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Road Safety

Oral answer to question provided on Thursday, 2 December 2010 in the House of Commons, by Mike Penning (Conservative) on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Answer

Especially as an ex-fireman, I can assure the hon. Gentleman that road safety is paramount for this Government. That is why I am taking this forward in such strong ways, particularly with local authorities. It is for local authorities, not central Government, to decide what is best for their communities. Speed cameras have been beneficial in some parts of the country, but they have also been seen as cash cows. It is for local authorities to decide, and we will work with them.

This is an answer to the Oral question asked on Thursday, 2 December 2010 by Paul Blomfield (Labour).

Question

Frankly, I am shocked to hear the Minister say that no assessment has been made regarding the consequences of significant cuts to capital and revenue funding and the ending of specific ring-fencing for local authority road safety grants at a time when local authorities are going to be under unprecedented financial pressure. I urge the Minister to think again about the dangerous consequences of the lack of priority that the Government are giving to road safety.

Type
Oral answer to question
Reference
519 c948 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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