Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 72793

Large Goods Vehicles: Rural Areas

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Jade Botterill

LabourOssett and Denby Dale

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of heavy goods vehicles travelling through villages on (a) traffic and (b) pollution.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
I recognise that heavy goods vehicles (HGV) can have negative safety and environmental impact on villages, particularly where roads and pavements are narrow. Local traffic authorities have powers under Sections 1 & 2 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act...

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