Active Travel: Lighting
Commons · Question 126073 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Question
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...