Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on recent trials in Amsterdam of switching off traffic lights to improve traffic flows; and if he will consider introducing similar trials at selective intersections during off peak periods in UK cities.

The Department for Transport holds no information about such trials.

The operation of traffic lights is a matter for local authorities. Part-time operation is already possible, and an authority would need to consider the possible impacts carefully, particularly on road safety and accessibility.