Written questions

Road Traffic Control

Lords · Question HL9962 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 12 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Deech

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps can be taken to facilitate legal challenges to traffic management decisions by a local authority including legal aid availability, extended time limits for review of experimental traffic orders and plain language

Answer

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 12 Sep 2025

The Government is clear that traffic management measures such as low traffic neighbourhoods are a matter for local authorities as they know their areas best. Traffic management schemes should always be developed through engagement with local communities. ...