PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(1 July 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many schools have entrances which open directly onto a 70mph road in (a) the UK, (b) England and (c) the East of England.
Asked by:
Andrew Lewin (Labour)
Asked by:
Andrew Lewin (Labour)
Answer
The Department does not hold this information.
Local traffic authorities are best placed to decide where lower limits will be effective on the roads for which they are responsible, as they are best place to respond with the local information they hold.
Earlier this month, 12 of England’s regional mayors signed a joint pledge to help more children walk, cycle or scoot to school safely through the delivery of a combined 3,500 miles of routes safely linking schools to homes, town and city centres, and transport hubs.
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