Moved by
Lord Berkeley
13: Before Clause 3, insert the following new Clause—
“Duties of Strategic Highways Company
(1) A strategic highways company has, in relation to areas for which it is appointed, duties to—
(a) plan, monitor and manage highways for which it is the highway authority in order to secure economic, social and environmental gains jointly and severally,
(b) secure the fullest possible use of sustainable modes of transport, including by—
(i) widening travel choices;
(ii) unlocking development in locations that are sustainable or assisting in making them sustainable;
(iii) encouraging highway users to make more efficient use of vehicles by increasing average occupancy and loading rates; and
(iv) working in partnership with operators of passenger transport and freight services, as well as local authorities and those responsible for major trip generators.”