Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has provided to local authorities on whether they should seek approval from his Department for (a) changes to speed limits and (b) the implementation of (i) road safety measures and (ii) traffic calming schemes.

Local authorities are generally best placed to determine speed limits on the roads for which they are responsible, and the Government has no plans to change this.

The Department for Transport issues guidance designed to ensure speed limits are appropriately and consistently set while allowing flexibility to deal with local needs and conditions.