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Written question asked by Nicholas Winterton (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 March 2005. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Thursday, 3 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Dept for Transport

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Road Transport Working Time Directive on road safety.
Answer

Sir Nicholas Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effect of the road transport working time directive on road safety. [218919] Mr. Jamieson: Our partial regulatory impact assessment, published alongside our consultation, estimated the road safety benefits of the directive, in terms of accident costs avoided, at between £15-30 million per year.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
431 c1338W;431 c1332W; 218919
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Accidents EU law Freight Large goods vehicle drivers Transport Working hours Safety Roads Statutory instruments
Link
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