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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered making mandatory the wearing by under-19 year olds of high-visibility clothing while cycling or walking on the roads network after dark; and if so, with what result.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Non-affiliated)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 December 2016

Reference

HL3627

House

House of Lords

Roads: Noise

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to reduce noise on public highways, and if so, when they plan to implement those plans.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Non-affiliated)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 September 2016

Reference

HL1892

House

House of Lords

Northern Ireland: Security

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Shutt of Greetland on 17 January (WA 124), what form the request by the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service to close lower Chichester Street in Belfast took; to whom it was addressed and when; and whether closure...

Asked by

Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 February 2012

Reference

15102; 734 c337WA

House

House of Lords

Northern Ireland: Security

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Shutt of Greetland on 20 December (WA 368), what was the outcome of the review by the Minister of State in the Northern Ireland Office in September 2011 of the decision to close Lower Chichester Street, Belfast; what...

Asked by

Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 January 2012

Reference

14649; 734 c124WA

House

House of Lords

Roads: Fatal Accidents

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many lorry drivers have been killed in work-related road accidents in the United Kingdom in the last five years; and what proportion of the total number of lorry drivers on United Kingdom roads are involved in serious road traffic accidents.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 December 2011

Reference

14433; 733 c390WA

House

House of Lords

Northern Ireland: Security Restrictions

To ask Her Majesty’s Government who is responsible for security restrictions in lower Chichester Street, Belfast, which prevent its use by buses and cars; what security criteria were used for the decision to re-impose the restrictions; who made the decision; and why the roads at the side and back of...

Asked by

Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 2011

Reference

14285; 733 c368WA

House

House of Lords

St Andrews Agreement

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the St Andrews agreement included agreement to build a new road of any type from the Irish border to Londonderry.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 March 2011

Reference

7563; 726 c123WA

House

House of Lords

Vehicles: Foreign-registered

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to levy a toll on owners of foreign-registered vehicles using roads in the United Kingdom.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 February 2011

Reference

6388; 725 c156WA

House

House of Lords

Transport: Roads

To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they give on whether the same organisation can carry out the environmental impact assessment and the route design for a road project.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 June 2010

Reference

147; 719 c50-1WA

House

House of Lords

Crime: Northern Ireland

To ask Her Majesty's Government what instructions they will issue to the judiciary in Northern Ireland about sentencing policy for those found guilty in road traffic cases which involve a death.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 December 2009

Reference

451; 715 c200WA

House

House of Lords

Iran: Embassy

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made, or will make, representations to the appropriate authorities concerning the possible change of name of the street where the Iranian embassy is located to Neda Agha-Soltan Avenue to mark the death of Neda Agha-Soltan following the election in Iran in June.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 November 2009

Reference

5702; 714 c14WA

House

House of Lords

Transport: Cycle and Vehicle Paths

To ask Her Majesty's Government what instructions they have issued or propose to issue to the appropriate authorities concerning the creation of separate cycle and motor vehicle paths in inner cities.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 October 2009

Reference

5644; 713 c53-4WA

House

House of Lords

Vehicles: Speed Limits

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 3 June (WA 50) concerning speed limits on road vehicles, whether the Answer took account of environmental issues and the contribution of speeding to road deaths.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 June 2008

Reference

4093; 702 c162WA

House

House of Lords

Bicycles

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many deaths have been recorded on the roads which involved a bicycle or bicycles in Northern Ireland in each year since 1998.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 January 2008

Reference

1260; 698 c5WA

House

House of Lords

Roads: Belfast

asked Her Majesty's Government:What plans they have to provide traffic-calming measures in the Ballyhackamore area of Belfast; and what is the timescale for such measures.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Crossbench)

Answering body

Roads Service

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

25 April 2007

The chief executive of Roads Service (Dr Malcolm McKibbin) has been asked to write to the noble Lord in response to these questions. Letter from Dr Malcolm McKibbin to Lord Laird dated April/May 2007. You recently asked Her Majesty's Government a Parliamentary Question regarding, what plans they have to provide traffic-calming measures in the Ballyhackamore area of Belfast; and what is the timescale for such measures. As this issue falls within my responsibility as chief executive of Roads Service, I have been asked to reply. In my letter dated 6 November 2006, in response to your previous Parliamentary Question relating to this issue (HL 8130), I listed the streets in the Ballyhackamore area that our local officials had assessed for traffic-calming measures. I am pleased to advise that the consultative and legislative processes have now been successfully completed for Holland Drive, Kirkliston Park, Hewitt Parade, Enid Drive and Enid Parade. Traffic-calming measures on these streets are programmed for completion before the end of May 2007. There are, however, a number of outstanding objections relating to the provision of traffic-calming measures on Earlswood Road, Belmont Church Road and Sydenham Avenue, and at present no decision has been taken whether to proceed with traffic-calming measures on these streets. In Clonlee Drive and Irwin Avenue, scores from assessments were sufficient to merit the inclusion of schemes in the 2007-08 traffic-calming programme. However, as with all works of this nature, implementation of any proposal is subject to the successful completion of the consultative and legislative processes. I am therefore unable to confirm at this time whether these schemes will be implemented. Preliminary assessment scores of Dundela Avenue, Dundela Gardens, Belmont Avenue and Halstein Drive indicate that schemes at these locations would not be as high a priority when compared to other competing sites in our eastern division. While we do not have any plans at present to provide traffic-calming measures at these locations, they will however remain on our list for possible inclusion in future years.

Date

25 April 2007

Reference

3232; 691 c144-5WA

House

House of Lords

Roads: Northern Ireland

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many road accidents which were reported to the Police Service of Northern Ireland in 2006 involved agricultural vehicles; and what that is as a percentage of the total.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

18 April 2007

The number of road traffic collisions recorded by PSNI in 2006 is shown as follows:

Injury Road Traffic Collisions involving an agricultural vehicle: 2006*
	Number	% of total collisions
Fatal Collision	0	0.0
Serious Collision	19	2.1
Slight Collision	54	1.2
Total Injury Collisions	73	1.3

All of these collisions involved an agricultural tractor. The figures are provisional and subject to change. Source: Central Statistics Unit—PSNI

Date

18 April 2007

Reference

3016; 691 c81-2WA

House

House of Lords

Roads: Newry to Dundalk

What are the security arrangements for guarding the carriageway currently under construction between Newry and Dundalk during the hours of darkness.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Crossbench)

Answering body

Roads Service

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

18 April 2007

The chief executive of Roads Service (Dr Malcolm McKibbin) has been asked to write to the noble Lord in response to these questions. Letter from Dr Malcolm McKibbin to Lord Laird, dated April 2007. You recently asked Her Majesty's Government two Parliamentary Questions regarding: i. whether they have any evidence that illegal waste from the Republic of Ireland is being deposited under the carriageway which is currently being constructed between Newry and Dundalk; and, if not, whether they will carry out tests to verify whether such dumping has taken place.; and ii. what are the security arrangements for guarding the carriageway currently under construction between Newry and Dundalk during the hours of darkness. As this issue falls within my responsibility as chief executive of Roads Service, I have been asked to reply. I can advise that neither Roads Service, our technical advisors, who are monitoring the construction of the A1 Cloghogue to the border dual carriageway (part of the A1/N1 Newry to Dundalk link road), nor the contractor, have any evidence that illegal waste from the Republic of Ireland is being deposited under the carriageway currently being constructed. Therefore, in the absence of any evidence that might indicate the location where such waste may have been deposited, I regret that I am unable to justify the significant costs of carrying out tests along the 4.5 km stretch of the road scheme located within Northern Ireland, to investigate whether such dumping has taken place. However, I can advise that the new dual carriageway is being constructed through the site of a rubbish tip in an old quarry at Mount Pleasant in County Louth, in the Republic of Ireland. I am advised that the material that is below the footprint of the road at this location is being processed on site. This is in line with current good practice and in consultation with Louth County Council (the client for the section of the road scheme south of the border, and the local authority with responsibility for matters relating to waste). While suitable material arising from this process is being incorporated in the works south of the border, unsuitable waste material is being removed to a licensed land fill site in County Louth. As regards the security arrangements for the dual carriageway construction site between Newry and Dundalk, I should advise that, while Roads Service's technical advisors are on site monitoring the construction, this is not normally during the hours of darkness. Security of the site is primarily a matter for the contractor, and in this respect the contractor advises that the site is secured at the end of each day and security personnel are engaged to patrol during the hours of darkness.

Date

18 April 2007

Reference

3067; 691 c80-1WA

House

House of Lords

Roads: Newry to Dundalk

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have any evidence that illegal waste from the Republic of Ireland is being deposited under the carriageway which is currently being constructed between Newry and Dundalk; and, if not, whether they will carry out tests to verify whether such dumping has taken place; and

Asked by

Lord Laird (Crossbench)

Answering body

Roads Service

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

18 April 2007

Date

18 April 2007

Reference

3066; 691 c80-1WA

House

House of Lords

Roads: Ballybogey Road

asked Her Majesty's Government:What proposals they have to reduce road deaths on the Ballybogey Road between Portrush and Ballymoney.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Crossbench)

Answering body

Roads Service

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 March 2007

Reference

2742; 690 c322-3WA

House

House of Lords

Roads: Londonderry

asked Her Majesty's Government:What proposals they have to improve traffic flow in Londonderry.

Asked by

Lord Laird (Crossbench)

Answering body

Roads Service

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

6 February 2007

The chief executive of Roads Service (Dr Malcolm McKibbin) has written to the noble Lord in response to this Question. Letter from Dr Malcolm McKibbin to Lord Laird You recently asked Her Majesty's Government a Parliamentary Question regarding what proposals they have to improve traffic flow in Londonderry. As this issue falls within my responsibility as chief executive of Roads Service, I have been asked to reply. As you may be aware, the regional development strategy (RDS) for Northern Ireland contains a policy to strengthen the role of Londonderry as the regional city and hub for the north-west. The regional transportation strategy proposed two transport plans, the Regional Strategic Transport Network Transport Plan (RSTNTP) and the Sub-Regional Transport Plan (SRTP), as the mechanism for implementation of the RDS outside the Belfast Metropolitan Area with regard to all modes of transport. The RSTNTP deals with the main strategic routes into and through Londonderry and this plan was published in March 2005. An enhanced list of schemes for inclusion in the RSTNTP was published for consultation on 31 July 2006 with a response date of 29 September 2006. The full details of the major works schemes included in the plan can be viewed on our website at www.roadsni.gov.uk/consultation/docs/ConsultationDoc_SRI_Prog.pdf or copies are also available in both the House of Commons and House of Lords Libraries. The responses are currently being considered and it is hoped that an announcement of the final proposals will be made later this year. The schemes included in the current RSTNTP and draft proposals would upgrade sections of all the major routes approaching the city. The SRTP deals with the whole of Northern Ireland, excluding the Belfast Metropolitan Area and the routes included in RSTNTP. A section has been developed for Londonderry and includes a detailed study of all modes of transport (walking, cycling, public transport and traffic) within the city. The draft document was issued for public consultation in March 2006 with a reply date of 23 June 2006. Full details of the draft plan can be viewed on our website at www.roadsni.gov.uk/consultation/docs/ExecSummary.pdf or copies are also available in both Libraries. It is planned to publish the SRTP at the end of March 2007. These two transport plans will contain the main proposals for improving traffic flows and addressing other transportation issues for the city and its environs for the period to 2015.

Date

6 February 2007

Reference

1279; 689 c130-1WA

House

House of Lords

	Pedal cyclists	other road users
1998	7	0
1999	1	0
2000	4	0
2001	2	0
2002	3	0
2003	2	0
2004	2	0
2005	4	0
2006	1	0
Source: PSNI—Central Statistics Unit

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Table 1: HGV¹ driver fatalities in reported road accidents: GB 2006-2010
	Accident Year
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
HGV drivers killed	36	42	20	12	26

Table 2: Estimated number of good vehicles over 7.5 tonnes involved in reported serious injury road accidents per 10,000 drivers of such vehicles: GB 2006-2010 Accident Year
	Accident Year
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Reported serious injury road accident involvement rate for goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes HGVs per 10,000 drivers of such vehicles	39	37	32	29	29