HC Deb 26 November 2001 vol 375 cc612-3W
John Mann

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made of the average reduction in road speed as a result of the introduction of speed cameras. [17442]

Mr. Jamieson

Monitoring of the eight pilot areas has shown that, on average, speed at the camera sites has reduced on average by 5.6mph. On average the percentage of drivers exceeding the speed limit at pilot camera sites reduced from 55 per cent. to 16 per cent.

John Mann

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made of how many police constabularies are in favour of the use of speed cameras. [17444]

Mr. Jamieson

All police forces in the United Kingdom use technology to enforce speed limits. To date, 15 police force areas have been accepted into the new netting-off scheme and a number are preparing their case to join next year. It is envisaged that the scheme will be extended to all areas within two years. ACPO strongly support the netting-off scheme.

John Mann

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made of the reduction in(a) fatalities and (b) serious accidents as a result of the introduction of speed cameras. [17440]

Mr. Jamieson

The first year report of the netting-off scheme shows that, on average, at camera sites, the number of people killed and seriously injured; fell by 47 per cent. compared to the average of the previous three years.

John Mann

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many requests he has received for additional funding for speed cameras since January. [17435]

Mr. Jamieson

Eight further bids have been received to join the netting-off scheme. Of these, seven have been approved.

John Mann

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many speed cameras there are in the United Kingdom. [17441]

Mr. Jamieson

The numbers of speed cameras in police force areas are not held centrally.