Question follow-through · 24859

Walking: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities consider (a) lighting and (b) personal safety when assessing walking routes to school in Surrey Heath constituency.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities consider (a) lighting and (b) personal safety when assessing walking routes to school in Surrey Heath constituency.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    This government provides a range of guidance to local authorities on lighting and personal safety for walking routes, set out in Local Transport Note (1/20), the Rural Design Guide, and other documents produced by the Department for Transport and Active T...

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