§ Baroness Pitkeathleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they plan to launch the Road Safety Advisory Panel, as announced in the road safety strategy Tomorrow's roads—safer for everyone. [HL3210]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Whitty)The new Road Safety Advisory Panel was launched today, and I chaired the first meeting. The panel includes representatives of the main stakeholders in road safety, including the police, local authorities, road safety organisations, road user groups and other government departments. Its remit is to provide advice to Ministers on road safety policies and to advise on the planned three-yearly reviews of progress towards the casualty reduction targets set in the road safety strategy.