Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 93286

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 20 November 2025

Answered: 25 November 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans there are to improve safety measures on rural A-roads with higher-than-average collision rates.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

The Government recognises that the majority of road fatalities (according to the latest statistics) occurred on rural roads (60%) with fewer fatalities on urban roads (35%) and motorways (5%). Too many people are killed and seriously injured in road traff...

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