HC Deb 24 April 1989 vol 151 c454W
59. Mr. Lofthouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what further measures he plans to bring forward to improve road safety.

60. Mr. Dunnachie

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what further measures he plans to bring forward to improve road safety.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

We announced on 19 April at column163 a series of new measures intended to reduce the unacceptably high casualty rate among pedestrians. I also announced on 18 April at column 106 decisions on a number of aspects of our earlier proposals for improving motorcycle safety. Our priority now will be to implement all these measures as soon as practicable.

We shall shortly bring before the House for approval regulations to implement the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Rear Seat Belts by Children) Act 1988.

The main task is to help generate news and current affairs coverage of the 100 deaths each week and just over 6,000 injuries.