Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 24 February (HL1570) and prior to their decision to conduct “an evidence stocktake to gather the facts about the safety of smart motorways”, what discussions they had with the police about the safety of smart motorways.

Throughout the design and development of Smart Motorways there is extensive consultation with the emergency services, including the police, to ensure that they have safe and effective operating procedures.