§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will take steps to introduce similar obligations to those in Scotland on highway authorities to take reasonable steps to prevent ice or snow making roads unsafe in winter. [13994]
§ Mr. SpellarWe are continuing to consider the legal position on the winter service provided by highway authorities in the light of the House of Lords judgment last year in the case of Goodesv. East Sussex. The judgment was that there was there was no duty on local highway authorities under the Highways Act 1980 to prevent ice from forming on highways.