§ Baroness Gould of Potternewtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What action they are taking to make more effective use of roadside speed cameras. [HL457]
§ Lord WhittyA number of pilot schemes to test new funding arrangements for speed and traffic light cameras will start on 1 April 2000. This will increase the number of cameras deployed, further deter speed and red light running and thereby achieve the Government's road safety objective. Each pilot scheme will involve local authorities, magistrates' courts, the police and in some cases the Highways Agency and Crown Prosecution Service. The schemes will be based in these eight police areas—Essex, Northampton, Thames Valley, Nottingham, South Wales, Cleveland, Lincolnshire and Strathclyde. In the light of the results of the pilot schemes consideration will be given to the extension of the funding arrangements nationally.