Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on advertising the dangers of wearing a seat belt incorrectly in each of the last two years for which information is available.

The Government recognises the importance of seat belts in promoting road safety; quite simply they save lives. That is why the law requires vehicle occupants, with very few exceptions, to wear them. Advice on www.gov.uk and in The Highway Code in respect of seat belts focusses on the importance of wearing a seat belt.