Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to assist the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner to establish which lessons Highways England, West Midlands Police and the relevant local highways authorities can learn following the incident on the M6 motorway between junctions five and six on 4 February 2016 and the resulting delays in reopening the motorway.

A public hearing is to be held on 18 March which representatives from Highways England will be attending to present their views on the multi-agency response to the M6 incident that occurred on 4 February. In addition, Highways England representatives will be meeting with me on the 22 March to consider a more streamlined approach by agencies when responding to similar incidents in the future.