asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish the report of the review of the Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950.
The report of Professor Michael Horne's review of the Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950 is being published this afternoon. Copies are being placed in the Library. I should like to thank Professor Horne and his two colleagues, Mr. Norman Ellis and Mr. Derek Ford, for the very considerable effort they have clearly put into preparing this report, which applies to England, Wales and Scotland. They have made a thorough and fundamental examination of the problems associated with utility roadworks and have made wide-ranging recommendations. I am now inviting comments on the report, which is available from HMSO, to be submitted not later than 28 February 1986.