Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of delays in the last year on motorways in Kent have had on the economy of that county; and what has been the total cost of policing provided to deal with all aspects of these delays.

The Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) is responsible for traffic management in Kent. The Department does not hold data on the total cost of policing provided to deal with aspects of recent delays.

The KRF’s traffic management and enforcement plans, including activation of Operation Brock on the M20, were put in place in late March to ensure continued flow of vehicles through Kent to ports whilst also trying to maintain local mobility as much as possible.

We recognise that, despite best intentions, these necessary traffic management plans can adversely impact local businesses, but they are continually kept under review to ensure they are designed and implemented in the most effective way.