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To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the annual cost of litter picking on the roads for which the Highways Agency is responsible. [HL1666]
The Secretary of State for Transport (Lord Adonis): Section 89 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 places a duty on the Highways Agency to remove litter from motorways in England. Responsibility for removing litter from the all-purpose trunk road network, with the exception of roads managed by a "design, build, finance, operate" company lies with local authorities.
Litter collection on motorways is one of the numerous duties carried out as part of the Highway's Agency's routine maintenance function and costs for individual activities are not recorded separately. It is therefore not possible to provide costs for litter collection.
Asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has had with (a) HM Treasury, and (b) other Ministers, on the operation of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000 since the creation of his department. [HL1689]
The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath): My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has regular meetings with my right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer and other Ministers on a wide range of topics, including the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000.
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