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Roads: Horse Riding

Commons · Question 69645 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 2 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with (a) the equine sector, (b) local authorities and (c) road safety bodies on enforcing safe driving practices around horse riders.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 2 Sep 2025

The Government is committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads and my Department works with a broad range of stakeholders, including discussions with the British Horse Society, to help us achieve our aim. In 2022 The Highway...