§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to develop an England-wide system for the notification of street works owned by utilities and road departments similar to the Susie Phone system in Scotland. [147096]
§ Mr. JamiesonLocal authorities in England already have systems for the notification of street works. We believe that the large number of authorities involved makes a single system covering the whole of England unrealistic. However, the Department has undertaken a study to consider how future systems could he developed in a way that ensured consistency and compatibility between them while remaining locally based.