§ Viscount Simonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What progress the Highways Agency has made in its study to identify the legal, fiscal and institutional issues involved in making changes to abnormal load movement procedures on the trunk road network. [HL3532]
§ Lord WhittyThe Highways Agency is keen to ensure that any changes to abnormal load movement procedures on the trunk road network do not disadvantage the safety and free flow of traffic on the network. The agency responded to the Home Office's consultation in January 1999 concerning the use of private escorts, supporting the principle. However it pointed out that suitable arrangements would need to be made where it would be necessary to switch from private to police escorts, most noticeably at motorway interchanges.