Question follow-through · 104882

Highway Code: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase public awareness of the new Highway Code.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
14 Jan 2026
Answer
20 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase public awareness of the new Highway Code.

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Injuries and fatalities from road collisions caused by driving are unacceptable, and this Government will work hard to prevent these tragedies for all road users.That is why on 7 January 2026, we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vis...

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