§ Earl Attleeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Over the last convenient 12-month period, how many abnormal loads have required a police escort in order to negotiate the A.428 due to the 40-tonne weight limit on the A.14 at Huntingdon, and which were otherwise not escortable on motorways or linked dual carriageway. [HL2559]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonThe Cambridgeshire Constabulary have estimated that there are about 540 such loads per year.
§ Earl Attleeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Over the last convenient three-month period, what has been the approximate number of police car hours expended in escorting abnormal loads in order to avoid the 40-tonne weight limit on the A.14 at Huntingdon. [HL2560]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonThe Cambridgeshire Constabulary have estimated that about 134 police car hours are spent escorting these loads each quarter.
§ Earl Attleeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Over the last convenient three-month period, what has been the approximate cost of providing police escorts for abnormal loads in order to avoid the 40-tonne weight limit on the A.14 at Huntingdon. [HL2561]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonThe Cambridgeshire Constabulary have estimated the yearly cost to the police service of escorting these loads at about £5,700.