§ Ms Glenda JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many contractors were subject to financial penalties for late completion of contracted works on the trunk road network; and what was the additional revenue raised from those penalties, in each year since 1991. [39291]
§ Mr. WattsI have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Ms Glenda Jackson, dated 24 July 1996:
As you know, the Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many contractors were subject to financial penalties for late completion of contracted works on the trunk road network; and what was the additional revenue raised from those penalties, in each year since 1991.The information cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.