Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 97204

Pedestrian Areas: Urban Areas

Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 12 December 2025

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential implications for Government policies of trends in the level of street clutter on the character of urban areas.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Management of local roads, including placement of fixed street furniture such as signs, benches, bins and cycle racks, is the responsibility of local traffic authorities. Neither good traffic management, nor good streetscape design is helped by over-provi...

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