Question follow-through · 29384
Bridges: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the safety measures and responsibilities of local authorities on water crossings.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 5 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 13 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
5 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the safety measures and responsibilities of local authorities on water crossings.
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Feb 2025
Answer published
Under the Highways Act 1980, local highway authorities are responsible for the maintenance and safety of the highway network in their area, which may include bridges, fords and other types of river crossing. The Act does not set out specific standards of ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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