Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 110633

Roads: Speed Limits

Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 9 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal DemocratMid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the speed limit on rural single carriageway roads.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Road Safety Strategy, published on 7 January 2026, commits the Government to exploring whether the proposed rural roads categories are appropriate at a local level and to assessing their potential for national application. Developing a much clearer an...

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