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Debate between Graeme Morrice and Kate Green
Thursday 29th November 2012

(11 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Graeme Morrice Portrait Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (Lab)
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8. If he will make it his policy to reinstate national targets to reduce deaths and serious injuries on the roads.

Kate Green Portrait Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab)
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13. If he will make it his policy to reinstate national targets to reduce deaths and serious injuries on the roads.

Lord McLoughlin Portrait The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Patrick McLoughlin)
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The Government have no plans to reinstate national targets. The strategic framework for road safety sets out measures that we intend to take to continue to reduce casualties. Those include making forecasts of the casualty numbers that we might expect to see through to 2030 if our measures, and the actions of local authorities, are successful.