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HANSARD Horse and Rider Road SafetyMy hon. Friend has made his point very well. We will also continue to encourage safer road user behaviours in order to improve safety for all vulnerable road users, including…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Horse and Rider Road SafetyMy hon. Friend makes an important point, and I agree with him. As has already been noted, despite the investment of £2.4 million in paid advertising raising road users’ awareness…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Horse and Rider Road SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Dowd; I know you have a deep personal commitment to road safety. I congratulate the hon. Member for Newbury (Mr Dillon) on…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI am very happy to commend those from my hon. Friend’s constituency who do such fantastic work to campaign, as well as the police and trading standards on the work that they do.…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyThe Roads and Buses Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield and Rothwell (Simon Lightwood), who has responsibility for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, is…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyLocal authorities already have the powers to introduce school streets, as the hon. Gentleman described, or to reduce speed limits outside schools. They have our full backing to…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for his support. Clearly, local authorities can and should draw on historical collision data when assessing road safety measures, but proactive measures to…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for her words and for the incredible work she has done to advocate on behalf of those who want safer streets and pavements and to raise the particular case…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for his kind words. We are working very closely with those who have expressed a similar desire to reduce deaths and serious injuries on our roads, including…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyThe Government have done a great deal of work in collaboration with the Home Office on road policing. We know that this strategy will be effective only if there is enforcement. I…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank the hon. Member for the work that he has done to support the Saltern family. It was humbling to meet Mark, Helen and Leanne, and to hear about their work supporting other…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI am not entirely sure I heard a question, but I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his words. I am proud to be part of a Government who listen and act.08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. The Minister for Roads and Buses, my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield and Rothwell (Simon Lightwood), was listening carefully…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Deaths and serious injuries resulting from road traffic collisions tear apart families and communities, and they come at great cost to our…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI hope my hon. Friend will send my condolences to those in her constituency who have been affected by such a terrible loss. There is no question but that too many people are…08 Jan 2026HANSARDPavement Parking: Consultation ResponseThis statement provides the House with an update on steps the Government are taking to tackle pavement parking. In short, we are giving local authorities the powers they need to…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI know that the hon. Lady has been a real campaigner on road safety during her time in the House. The ambitious targets that we have set can be delivered only by working in…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyIt is noticeable that the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) is not here, but I would invite him to sit down with any of the families I have sat down with and claim that there…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for his question, and am very sorry to hear about that road traffic collision in his constituency. One of the things we are doing as part of this strategy…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI am sorry to hear about the failure of my hon. Friend’s council to take action that would prevent further collisions. We know that rural roads are more dangerous, and that is why…08 Jan 2026