Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Ruth Cadbury Excerpts
Thursday 16th May 2024

(6 months, 1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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Huw Merriman Portrait Huw Merriman
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Yes. It is a brilliant £30 million project, with 40 car parking spaces, which my right hon. Friend has been instrumental in making happen. I will, I hope, meet the new Mayor, whom I congratulate, to ensure that he delivers the project for 2027, as the fantastic Andy Street promised.

Ruth Cadbury Portrait Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth) (Lab)
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More people are killed by cows and lightning than by dangerous cyclists, whereas around five people a day are killed on our roads by motor vehicles—a level that has flatlined under this Government. When will the Transport Secretary publish the long-overdue strategic framework for road safety?

Guy Opperman Portrait Guy Opperman
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The Secretary of State took a decision on road safety yesterday, so clearly we are addressing all these matters on an ongoing basis. I addressed the issue in a Westminster Hall debate recently, but I will write to the hon. Member with more detail.