§ Viscount Simonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What action they are taking to ensure that all traffic signals and traffic control systems such as SCOOT (split cycle optimisation operating technique) are millennium compliant. [HL1535]
§ Lord WhittyThere is considerable activity under way to ensure millennium compliance of traffic signal and traffic control systems. The Highways Agency is working with local authorities and manufacturers to identify non-compliant equipment and validate remedial actions.
Guidance on dealing with the compliance of highway electrical systems has also been issued by my department to all local highway authorities in England and to the government departments for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.