Written Question · S4W-25677 · Session 4
Whether it has reviewed the impact assessment that the Department for Transport carried out prior to increasing the speed limit in England …
The question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reviewed the impact assessment that the Department for Transport carried out prior to increasing the speed limit in England and Wales for HGVs using single carriageways to 50 mph.
The answer
The Scottish Government is aware of the Department for Transport’s impact assessment for the HGV speed limit rise on single-carriageway roads in England and Wales, and notes that it states this will result in more people being killed and seriously injured.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-25677 by reference.