| Heading: |
Roads: Closures |
| Question ID: |
1790398 |
| UIN: |
42392 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-31 |
| Asking Member ID: |
165 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Clive Efford
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| Asking Member handle: |
CliveEfford
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@CliveEfford
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to incentivise utility companies to not overrun on roadworks. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-07 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4029 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lilian Greenwood
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| Answering Member handle: |
LilianGreenwood
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@LilianGreenwood
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| Answer text: |
Utility companies are already incentivised to complete works on time with charges of up to £10,000 per day for works that overrun. We have announced that these charges will apply to weekends and bank holidays. We are also doubling fixed penalty notices fo... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |