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Written question asked by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 April 2005. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Monday, 4 April 2005 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take in response to UN Resolution A/58/L60 on Improving Global Road Safety; and if he will make a statement; what action his Department has taken in response to the World Health Organisation and World Bank report on road traffic injury prevention of April 2004; what plans his Department has to work with road safety organisations towards meeting the report's objectives; and if he will make a statement; what mechanisms are in place to facilitate co-operation between his Department and the Department for International Development on global road safety issues; what contribution his Department has made to the pursuit of global road safety issues; and if he will make a statement; what action his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take in response to UN Resolution A/58/L60 on Improving Global Road Safety; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

Dr. Moonie: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what action his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take in response to UN resolution A/58/L60 on improving global road safety; and if he will make a statement; [224101] (2) what action his Department has taken in response to the World Health Organisation and World Bank report on road traffic injury prevention of April 2004; what plans his Department has to work with road safety organisations towards meeting the report's objectives; and if he will make a statement; [224102] (3) what mechanisms are in place to facilitate co- operation between his Department and the Department for International Development on global road safety issues; [224103] (4) what contribution his Department has made to the pursuit of global road safety issues; and if he will make a statement; [224105] (5) what action his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take in response to UN resolution A/58/L60 on improving global road safety; and if he will make a statement. [224106] Mr. Jamieson: The joint World Health Organisation (WHO) and World Bank "World report on road traffic injury prevention" focused attention on the global impact of road accidents on low and middle income countries. The Department for Transport also welcomes the UN resolution on improving road safety. The resolution noted the recommendations of the World Report and invited the WHO to act as co-ordinator on road safety issues. The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) was founded in 1999 to increase awareness of road safety and promote reductions in deaths and serious injury resulting from road traffic accidents in developing and transition countries. GRSP is a partnership between businesses and governments and is sponsored by the Department for International Development. Department for Transport officials support the activities of WHO in this area and are presently participating in work on child injury prevention. We recognise the problems faced by developing countries and have provided support where we are able, including sponsoring a conference on driver training and testing, held in India in 2002.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
432 c1184-5W; 224101;224102;224103;224105;224106
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Accidents Safety Roads
Link
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