Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 110222

Road Signs and Markings

Tabled: 2 February 2026

Answered: 9 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Sojan Joseph

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of road signs used by local authorities to help prevent road causalities among (a) hedgehogs and (b) other small mammals.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Department has made no such assessment. Local authorities are responsible for the installation of the small wild animal road signs.

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