Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 28 June 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 July 2017. It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 July 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Road Traffic Offences
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department's next periodic survey of seatbelt and mobile telephone use by motorists (a) covers London in its survey sample and (b) takes account of taxi and private hire vehicles and their use of cradled mobile telephones.
- Answer
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The Department’s survey of hand-held mobile phone use and seat belt compliance has been designed primarily to produce national rather than regional estimates for Great Britain. A new survey for 2017 is currently being procured, which includes options to allow extra surveys to be commissioned for specific areas, including by Transport for London to secure London level data.
The survey will record data about taxi and private hire vehicles; however, no currently tested methodology enables information to be gathered about the use of cradled mobile telephones using roadside observation.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 1915
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Greater London Mobile phones Taxis Road traffic offences Safety belts Surveys
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