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Commons · Question 75019 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's proposed disapplication of Section 132 of the Highways Act 1980 on public safety.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 11 Sep 2025

My Department has made no such proposal. It is for local authorities to determine how to use the powers at their disposal, including those within the Highways Act 1980.