Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between James Daly and Andrew Stephenson

Thursday 12th March 2020 Commons Chamber

[James Daly (Bury North) (Con)]

17. What steps he is taking to improve safety on the M66.

[The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Andrew Stephenson)]

Highways England has a programme of works under way, north of junction 2 of the M66, to resurface and renew road markings and studs. Once completed, those works will deliver safety benefits for all road users.

[James Daly]

In 2011, lighting on the M66 between junctions 1 and 3 was decommissioned. Many of my Bury North constituents have contacted me, expressing their concerns that that has created unsafe driving conditions, especially during heavy rainfall. Will my hon. Friend agree to meet me, and a number of local residents, to discuss those concerns, and investigate what actions can be taken to address them?

[Andrew Stephenson]

I appreciate the concerns of my hon. Friend’s constituents about motorway driving without lighting. Highways England is working closely on that topic, and monitoring the safety situation on that section of the M66. Baroness Vere, the Minister responsible for roads—she is in the Gallery—will be happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss the matter further.