Written question asked by Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 January 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 January 2003. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 January 2003 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the terms of reference for the `Cost Recovery System for Traffic Safety Cameras' study; on what dates (a) the study and (b) its associated pilots were completed; and if he will publish the information gathered by the study.

Answer: Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the terms of reference for the "Cost Recovery System for Traffic Safety Cameras" study; on what dates (a) the study and (b) its associated pilots were completed; and if he will publish the information gathered by the study. [94092] Mr. Jamieson: A trial was set up to test the new funding mechanism for safety cameras. The key tests were to reduce speeding and casualties, to encourage general public acceptance of the road safety benefits, and to ensure satisfactory working of the funding and partnership arrangements. The trial ran from 1 April 2000 until 31 March 2002 in eight pilot areas. These have been monitored and an independently produced research report of the findings is expected to be published shortly.

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