§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what data he collects on the percentage of vehicles that break the speed limit in each local authority area; what targets for reducing deaths and serious injuries on roads he sets for each local authority; and if he will make a statement. [123095]
§ Mr. HillInformation about the percentage of vehicles breaking the speed limit is not available by local authority. National information was last published in "Vehicle Speeds in Great Britain: 1998", a copy of which is in the Library.
In July local authorities will produce new five-year local transport plans. These plans must include a local target for reducing road accident casualties, set against the national target of an overall 40 per cent, reduction by 2010 for the number of people killed or seriously injured, and a 50 per cent, reduction target for serious casualties to children.