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Roads: Litter and Repairs and Maintenance

Asked by Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)Department for TransportTabled Answered 1 December 2025UIN 93403

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions have taken place with National Highways since July 2024 on the effectiveness of litter removal and general grounds maintenance of its assets.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department’s officials have held regular discussions with National Highways since July 2024 on these topics. These discussions have generally taken place as part of wider meetings on topics such as reviewing performance against National Highways’s agreed performance indicators (including on litter); planned improvements on the Strategic Road Network; research into driver littering behaviour; and plans to trial innovative interventions such as geofencing.

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