</sup> December 2018. There is a break point at the end of this financial year after completion of live testing of the automated cone laying vehicles. No funding was spent in previous financial years on automated traffic cone machines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 28/10/2019 15:09:29 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1150701

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the designated Innovation Fund for development of automated traffic cone machines and associated technology, which recipients are awaiting funding; and how much funding each organisation is awaiting.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	1939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>There are no projects or recipients awaiting funding to develop automated traffic cone machines and associated technology.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 28/10/2019 15:27:08 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1150025

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason his Department has not encouraged the use of approved automated traffic cone machine, Conemaster, on the strategic road network.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	1107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>It is for Highways England and its suppliers to determine which cone deployment systems are used on the Strategic Road Network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/10/2019 13:40:51 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1150026

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason Highways England has not responded to Jordan Products Ltd following the meeting of 21 June 2019 on Conemaster.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	1108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>No contact has been received from Jordan Products Ltd since 21 June 2019. However, Highways England has been reviewing its position and would be happy to talk to Mr Jordan should he make contact.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/10/2019 12:55:49 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1148976

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage local authorities to use recycled plastic to repair potholes.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to exploring innovative ideas and processes for more environmentally friendly ways of constructing, repairing and maintaining road surfaces.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Live Labs research programme in conjunction with the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and private partners, the Department for Transport announced in January 2019 funding of £1.6 million to Cumbria County Council to extend a trial for the selection and testing of recycled plastic in surfacing and structural treatments on the local road network. This trial will assess the suitability and durability of the plastics additives from minor patching work and pothole repairs through to major resurfacing.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Live Labs programme, projects will be evaluated and the findings disseminated to highway authorities throughout the UK. The Government will encourage local highway authorities to adopt those policies, processes and new ways of working, successfully trialled through the Live Labs Programme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/10/2019 16:42:39 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk