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Written question asked by Owen Paterson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 December 2005. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Monday, 19 December 2005 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Roads

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of roads for which his Department is responsible were closed for repairs in each year since 1997.
Answer

The information is not available in the form requested. The Highways Agency is charged with making motorway and trunk road lanes available to traffic. Their records show that over the last six years they have kept an average of 98.8 per cent. of those lanes free from roadworks.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
38449; 440 c2321W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Closures Roads Repairs and maintenance
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk