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That this House expresses its deep regret at the passing of Callum McVeigh, from Derryboy, County Down, aged 23, who died in a tragic accident on Christmas Eve; notes his business acumen and success in coordinating operations at McVeighs Contracts Traffic Management; acknowledges his achievements as a Northern Ireland youth international and Irish League footballer; recognises his dedicated service to the Loyal Orders and marching bands; further recognises the importance of his Christian faith in shaping his life and character; pays tribute to the positive and lasting impact he had on colleagues, teammates and the wider community across Northern Ireland; and extends its sincere condolences to his family and friends.
That this House expresses its deep regret at the passing of Callum McVeigh, from Derryboy, County Down, aged 23, who died in a tragic accident on Christmas Eve; notes his business acumen and success in coordinating operations at McVeighs Contracts Traffic Management; acknowledges his achievements as a Northern Ireland youth...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to WPQ 94153, what discussions she has had with representatives of the road haulage industry to help ensure sufficient capacity exists to meet demand given the change in numbers declaring insolvency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to WPQ 94153, what discussions she has had with representatives of the road haulage industry to help ensure sufficient capacity exists to meet demand given the change in numbers declaring insolvency.
Department for Transport officials regularly meet representatives of the road haulage industry to discuss a wide range of issues impacting the industry. These meetings include the Freight Council and the Road Freight Industry Engagement Group.
In addition, officials hold ad hoc meetings with road haulage businesses and trade associations to discuss issues raised by the sector, including those relating to the capacity of the industry.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many transport companies were registered with the Standard Industrial Classification code 49410 for freight transport by road in (a) 2019 and (b) 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many transport companies were registered with the Standard Industrial Classification code 49410 for freight transport by road in (a) 2019 and (b) 2024.
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of the 5th of December is attached.
On the question of trust in automated vehicles, does my hon. Friend agree that one issue that people will be concerned about is the cost of car insurance? When we are consulted and approached by constituents and we write to insurance companies, we usually hear that the number of accidents...
On the question of trust in automated vehicles, does my hon. Friend agree that one issue that people will be concerned about is the cost of car insurance? When we are consulted and approached by constituents and we write to insurance companies, we usually hear that the number of accidents...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the new Road Safety Strategy will be announced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the new Road Safety Strategy will be announced.
Improving road safety is one of my key priorities. Too many people are killed and seriously injured in road traffic collisions, and this Government will work hard to prevent these tragedies for all road users. That is why we are developing our Road Safety Strategy.
At the Transport Select Committee in April 2025, the Secretary of State set out that we hope to publish the Strategy later this year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to reduce the number of car accidents among (a) recently-qualified and (b) young drivers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to reduce the number of car accidents among (a) recently-qualified and (b) young drivers.
We recognise that young people are disproportionately victims of tragic incidents on our roads. As work progresses on the new road safety strategy, we are exploring options to tackle the root causes of this without unfairly penalising young drivers.
My Department’s THINK! campaign aims to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on the roads in England and Wales, and is primarily focused on men aged 17-24. THINK! plays an important role in raising awareness of risky driving behaviours amongst young people. This has recently included campaigns on drink-driving and speeding on rural roads.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce road (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries among young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce road (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries among young people.
The Government treats road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. My department is developing our road safety strategy and will set out more details in due course.
Road safety is devolved to Northern Ireland (as well as to Wales and Scotland).
I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. Will she join me in congratulating charity groups such as Life After, in my area, which deals with people who have suffered trauma and the loss of partners or close relatives in road traffic accidents? It does so much to help...
I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. Will she join me in congratulating charity groups such as Life After, in my area, which deals with people who have suffered trauma and the loss of partners or close relatives in road traffic accidents? It does so much to help...
I congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. Does he agree that another issue arises when road traffic-calming measures have been put in place where there are suitable diversionary routes for some motorists to avoid the speed humps and traffic-calming measures? There is increased traffic on those roads...
I congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. Does he agree that another issue arises when road traffic-calming measures have been put in place where there are suitable diversionary routes for some motorists to avoid the speed humps and traffic-calming measures? There is increased traffic on those roads...
But my hon. Friend has raised it anyway.
But my hon. Friend has raised it anyway.
That this House acknowledges the sixth anniversary of the founding in Northern Ireland of the charity Life After, set up to offer help and support to families and friends who have been bereaved through road traffic collisions; commends all volunteers and those associated with the group who have campaigned tirelessly to raise the issue of the ongoing problems faced by those who lost loved ones in such tragic circumstances; and expresses the hope that support and awareness of the issue will continue to grow for the charity.
That this House acknowledges the sixth anniversary of the founding in Northern Ireland of the charity Life After, set up to offer help and support to families and friends who have been bereaved through road traffic collisions; commends all volunteers and those associated with the group who have campaigned tirelessly...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of UK Guarantees Scheme guarantees issued to date have been allocated to road projects in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of UK Guarantees Scheme guarantees issued to date have been allocated to road projects in Northern Ireland.
To date, no guarantees under the UK Guarantees Scheme have been issued to road projects in Northern Ireland. This information, alongside details of the UK Guarantees scheme, is publicly available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-guarantees-scheme. The UK Guarantees Scheme was established in 2012, with a capacity of up to £40 billion, to support private investment in UK infrastructure projects. As the scheme is demand-led, it only operates where needed and guarantees are not allocated by region. So far, the UK Guarantees Scheme has issued £1.8 billion of guarantees, supporting over £4 billion worth of investment.
I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. On the issue of speed cameras and their locations, does he agree that it is essential that the wider public—pedestrians and motorists—see that they are positioned in such a way as to help to prevent accidents, rather than to apprehend motorists...
I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. On the issue of speed cameras and their locations, does he agree that it is essential that the wider public—pedestrians and motorists—see that they are positioned in such a way as to help to prevent accidents, rather than to apprehend motorists...
That this House notes the changes which came into effect on 1 September 2018 regarding how new cars are tested for miles per gallon assessment; recognises that millions of motorists over many years expressed annoyance and anger at the previous tests, the results of which grossly overestimated miles per gallon only achievable in a totally unrealistic way; and calls for the new test to be monitored in such a way that motorists can have confidence that the mpg figure they see advertised is achievable in real world driving circumstances rather than carefully controlled lab conditions.
That this House notes the changes which came into effect on 1 September 2018 regarding how new cars are tested for miles per gallon assessment; recognises that millions of motorists over many years expressed annoyance and anger at the previous tests, the results of which grossly overestimated miles per gallon...
That this House notes that five people are killed and 66 are seriously injured on British roads every day; further notes an analysis by Brake, the road safety charity, which shows that one in five trauma hospital patients are involved in road collisions; believes that there can be no acceptable level of road casualties; congratulates Brake, together with sponsors Aviva and BriteAngle, on coordinating Road Safety Week, 20 to 26 November 2016, as a focus of efforts to raise awareness of avoidable road-related deaths and serious injury; further notes that thousands of community groups, schools, emergency services, hospitals, voluntary sector organisations and leading companies will be holding events as part of the week to raise awareness about road safety; and notes that the 2017 campaign calls on everyone to slow down to save lives and prevent serious injury on the roads.
That this House notes that five people are killed and 66 are seriously injured on British roads every day; further notes an analysis by Brake, the road safety charity, which shows that one in five trauma hospital patients are involved in road collisions; believes that there can be no acceptable...
That this House recognises that hospital car parks are used by patients and visitors at a difficult time; notes that parking is a necessity for drivers using the hospital services or visiting a loved one; further notes that extortionate car parking charges are extremely worrisome for patients and visitors at an already distressing time in their lives; and urges the Government to consider ending car parking charges at NHS hospitals in England.
That this House recognises that hospital car parks are used by patients and visitors at a difficult time; notes that parking is a necessity for drivers using the hospital services or visiting a loved one; further notes that extortionate car parking charges are extremely worrisome for patients and visitors at...
That this House notes the increasing trend among airports across the UK to charge at drop off and pick up points close to the terminal even for very short times; further notes a recent report into the range of charges which found that Stansted Airport has raised charges to £3.50 for 10 minutes while Luton Airport charges £7 for 40 minutes; commends those airports such as Belfast City and Liverpool which have retained free initial parking; and calls for a review into the exorbitant charges.
That this House notes the increasing trend among airports across the UK to charge at drop off and pick up points close to the terminal even for very short times; further notes a recent report into the range of charges which found that Stansted Airport has raised charges to £3.50...
That this House commends the national road safety charity RoadPeace for organising National Road Victim Month every August to remember those killed or injured on the roads; notes that August is a particularly poignant month since the first person ever killed in the UK by a car, Bridget Driscoll, died on 17 August 1896; further notes that there is an increased risk of children being injured or killed while on holiday from school and encourages increased caution; notes that, according to Department for Transport figures, there were 1,780 deaths on UK roads in the year ending September 2015, with a further 21,920 people seriously injured; supports plans by the Secretary of State for Justice to launch a consultation later in 2016 on how criminal driving laws can be strengthened; notes that the review to strengthen these laws was originally launched on 6 May 2014; and urges Ministers to avoid further delays, expedite their plans where possible and help to deliver justice for victims of criminal driving.
That this House commends the national road safety charity RoadPeace for organising National Road Victim Month every August to remember those killed or injured on the roads; notes that August is a particularly poignant month since the first person ever killed in the UK by a car, Bridget Driscoll, died...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet his counterparts in the devolved administrations to ensure that best practice on reducing the numbers of road deaths across the UK is shared.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet his counterparts in the devolved administrations to ensure that best practice on reducing the numbers of road deaths across the UK is shared.
I am willing to meet my counterparts in the devolved administrations if they wish. My officials have regular meetings with representatives from the devolved administrations to share best practice and I have had correspondence on specific areas of concern.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take in 2016 to ensure that young people under 16 understand road safety issues from the perspectives of pedestrians, cyclists and car users.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take in 2016 to ensure that young people under 16 understand road safety issues from the perspectives of pedestrians, cyclists and car users.
THINK! supports pedestrian road safety education though engaging intermediaries â e.g. teachers, road safety professionals & parents - who are able to deliver road safety messages using free resources, to children and teenagers in a credible and impactful way. THINK! is reviewing their education offer in order to ensure materials and road safety messages are up-to-date and relevant for the current generation.
THINK! is also working closely with partners at the RAC and the Scouts Association to develop road safety resources for out-of-school groups, to ensure road safety is continued to be taught in and outside the classroom.
The Department is providing £50 million over the next four years to support Bikeability cycle training in schools in England (outside London). This funding will help to increase children's road awareness, encourage active travel and improve future motoristsâ empathy for more vulnerable road users.