§ Mr. Raphael Tuckasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, following his findings of faulty workmanship in the safety barriers on the southern section of the M1, he intends to take action against those responsible; and what steps he proposes to take in order to ensure that such faulty workmanship does not occur again, in view of the dangers which it can cause.
§ Mr. Graham PageI have satisfied myself that my agent authority, the Hertfordshire County Council, has taken all necessary action against those responsible and that no further intervention on my part is called for. All deficiencies in workmanship have been required to be rectified by the contractor at his own expense. I am ensuring that the lessons learned on this contract are applied to future similar works especially concerning the level of supervision.