Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to encourage local authorities to install hedgehog crossing signs on busy roads.

The Department authorised the use of the small wild animal sign in December 2023, giving local authorities permission to place the sign without reference to the Department. Prior to this none of these signs had been authorised. The Department does not hold information on how many signs are installed by local authorities.

There are no plans to encourage local authorities to install these signs, it is entirely a matter for local authorities to decide upon.