On the 30th October a debate about “Roadworks: Journey Times” was opened by the Conservative MP Lewis Cocking for Broxbourne. His first few words were

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of roadworks on journey times. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship”

The debate is here. Several people contributed and the Labour “Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)” the MP for Nottingham South, Lilian Greenwood responded to comments particularly about Kent, Surrey and West Sussex and East Sussex in 2025. Here is part of her comment that focuses on Kent, Surrey and Sussex and the detail of East Sussex for next year:

“… Highways authorities that want to set up schemes can bid to the Secretary of State for approval, and we have provided bidding guidance on how they can do that. As the hon. Member for Broxbourne said, four lane rental schemes are in operation: on Transport for London’s network in London, and in Kent, Surrey and West Sussex. The Secretary of State has recently approved a scheme in East Sussex, which is due to begin in 2025. Many more local councils are developing schemes and this Government want to support them. We want to make the lane rental scheme application process as easy as possible for local authorities, and I am reviewing the application and approval process with my Department to see what improvements can be made….”