HC Deb 23 October 2003 vol 411 cc682-3W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the action being taken to improve road safety on the A414 between Chelmsford and the M11/Harlow junction. [132928]

Dr. Howells

The section of the A414 between Chelmsford and the M11/Harlow junction is the responsibility of Essex County Council which has identified it as one of the routes to be the subject of a priority route study. Initial analysis has been undertaken and accident measures are being determined for implementation in the next financial year, subject to the availability of funding.

Mr. Liddell-Grainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance his Department provides on the siting of speed limit signs on roads. [133356]

Dr. Howells

Guidance exists in the form of traffic advisory leaflet 1/95, "Speed Limit Signs, a Guide to Good Practice", copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House. It is also available via the Department for Transport website.