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6.2     The Committee considered the evidence received.

6.3     The Committee agreed to:

·         request figures on staffing levels and information on around traffic management and resilience arrangements from Trunk Road Agents;

·         seek further information from the Welsh Government on major trunk road schemes currently under construction, its approach to prioritisation of future schemes, and greater detail on Trunk Road Agent expenditure, work programmes and future budgets;

·         write to the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to request information on managing incidents and the use of screens; and

·         write to Highways England seeking information on its approach to maintaining and improving the English Strategic Road Network, including the expected benefits of the new structure and approach, and how this will provide greater certainty in funding.

6.4     Research Service agreed to provide clarification on Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) corridors in Wales and the UK and information on Highways England.