Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on educating drivers in built-up areas in which schools are located on the level of risk to pedestrians of vehicles travelling at (a) 30mph and (b) 40mph.

I have not had any discussions with the Department for Education on this topic.

Setting local speed limits is a matter for the local highway authority, as they are best placed to determine the speed limits for their areas, based on local knowledge and the views of the community. The Department for Transport (DfT) has issued guidance to help them in the Speed Limit Circular 01/2013 – Setting Local Speed Limits, which is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/setting-local-speed-limits