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Commons · Question 126073 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 15 Apr 2026

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Asked by Rebecca Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Nationwide plans announced to design safer streets as 9 in 10 women report feeling unsafe walking at night, published 25 March 2026, what assessment she

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 15 Apr 2026

Barriers to the installation of appropriate lighting include a lack of energy infrastructure, higher scheme cost for upfront work, the impact on nature and wildlife, the long-term revenue budget required for the ongoing maintenance of lighting installatio...