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1133453

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide further hazard warning and safety assurance for personnel providing roadside assistance and repair services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL16488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Highways England recently worked with the SURVIVE group, a partnership between the National Police Chiefs' Council, the breakdown/recovery industry, Highways England and other service providers, to introduce ten ‘Overarching Rules’ for recovery operators providing roadside assistance and repair services. These have been welcomed by all SURVIVE members.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England has also worked with REACT, the national training arm for tyre fitters across England, who regularly operate on the strategic road network.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England would not expect or encourage a recovery operator to work in a live lane without the appropriate support from Highways England staff, a police officer or other appropriate traffic management. Highways England’s traffic officers are trained to protect all vulnerable road users and work to the principle that they only leave a scene once it is clear, or suitable control measures are in place.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 Highways England worked with the roadside recovery industry and the emergency services to consider four different recovery scenarios for smart motorways. These scenarios were tested live on a full-scale mock-up of an emergency area. As a result of this collaborative exercise, SURVIVE’s best practice guidelines were updated, covering communications and procedures for recovery on a smart motorway. An information film with supporting materials was also produced, and became a core part of an improved training package shared across the recovery industry.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/07/2019 13:35:08 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1169642

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the incidence of road deaths and injuries.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the safety of all road users. The Road Safety Statement – ‘A Lifetime of Road Safety’, published in July last year, describes in some detail the Department’s intention to undertake a set of actions in the coming years aimed at improving road safety. For example, one of those actions is for the Department to establish a rural roads working group to share experience on improving rural road safety and to work together to tackle the key issues.</p><p> </p><p>The effectiveness of these measures will be kept under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/01/2020 12:52:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1176924

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce road casualties.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL1398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the safety of all road users. Reducing the numbers of those needlessly killed and injured on our roads is a key priority for the Department. Our recent publication of the Road Safety Statement – ‘A Lifetime of Road Safety’ describes in some detail the Department’s intention to undertake a set of actions in the coming years aimed at improving road safety.</p><p> </p><p>The effectiveness of these measures will be kept under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 17/02/2020 16:26:46 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1179908

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement the principles set out in the Stockholm Declaration, adopted by the Third Ministerial Global Conference on Road Safety in February; and in particular, changes to speed limits.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL1761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK supports the aims of the Stockholm Declaration on road safety. The UK is already committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and already adopts a safe system approach to road safety.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that speed limits play an important part in road safety, and we already encourage local authorities to consider 20 mph where it is appropriate</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/03/2020 17:08:47 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1200732

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety Roads Policing and its contribution to road safety, published on 4 June; and what consideration they have given to the reasons why road deaths in the UK have not declined since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL5320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The PACTS report was an evaluation of academic work to establish if enforcement had an impact on road casualty numbers.</p><p> </p><p>In the Refreshed Road Safety Statement in July 2019 we announced the most comprehensive review of roads policing and this reflects our commitment to continuing to reduce the numbers of people killed and seriously injured on our roads.</p><p> </p><p>We will also shortly be launching a Call for Evidence to help us further investigate the link between enforcement, collisions, congestion and crime – helping make our roads safer for everyone.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/06/2020 14:57:59 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1205368

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of increased information sharing between agencies responsible for road safety, including the police ,the Health and Safety Executive, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Highways England and the Traffic Commissioners, as well as private sector bodies such as the Motor Insurers’ Bureau; whether any such collaboration is inhibited by the Data Protection Act 2018 and other data protection concerns; and, if so, how they are mitigating these data protection concerns.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL5894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>Data Protection legislation already allows for proportionate sharing of personal data for law enforcement purposes. The legislation also provides mechanisms to do this.</p><p>In the Refreshed Road Safety Statement in July 2019 we announced the most comprehensive review of roads policing and this reflects our commitment to continuing to reduce the numbers of people killed and seriously injured on our roads. The exchange of data pertinent to road safety between agencies and organisations is being explored as part of the review.</p><p>We will also shortly be launching a Call for Evidence to help us further investigate the link between enforcement, collisions, congestion and crime. Respondents will have the opportunity to outline their views on what could be done to better enable and equip those charged with enforcing traffic laws.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 01/07/2020 15:16:13 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1138184

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the (a) finding in the July 2019 Highways England Strategic Road Network Star Rating Report that for the funding period 2015-2020 60 per cent of journeys on Highways England’s single carriageways are forecast to be below the three-star road safety benchmark under the EuroRAP/iRAP rating system for the safety of road infrastructure and (b) statement in the March 2015 Highways England 2015-2020 delivery plan that the organisation will ensure that by the end of 2020 more than 90 per cent of travel on the strategic road network will be on roads with a safety rating of EuroRAP3* (or equivalent).
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	275760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Road Investment Strategy (RIS 1) 2015 - 2020 has enabled Highways England to deliver unprecedented levels of investment on the strategic road network in England and the star rating system is an assessment tool which Highways England continue to use to assist them in prioritising future investment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>On single carriageways Highways England are committed to investing £77 million in improvement schemes by 2020, which is over and above enhancements through routine maintenance such as new road markings, signing and vegetation clearance. Highways England will review the star rating of the network when it is re-evaluated as part of RIS 2.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 17/07/2019 14:18:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1138670

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Highways England have made towards its target of ensuring that the majority of roads with a (a) 1* and (b) 2* safety rating under the EuroRAP3* assessment programme have improved to a 3* rating; and what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the conclusion of the Highways England Strategic Road Network Star Rating Report published on 4 July 2019 that for the funding period 2015-2020 60 per cent of journeys on Highways England’s single carriageways are forecast to be below the three-star road safety benchmark under the EuroRAP/iRAP rating system for the safety of road infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	276544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Road Investment Strategy (RIS 1) 2015 - 2020 has enabled Highways England to deliver unprecedented levels of investment on the strategic road network in England and the star rating system is an assessment tool which Highways England continue to use to assist them in prioritising future investment opportunities. The latest data indicates 95% of our travel will be on roads rated 3* and above by 2020, which exceeds the targrt set in the delivery plan.</p><p> </p><p>On single carriageways Highways England are committed to investing £77 million in improvement schemes by 2020, which is over and above enhancements through routine maintenance such as new road markings, signing and vegetation clearance. Highways England will review the star rating of the network when it is re-evaluated as part of RIS 2. Estimates of star ratings by 2020 are conservative as they do not reflect the impacts or include the results of these designated funds. Travel on single carriageways only accounts for a small proportion of overall traffic on the network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/07/2019 15:35:09 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1140342

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the 11 July 2019 Road Safety Foundation report that (a) local road safety in the UK has major structural weaknesses and (b) the lack of funding may compromise the ability of councils to fulfil their legal duties.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	279066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2019 answer text <p>We are grateful for the work done by the Road Safety Foundation and we will consider its findings and take action as needed.</p><p> </p><p>On 13 June 2018, we published details of funding to improve 50 of England’s most dangerous A roads; many of these projects are now underway.</p><p> </p><p>On 19 July this year, as part of the Road Safety Statement, we announced a Rural Roads Working Group to consider road safety issues specific to rural roads.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to work closely with the Safer Roads Foundation to identify further opportunities to improve road safety.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/08/2019 15:19:33 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1141445

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2019 to Question 275760, what assessment he has made of the effect of delaying the reassessment of the star rating of the strategic road network for the planning and resource allocation for major risk areas in Road Investment Strategy 2 between 2020 and 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	281115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) will, among other things, set performance objectives for Highways England and the funding available to deliver them. It is for Highways England to decide what action to take and where in order to achieve those objectives. Highways England will review the star rating of the strategic road network when it is re-evaluated in support of its delivery of RIS2.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 31/07/2019 11:19:45 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald