Question follow-through · 22585

Cars: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with relevant authorities to help reduce the number of fatal car crashes in outer London boroughs.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
8 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
13 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with relevant authorities to help reduce the number of fatal car crashes in outer London boroughs.

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Since the general election, the Department has begun work on a new Road Safety Strategy, the first in over a decade. The Department will share more details in due course. Local government is the main delivery agent of road safety. The responsibility to im...

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