HL Deb 16 March 2004 vol 659 cc29-30WA
Viscount Astor

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will provide information on locations of present and proposed SPECS speed cameras; and whether they will keep that list up-to-date on the Department for Transport's website. [HL1514]

Lord Davies of Oldham

Within the cost recovery scheme two SPECS safety camera systems are in place in Northamptonshire, 13 in Nottinghamshire and one in South Yorkshire. SPECS cameras are suited to stretches of road that are relatively uninterrupted by junctions, but where speed is a problem and there have been at least five people killed or seriously injured per kilometre. Details on specific sites are available on individual partnership web-sites linked by the National Safety Camera Liaison sitewww.nationalsafetycameras.co.uk.

Viscount Astor

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether SPECS speed cameras have been permanently installed on roads other than the motorway network. [HL1516]

Lord Davies of Oldham

The 16 sites at which the SPECS safety camera system is permanently deployed are all on the non-motorway network. SPECS cameras are suited to stretches of road that are relatively uninterrupted by junctions, but where speed is a problem and there have been at least five people killed or seriously injured per kilometre.