§ Mr. DhandaTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to require the extension of public consultation procedures when road traffic management procedures are proposed by local authorities. [142981]
§ Mr. McNultyWhere traffic management schemes require traffic regulation orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 (SI 1996/2489) apply to the making of such orders. Regulation 6 sets out who an order making authority should consult in particular cases. Otherwise it is a matter for authorities as democratically elected bodies to decide whom to consult in taking schemes forward. We have no current plans to amend the 1996 procedure regulations.