§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions for the latest 12 months for which figures are available how many miles of resurfaced highway contained reprocessed waste tyres; and if he will make a statement. [108983]
§ Mr. HillRoad surfacing products containing waste tyres are currently undergoing trials as part of their development process. No central records are kept concerning the use of these materials. A trial just under one mile long was laid on the A244 Hersham bypass in June 1999 for Surrey County Council, and is being monitored jointly with the Highways Agency.