Question follow-through · 119589
Roads: Horses
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the safety of horse riders and horses on public roads.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 17 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the safety of horse riders and horses on public roads.
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Highway Code was updated in 2022 to improve the safety of all road users, particularly the most vulnerable. Key changes included the introduction of a Hierarchy of Road Users, which ensures that those who do the greatest harm have the greatest respons...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Freight: Schengen Agreement
26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Schengen 90/180 day rule on international road haulage operations.