Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Office of Rail and Road’s monitoring of National Highways performance on keeping the motorways clear of litter; and if he will make a statement.

In line with its role set out in the Infrastructure Act (2015), the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) monitors the performance and efficiency of National Highways in delivering its five year Road Investment Strategy, including against the performance indicator on litter volumes. The ORR provides advice regularly to the Department on National Highways’ performance, and reports annually to Parliament. Reporting includes consideration of National Highways’ performance against its litter performance indicator. The Department is confident that the monitoring work carried out by the ORR is adequate and in line with its functions as set out in the Act.