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Question follow-through · 83549

Utilities: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy (a) of the rules governing utilities companies' use of the highway when carrying out emergency repairs and (b) the level of risk of abuse of those rules by utilities

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
20 Oct 2025
Target answer date
23 Oct 2025
Answer
23 Oct 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy (a) of the rules governing utilities companies' use of the highway when carrying out emergency repairs and (b) the level of risk of abuse of those rules by utilities

  2. 23 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that street works, including emergency repairs by utilities companies, are managed efficiently and with minimal disruption. The current legislative framework provides highway authorities with effective ...

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