Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the Answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 82246, on Motorways: Litter, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that National Highways meets its legal duty to ensure the motorways are kept clear of litter ahead of the commencement of the Third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) performance specification in 2025.

As sent out in National Highways’ Litter Strategy, both the Department and National Highways recognise that more can be done to combat litter along motorways, and together we are working to achieve this in a number of ways. This includes working with National Highways to maintain continuous improvement in its partnership working with Local Authorities and working to trial and implement evidence-based anti-littering campaigns on and near motorways to positively influence littering behaviour. The Office of Rail and Road monitors National Highways’ performance against its litter performance indicator.