Oral Question·Department for International Trade
“What steps her Department is taking to increase export opportunities for businesses in (a) Kettering constituency, (b) north Northamptonshire and (c) England.”
Tabled: 27 October 2022Answered: 3 November 2022
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for International Trade
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Lilian Greenwood)
I am delighted to confirm that, as part of the £1.6 billion investment in highways maintenance that the Government announced before Christmas, we will clamp down on disruptive works by doubling fixed penalty notices for utility companies that fail to comply with rules and extending charges for works that overrun into weekends.