Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 106979

Driving: Mobile Phones

Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 22 January 2026

Question

Dame Caroline Dinenage

ConservativeGosport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues tp help reduce the prevalence of phone use whilst driving.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Government takes road safety seriously and is committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. The use of mobile phones while driving is unacceptable, and there are already tough penalties for those committing an offence. We...

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