Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of fatalities on roads in Essex.

This Government takes road safety very seriously and reducing those killed and injured on our roads is a key priority. The Department is currently considering policy options in this area.

Local authorities are responsible for the management of local roads, within the rules set by Government, including setting local speed limits where the national limit would not be appropriate.

The Safer Roads Fund is an innovative, non-competitive programme that provides funding for the most high risk ‘A’ roads in England. Essex County Council received funding of £4.96m as part of the Safer Roads Fund for the A113 and A104.