Road Safety

Debate between Matt Rodda and Andy MacNae

Tuesday 7th January 2025 Commons Chamber

[Andy MacNae]

Again, I agree 100% with my hon. Friend. The role of communities is absolutely vital.

[Matt Rodda (Reading Central) (Lab)]

In my own area, there is a serious problem with a lack of co-operation between Oxfordshire county council, as the neighbouring local authority, and Reading borough council. Sadly, Oxfordshire, despite requests from Reading, has allowed heavy goods vehicles to go through a Reading suburb called Caversham and into Reading town centre when they could be diverted on to much safer routes. There have been repeated requests for Oxfordshire to work more constructively with Reading. Does my hon. Friend agree with me that there should be greater emphasis on co-operation between neighbouring local authorities as part of this preventive approach, which he is so ably describing, to try to avoid unnecessary injuries and deaths?