Secretary, Alex Chalk, Conservative
Cheltenham is my home town. I live in Charlton Park with my wife and two children, and both go to nursery nearby. I was brought up locally in Foxcote, just by the Kilkeney pub – a well-known landmark to many Cheltonians! My parents still live nearby. I am not a career politician. I am 40 […]
Treasurer, Lord Brabazon of Tara, Conservative
The Rt Hon. the Lord Brabazon of Tara DL was born Ivon Anthony Moore-Brabazon on 20 December 1946 , and is a Conservative Excepted Hereditary peer sitting in the House of Lords since 24 September 1976. Committees Currently sitting on the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill (Lords) (since May 2016), Procedure Committee […]
Vice-Chairman, Viscount Simon, Labour
Viscount Simon was educated at Westminster School and at the School of Navigation, Southampton University, before further studies at Sydney Technical College. He succeeded to viscount and entered the House of Lords in 1993. Lords career: Deputy Chairman of Committees 1998-; Deputy Speaker 1999-; Elected hereditary peer 1999- Councils, public bodies: Trustee, Guild of Experienced Motorists, Road Safety Charity 1999-; […]
Chairman, Christopher Chope OBE, Conservative
Christopher was born in Britain in 1947. He was educated at Marlborough College, University of St Andrews and Inns of Courtlaw School. In 1973, he was elected to Wandsworth Council and was Leader of the Council from 1979 until 1983. Christopher has served as a member of the Inner London Education Authority, a member of […]
October 28, 2016
The UK Roads Liaison Group (UKRLG) has published an updated Code of Practice following a two year review. ‘Well-Managed Highways Infrastructure’ was commissioned by the Department for Transport with input from an extensive range of stakeholder organisations including the Institute for Highways Engineers, ADEPT, SCOTS, CIHT, Transport for London and CSS Wales. The non-statutory Code […]
26 October 2016
‘A Major Road network for England’ – a fresh approach to managing roads to better support the economy. Guest speaker, Phil Carey, Road User Policy Advisor to Transport Focus and vice-chair of the Transport Associates’ Network, set out the key findings of the Rees Jeffreys Fund report, ‘A Major Road network for England’ on the […]
October 12, 2016
The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund publishes its report on A Major Road Network for England. Report authors David Quarmby and Phil Carey set out that the Strategic Road Network (SRN) doesn’t comprise all the roads that matter in supporting England’s regional economies and supporting growth. They identify a further 3,800 miles of local authority-controlled ‘A’ roads, […]
October 11, 2016
Emission link with road condition European research shows that smoother roads can reduce CO2 emissions from vehicles by around five per cent, highlighting the need for road maintenance to be part of any strategy to reduce road emissions. The research was carried out by members of FEHRL (Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories). It […]
August 31, 2016
Future plans announced for Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme It is a period of change for the Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP) as it is announced that responsibility for different aspects of the programme will be devolved to separate partners. The asset management and procurement products HMEP has made freely available, for example, will be passed […]
20 July 2016
Resilience of network under pressure – Alan Casson, Road and Footway Asset Manager at Kent County Council, highlights how the findings of the 2016 Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) Survey resonate with experiences at a local level. Meeting notes can be downloaded here.