Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the measures set out in the Street Works (Penalties for Utility Companies) Bill.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

I understand that the second reading of this Bill is scheduled for 11 July. The Government will set out its position as part of that debate.