Question follow-through · 72793
Large Goods Vehicles: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of heavy goods vehicles travelling through villages on (a) traffic and (b) pollution.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 3 Sept 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of heavy goods vehicles travelling through villages on (a) traffic and (b) pollution.
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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3 Sept 2025
Answer published
I recognise that heavy goods vehicles (HGV) can have negative safety and environmental impact on villages, particularly where roads and pavements are narrow. Local traffic authorities have powers under Sections 1 & 2 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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