Highways (Financing) Bill

The Highways (Financing) Bill started in the House of Commons and is now at Committee stage, Commons, last updated 5 Nov 2026. Below are its one stage so far and the latest related debates, votes and papers, each linked to the official record. Follow it and we'll email you when it moves.

Now: Committee stage, Commons
Started in: Commons
Last updated: 5 Nov 2026

Stages

Committee stage · Commons · 29 Oct 2026 – 12 Nov 2026

Amendments (93)

14 agreed · 8 not called · 3 withdrawn · 68 not yet decided. Source: UK Parliament Bills API (Open Parliament Licence).

Amendment 1 on Parliament's site
Agreed

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 8, page 7, line 23, leave out paragraph (l)
Amendment 2 on Parliament's site
Agreed

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 11, page 10, line 13, at end insert— “(9) Nothing in this section prevents the modification of a licence by a scheme—
Amendment 3 on Parliament's site
Agreed

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 14, page 11, line 21, after “terms” insert “or conditions”
Amendment 4 on Parliament's site
Agreed

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 14, page 11, line 38, after first “under” insert “a transfer scheme made under Schedule 1 or”
Amendment 5 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 25, page 18, line 22, after “charge” insert “in respect of a failure to pay a toll”
Amendment 6 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 27, page 19, line 16, leave out “this section” and insert “subsection (1)”
Amendment 7 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 27, page 19, line 22, leave out paragraph (a)
Amendment 8 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 27, page 19, line 28, leave out paragraph (e)
Amendment 9 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 27, page 19, line 38, at end insert— “(6A) Regulations under subsection (1) which make provision for the imposition of a penalty charge must specify whether the charge is payable in addition to the toll in…
Amendment 10 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 27, page 19, line 38, at end insert— “(6B) The Lord Chancellor may make regulations about the notification and enforcement of penalty charges.”
Amendment 11 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 28, page 20, line 17, after “toll” insert “or of a penalty charge imposed in accordance with regulations under section 27(1)”
Amendment 12 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 28, page 20, line 18, after “toll” insert “or a penalty charge mentioned in paragraph (a)”
Amendment 13 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 28, page 20, line 23, at end insert— “(4A) A person commits an offence if the person removes a notice of a penalty charge imposed in accordance with regulations under section 27(1) which has been fixed to a road…
Amendment 14 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 32, page 22, line 34, after “obligation” insert “or restriction”
Amendment 15 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 32, page 22, line 36, leave out paragraph (b) and insert— “(b) is contravening or has contravened a condition included in the licence by virtue of section 7(1)(a) (conditions relating to tolling).”
Amendment 16 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 32, page 23, line 1, leave out subsections (2) and (3) and insert— “(2) In a case within subsection (1)(a), the ORR—
Amendment 17 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 32, page 23, line 11, leave out “(3)” and insert “(2)(b) or (3)”
Amendment 18 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 54, page 37, line 31, at end insert— “(d) where P is not a company registered under the Companies Act 2006.”
Amendment 19 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 54, page 38, line 1, leave out subsection (6)
Amendment 20 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 88, page 60, line 21, leave out from “fees)” to end of line 23
Amendment 21 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Clause 96, page 64, line 19, at end insert— “(A1) The Lord Chancellor may by regulations make provision for and in connection with the notification and enforcement of penalty charges.”
Amendment 22 on Parliament's site
Agreed

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 68, line 7, after “company” insert “, a subsidiary of a strategic highways company,”
Amendment 23 on Parliament's site
Agreed

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 68, line 9, after first “to” insert “— (i) a subsidiary of a strategic highways company, or”
Amendment 24 on Parliament's site
Agreed

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 68, line 10, at end insert— “(ba) from a subsidiary of a strategic highways company to a person who holds, or is to hold, a licence;”
Amendment 25 on Parliament's site
Agreed

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 68, line 13, after “company” insert “or a subsidiary of a strategic highways company”
Amendment 26 on Parliament's site
Agreed

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 68, line 18, leave out sub-paragraph (2) and insert— (2) In sub-paragraph (1) “subsidiary” has the same meaning as in the Companies Act 2006 (see section 1159 of that Act).”
Amendment 27 on Parliament's site
Agreed

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 68, line 36, after “date” insert “or dates”
Amendment 28 on Parliament's site
Agreed

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 69, line 10, at end insert— “1A (1) The power to make a transfer scheme within paragraph 1(1)(c) is exercisable only if the Secretary of State obtains the consent of—
Amendment 29 on Parliament's site
Agreed

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 70, line 20, at end insert— “2A (1) A transfer scheme may include provision for the transfer of a licence held by the transferor to the transferee.
Amendment 30 on Parliament's site
Agreed

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 70, line 23, after “State” insert “or the transferee”
Amendment 31 on Parliament's site
Agreed

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Schedule 1, page 70, line 23, leave out “any person, other than the transferor or transferee,” and insert “the transferor or any person”
Amendment 32 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Schedule 3, page 88, line 19, leave out paragraph (e)
Amendment 33 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Schedule 3, page 89, line 35, leave out paragraph (a)
Amendment 34 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Schedule 3, page 90, line 7, after “terms” insert “or conditions”
Amendment 35 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Justin Madders (Labour)
Schedule 3, page 90, line 22, at end insert— (6) Where a highways administration transfer scheme provides for the transfer of a part of a licence, the scheme may include provision—
Amendment 36 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Jim Dickson (Labour)
Clause 25, page 18, line 38, at end insert— “(5) The holder of a licence must ensure that—
Amendment 37 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 1, page 2, line 3, after “strategic” insert “and local”
Amendment 38 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 84, page 56, line 34, after “Group” insert “local authority representatives, as well as”
Amendment 39 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 7, page 6, line 11, at end insert— “(c) a condition requiring the holder of the licence to compensate affected local highway authorities for extraordinary maintenance costs, traffic management or congestion…
Amendment 40 on Parliament's site
Not called

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 7, page 6, line 11, at end insert— “(c) a condition requiring the holder of the licence to establish a scheme for issuing automatic partial or full refunds of tolls to users in the event of significant traffic…
Amendment 41 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 25, page 18, line 14, at end insert “including a reduced rate from tolls for vehicles registered to Disabled Persons’ Badge holders;”
Amendment 42 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 25, page 18, line 26, at end insert— “(1A) A tolling scheme must provide for lower tolls to be charged for residents living within an area in close proximity to the chargeable highway.
Amendment 43 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 30, page 22, line 8, at the end insert— “(2) Powers under subsection (1) may only be exercised where—
Amendment 44 on Parliament's site
Not called

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 3, page 3, line 20, at end insert “, provided that such improvement creates at least one additional continuous traffic lane along the entirety of the specified highway section.”
Amendment 45 on Parliament's site
Withdrawn

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat)
Clause 4, page 4, line 27, at end insert— “(c) publish an independent assessment evaluating whether alternative transport investments, including rail and bus connectivity, could fulfil the transport requirements of the…
Amendment 46 on Parliament's site
Not yet decided

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Greg Smith (Conservative) and 1 other
Clause 1, page 1, line 15, leave out lines 15 to 18, and insert ”it is the Lower Thames Crossing.”
Amendment 47 on Parliament's site
Not called

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Greg Smith (Conservative) and 1 other
Clause 1, page 2, line 5, leave out lines 5 and 6
Amendment 48 on Parliament's site
Not called

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Greg Smith (Conservative) and 1 other
Clause 2, page 2, line 39, leave out lines 39 and 40
Amendment 49 on Parliament's site
Not called

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Greg Smith (Conservative) and 1 other
Clause 6, page 6, line 3, at end insert— “(4) The ORR must review each licence it issues at intervals of no more than five years, or at such shorter intervals as the ORR considers appropriate.
Amendment 50 on Parliament's site
Withdrawn

Committee stage · Commons · first seen 3 Nov 2026

Tabled by Greg Smith (Conservative) and 1 other
Clause 24, page 17, line 14, leave out lines 14 and 15

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Latest mentions in Hansard

Debate 3 Nov 2026 · Commons
Highways (Financing) Bill (Third sitting)
Debate 3 Nov 2026 · Commons
Highways (Financing) Bill (Fourth sitting)
Debate 29 Oct 2026 · Commons
Highways (Financing) Bill (Second sitting)
Debate 29 Oct 2026 · Commons
Highways (Financing) Bill (First sitting)
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