§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) how much has been spent by his Department on removing litter and debris from the side of the A1 in each of the last four years; [159195]
(2) how much was spent by his Department in each of the last four years on removing litter and debris from the side of motorways and roads for which his Department is responsible.[159196]
§ Mr. PrescottResponsibility for removing litter and debris from the motorway network in England rests with the Highways Agency which employs a number of maintenance contractors to carry out the work. Because these contractors carry out this task together with other routine maintenance work, it is not possible to disaggregate the cost of litter collection from the total cost of maintenance.
The responsibility for litter collection on the all purpose trunk road network rests with district and borough councils and the information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.