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Traffic Lights

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of obsolete traffic signals on congestion, journey time reliability, and emissions.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
12 Jun 2026
Target answer date
16 Jun 2026
Answer
19 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of obsolete traffic signals on congestion, journey time reliability, and emissions.

  2. 16 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Local Highway Authorities are responsible for traffic signals on their networks, including monitoring and assessment of assets. However, the Department for Transport sponsors the Transport Technology Forum and works with the traffic systems industry to un...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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