Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help support local authorities to implement speed reductions in rural villages.

The Department for Transport issues best practice guidance on setting local speed limits. This is designed to make sure that speed limits are appropriately and consistently set, whilst allowing for flexibility to deal with local needs and circumstances.

The guidance can be viewed at the following link: www.gov.uk/government/publications/setting-local-speed-limits