Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 69141

Road Signs and Markings: Cornish Language

Tabled: 18 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

LabourSouth East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help increase the use of the Cornish language on (a) transport routes and (b) signage within Cornwall.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Department has no current plans to authorise the use of Cornish language signs on trunk roads at entry points into Cornwall or on traffic signs within Cornwall. Even if local authorities believe they have an exceptional need to translate English traff...

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