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Written question asked by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 March 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 March 2016 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Monday, 14 March 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


M6: Accidents

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure participation of representatives from Highways England with any public scrutiny held into the incident on the M6 motorway between junctions five and six on 4 February 2016 by the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner.

Answer

A public hearing is to be held on 18 March which representatives from Highways England will be attending to present their views on the multi-agency response to the M6 incident that occurred on 4 February. In addition, Highways England representatives will be meeting with me on the 22 March to consider a more streamlined approach by agencies when responding to similar incidents in the future.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
30425
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Accidents M6
Link
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