Written questions

Roads: Horses

Commons · Question 86397 · Tabled 29 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 4 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of road safety measures in protecting (a) horse riders and (b) carriage drivers on public highways.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 4 Nov 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 to help us achieve our aim. In 2022 The Highway Code was updated to improve the safety of all road user...