Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of road safety legislation for protecting young people; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to improve road safety for young people.

The Department has commissioned research to examine interventions designed to help learner and newly-qualified drivers improve their skills and safety and we are awaiting publication of outcomes before considering further measures we can take to improve road safety for young drivers.