Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 23 June 2011.
The existing limit has been in place since the ’60s. We will weigh up safety and environmental aspects against enforcement—although we all know that 70 mph is not being enforced—and how increasing the speed limit to 80 mph would help the country to grow in infrastructure. We will look at the balance in those areas.