PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Roads: Accidents (18 November 2016)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is undertaking market research to improve its estimates on the number of incidents relating to truck and bus wheel loss.

Asked by:
Mike Kane (Labour)

Answer

The Department is not currently undertaking market research on the number of incidents relating to truck and bus wheel loss. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency continues to investigate reports of safety-related vehicle defects and its examiners also carry out large numbers of vehicle safety inspections.


Answered by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
24 November 2016

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