23 November 2020 - Traffic management preparations for the end of the Transition - Oral evidence - Committees

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At 12:30pm: Oral evidence

Work Traffic management preparations for the end of the Transition (Non-inquiry session)

Nick Harris

Operations Executive Director at Highways England

Adrian Jones

National Officer at Unite

Tim Reardon

Head of EU Exit at Port of Dover

Claire Nix

Strategic Commander Operation Blythe (EU transition) at Kent Police

Duncan Buchanan

Director of Policy for England and Wales at Road Haulage Association

At 1:30pm: Oral evidence

Work Traffic management preparations for the end of the Transition (Non-inquiry session)

Rachel Maclean MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Department for Transport

Ben Rimmington

Co-Director, Road Safety, Standards and Services at Department for Transport

The questions the Committee is likely to ask include:

· Will the traffic management plans for the area surrounding the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel successfully deal with the reasonable worst case scenario put forward by the Government?

· How involved has the haulage industry been in drawing up those traffic management plans and have the industry’s views been listened to?

· What progress has the Government made in the testing and roll-out of the “Check an HGV” service and the related Kent Access Permit?

· How will the Kent Access Permit that drivers will require to head to the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel be enforced? In particular, how will HGVs delivering goods domestically be differentiated from vehicles headed for the Port of Dover/Eurotunnel?

23 November 2020 - Traffic management preparations for the end of the Transition - Oral evidence

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