Roads
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on roads. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 30.07.2013 | Driving: instruction |
| This note gives a brief overview of the requirements for Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs), explains the significant changes to driving instruction since 2000 and looks at current proposals for further changes. | |
| 02.07.2013 | Road traffic: Social Indicators page |
| Trends since 1950 of road traffic in Great Britain. Road traffic in 2012 was at a level similar to 2011, 4% lower than the 2007 peak. | |
| 02.07.2013 | Road fuel prices: Social Indicators page |
| UK pretrol and diesel price trends and cross EU price comparisons | |
| 27.06.2013 | Road accident casualties: Social Indicators page |
| A summary of reported road accident casualty statistics. There were 1,754 road deaths in Great Britain in 2012, a decrease of 8% on 2011. | |
| 18.06.2013 | Local transport governance and finance in England, 2010- |
| This note explains the structures and reform of local transport governance and finance in England following the 2010 General Election. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 07.01.2013 | HGV Road User Levy Bill: Committee Stage Report |
| This Bill would provide for the introduction of an HGV road user levy from April 2014. | |
| 29.10.2012 | HGV Road User Levy Bill |
| This Bill would provide for the introduction of an HGV road user levy from April 2014. | |
| 19.01.2012 | Social Indicators |
| A compendium of the latest social statistics. This edition includes articles: Religion in Great Britain, and Focus on road casualties | |
| 22.08.2011 | London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill: Committee stage report |
| This is an account of the House of Commons Committee Stage of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill and has been prepared for the Report and Third Reading of the Bill, scheduled for 8 September 2011. It supplements Research Paper 11/34, prepared for the Second Reading of the Bill in the Commons on 28 April 2011. | |
| 02.03.2011 | Transport policy in 2011: a new direction? |
| This paper outlines the changes made to transport policy by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government and looks at some of the long term transport challenges the government is likely to face over the course of this Parliament. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 03.05.2011 | Transport and the economy. |
| Government response. Transport Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 26.04.2011 | Keeping the UK moving: the impact on transport of the winter weather in December 2010. |
| Transport Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 21.03.2011 | Drink and drug driving law. |
| Government response. Department for Transport report [Commons] | |
| 01.03.2011 | The cost of motor insurance. |
| Transport Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 01.03.2011 | Severn crossings toll. |
| Welsh Affairs Select Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 07.02.2012 | DRIVING LICENCES AND DANGEROUS OR CARELESS DRIVING |
| That this House notes that the law currently allows those charged with serious driving offences, including death by dangerous or careless driving, to continue driving until sentencing, ... | |
| 07.02.2012 | FORTH RAIL BRIDGE GOLD BLUE PETER BADGE |
| That this House welcomes the award of the iconic Gold Blue Peter Badge to the Forth Rail Bridge; notes that the Bridge is the first manmade structure to receive the accolade; further ... | |
| 30.11.2011 | SAVING LIVES CAMPAIGN |
| That this House welcomes the Saving Lives Campaign ... Drive Safely Because i-Count launched by the charity Kids Count and other associated bodies; notes that the campaign draws attention ... | |
| 30.11.2011 | SCHOOL CROSSING PATROLS IN MANCHESTER |
| That this House opposes the decision of Manchester City Council to axe some school crossing patrols and to try to pass on the cost of remaining patrols to local schools; notes the impact ... | |
| 28.11.2011 | FUEL PRICES ON MOTORWAYS |
| That this House believes that fuel prices on motorways are too high; notes that a recent survey by WhatCar? found that fuel prices on motorways are up to 7.4 per cent. higher than the ... |
POST Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01.10.2010 | Electric vehicles |
| This POSTnote focuses on the extent to which EVs could reduce carbon emissions and examines issues that would surround widespread uptake. | |
| 01.01.2009 | Intelligent transport systems, January 2009 |
| This POSTnote outlines current and future applications of ITS in road transport, as well as technical, behavioural and economic limitations to their deployment. | |
| 01.08.2007 | Transport biofuels, August 2007 |
| Transport biofuels, August 2007. POSTnote 07/293. |
