Estimates day on Thursday, 2 July 2009, in the House of Commons, led by Louise Ellman. The answering member was Paul Clark.

Road Safety

Main estimates 2009-10. Third estimates day (part two). Motion that, for the year ending with 31 March 2010, for expenditure by the Department for Transport— (1) further resources, not exceeding £8,812,695,000 be authorised for use as set out in HC 514, (2) a further sum, not exceeding £7,734,837,000 be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to meet the costs as so set out, and (3) limits as so set out be set on appropriations in aid. Resolved.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 495 c561-84
Session: 2008-09
Department: Department for Transport
Procedure: Supply estimates
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Central government supply estimates 2009-10: main supply estimates for the year ending 31 March 2010.
Thursday, 18 June 2009
House of Commons papers
House of Commons; Ending the scandal of complacency: road safety beyond 2010. Transport Select Committee eleventh report with proceedings, evidence (HC 460 i-iv not printed separately) and appendices.
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons; Estimates
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons; Ending the scandal of complacency: road safety beyond 2010. Transport Select Committee first special report - government response to the Committee's eleventh report of session 2007-08 (HC 460).
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons; Ending the scandal of complacency: road safety beyond 2010. Transport Select Committee second special report - further government response to the Committee's eleventh report of session 2007-08 (HC 460).
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons; Estimates 2009-10
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Formal proceedings
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Paul Clark | 495 c581-4 (Link to this contribution) I cannot at this stage. Although on the face of it that idea might seem to be straightforward and to...; Bob Russell | 495 c578 (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman confirm that it is the view of Her Majesty's official Opposition that breaki...; Norman Baker | 495 c581 (Link to this contribution) May I caution the Minister? I suspect that one of the reasons for the improvement in the nought-to-1...; Paul Clark | 495 c580-1 (Link to this contribution) I said that I would talk later about whether the targets were stretching. When we compiled and prese...; Robert Goodwill | 495 c581 (Link to this contribution) The Minister will be aware that Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has applied to the Department to...; Paul Clark | 495 c581 (Link to this contribution) According to the figures, the numbers of those walking and cycling have increased. If I remember cor...; Robert Goodwill | 495 c578-9 (Link to this contribution) Certainly, we absolutely condemn anyone breaking the speed limits. I am talking about how we can eff...; Eric Martlew | 495 c580 (Link to this contribution) I heard what the Minister said about the possibility that last year might have been exceptional. How...; Paul Clark | 495 c579-80 (Link to this contribution) We have had an interesting, if short, debate on a fundamentally important issue, and I am delighted ...; Eric Martlew | 495 c577 (Link to this contribution) To clarify, the Opposition's position is to do nothing. Is that correct?; Robert Goodwill | 495 c577-8 (Link to this contribution) The Opposition's position is to look at how the driving test can be made more appropriate and to mak...; Robert Goodwill | 495 c576-7 (Link to this contribution) That is true, but GPs also have a responsibility. I tabled a parliamentary question recently to ask ...; Norman Baker | 495 c576 (Link to this contribution) I promise not to report the hon. Gentleman's remarks to the Romanian ambassador, but does he agree t...; Robert Goodwill | 495 c576 (Link to this contribution) I hear what the hon. Gentleman says, but feel that his proposal may be seen as too draconian. All to...; Bob Russell | 495 c575 (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman accept that the double approach of a lower drink-drive limit and the threat ...; Robert Goodwill | 495 c573-5 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Liverpool, Riverside (Mrs. Ellman), the Chair of the Select Commi...; Norman Baker | 495 c573 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry about that particular accident, but I do not think I am looking at this with rose-tinted ...; Eric Martlew | 495 c573 (Link to this contribution) I think that the hon. Gentleman might be looking at the past with rose-tinted glasses. As a child, I...; Louise Ellman | 495 c561 (Link to this contribution) I am pleased to have the opportunity today to debate the important topic of road safety. This debate...; Eric Martlew | 495 c572 (Link to this contribution) I looked into this, too, and the hon. Gentleman is right, but does he realise that in a lot of the c...; Norman Baker | 495 c571 (Link to this contribution) There is undoubtedly a case as to how the police are asked to prioritise their time. I do not want t...; Norman Baker | 495 c572-3 (Link to this contribution) I do not advocate the view that people should face only a fine for what is a serious offence, but I ...; Eric Martlew | 495 c564-7 (Link to this contribution) If I wanted to be glib, I would say that it is slightly ironic that we are talking about ending the ...; Bob Russell | 495 c567-9 (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Carlisle (Mr. Martlew), who has clearly given a lot o...; Norman Baker | 495 c569-70 (Link to this contribution) We are debating an important subject, and although this is the fag end of a Thursday afternoon, it i...; David Drew | 495 c570 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way and I apologise for not being here for the start ...; Norman Baker | 495 c570-1 (Link to this contribution) I agree, and my colleagues have collected some figures on the continuing breaking of the law. I hope...; Robert Goodwill | 495 c571 (Link to this contribution) Could another reason for that "backing off" be that we have had a 20 per cent. reduction in the numb...; Louise Ellman | 495 c564 (Link to this contribution) There are certainly difficulties with assessing the causes of accidents, and perhaps decisions are t...; Robert Goodwill | 495 c564 (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Lady agree that one problem may be that when the police arrive at the scene of an acci...; Louise Ellman | 495 c563-4 (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for his observation. Yes, indeed, that was one of the reasons the Committee d...; Eric Martlew | 495 c563 (Link to this contribution) Was not one of our other concerns that if we raised the age to 18, young people would drive without ...; Eric Martlew | 495 c561-2 (Link to this contribution) I remind my hon. Friend that last year or perhaps the year before, there was a rail crash in Cumbria...; Louise Ellman | 495 c562 (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention and agree with his sentiments. I hope that the Transpor...; Norman Baker | 495 c563 (Link to this contribution) I am genuinely interested in what the Committee has concluded given the evidence that the hon. Lady ...; Louise Ellman | 495 c563 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. The key aspect is having sufficient experience of diffe...; Norman Baker | 495 c562 (Link to this contribution) I have seen some of those figures myself. Does the hon. Lady believe that they are a reflection of t...; Louise Ellman | 495 c563 (Link to this contribution) Owing to the way in which statistics are collected, we were focusing on novice young drivers; there ...
Subjects: Finance Driving Driving tests Roads Safety Transport Committee Road traffic control
Contains statistics: Yes
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