§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when the Government plan to launch the Road Safety Advisory Panel, announced in the road safety strategy "Tomorrow's Roads—Safer For Everyone". [129583]
§ Angela SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when the Government plan to launch the Road Safety Advisory Panel, as announced in the road safety strategy "Tomorrow's Roads—Safer For Everyone". [129603]
§ Mr. HillThe new Road Safety Advisory Panel was launched today, and my noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lord Whitty) 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.