Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 13782

Road Traffic Offences

Tabled: 12 November 2024
Answered: 19 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

LabourTooting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of strengthening legal penalties for motorists at fault in hit-and-run incidents.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
This Government takes road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. My Department is developing our road safety strategy and will set out more details in due course.