§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will amend the regulations to ensure that highway lighting for all-purpose trunk roads is treated as secondary category 1 for the purpose of repair. [12425]
§ Mr. WattsI have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Colin B. Pickthall, dated 23 January 1997:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about amending the regulations governing the repair of highway lighting on motorways and all-purpose trunk roads.The current Departmental Standard (TD 23/86) controlling the repair of highway lighting for motorways and trunk roads allocates defects to Category (i) and Category (ii) as appropriate. A copy of this Standard is in the Library. We are currently reviewing this Standard in the light of improving technology. However, at the present time I am unable to commit to the adoption of a Secondary Category 1 Classification.