Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review speed limits on non-residential roads.

Traffic authorities (including National Highways for the Strategic Road Network) have the power to set local speed limits on the roads for which they are responsible where they consider that the national speed limit is not right for the road. The Department for Transport issues best practice guidance on setting local speed limits designed to make sure that speed limits are appropriately and consistently set while allowing for flexibility to deal with local circumstances.

Measures to address speeding will be considered for inclusion within the forthcoming road safety strategy.