Motorway Speed Limits

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 23 June 2011.

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Photo of Jim Fitzpatrick Jim Fitzpatrick Shadow Minister (Transport) 10:30, 23 June 2011

In assessing the impact on safety of increasing motorway speed limits, does the Minister agree that another potential consequence will be our ability to meet our carbon dioxide emission targets? Has he received any representations from his right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change who, as we know, is something of an expert on these matters?