Written Question·Home Office·UIN 15272

Road Traffic Offences: West Midlands

Tabled: 2 July 2026

Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Liam Byrne

Labour — Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with West Midlands Police on the potential impact on its decision to un-cap speeding prosecutions on road traffic accident rates in the region.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Government takes road safety seriously and recognises the important role that roads policing and speed enforcement play in reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads. Operational policing decisions, however, are taken loca...

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