PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(11 June 2026)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the contribution that reducing speeding offences will need to make to achieving the Government’s target of reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on roads in Great Britain by 65% by 2035.

Asked by:
Sarah Bool (Conservative)

The Road Safety Strategy set an ambitious target to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on British roads by 65% by 2035.

The Department continues to assess the impact of a range of interventions across the road safety system in support of the 2035 target.

The safety of our roads is an absolute priority for this Government. Research shows a link between excessive speed and the risk of collisions. Tackling unsafe speeds will therefore continue to play an important role in delivering our overall road safety ambitions, alongside wider action on safer roads, safer vehicles and safer road user behaviour.

As outlined in the Road Safety Strategy, the Government will be reviewing and updating its guidance, including ‘Setting Local Speed Limits’ and the ‘guidance on the use of speed and red‑light cameras’, to further support local authorities in making well‑informed decisions about managing speed on their roads.

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