§ Mr. Crowtherasked the Minister of Transport what instructions he gives to motorway maintenance contractors in order to keep to a minimum, in terms of time and distance, lane closures on the motorways.
396Weach occasion; what was the overall cost on each occasion in respect of travel, subsistence and other expenditure involved; how many days were occupied on each visit; what was the object of each journey; and how many such visits are now planned to be undertaken from 1 July to 31 December.
§ Mr. Fowler[pursuant to his reply, 21 July 1980, c. 110]: The information on each journey made is as follows (the Minister concerned in each journey was myself):
78, 1978–79 and 1979–80: motorway and trunk road construction, motorway and trunk road maintenance and local authority road construction, and local authority road maintenance.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information is as follows:
§ Mr. FowlerThe period during which motorway repairs are to be carried out is stipulated in the contract.
In those cases where works have a significant effect on traffic flows the contractor is required to work within a traffic management system designed by the agent authority and the Department zin consultation with the police.