§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received from the County Councils Association proposing an amendment to the Public Utilities Street Works Act, 1950, to limit statutory undertakers' powers of placing apparatus in the highway and giving the Highway Authority more effective powers of control and enforcement.
§ Mr. Graham Page: The County Councils Association has made in the past various representations for amendment. The matter is now under consideration by the Steering Committee dealing with the implementation of the report of the Committee on Highway Maintenance. The membership of the Steering Committee includes the County Councils Association.