To ask the Secretary of State for Transport
(1) what recent discussions his Department has had with the insurance industry on the behaviour and attitudes of novice drivers;
(2) what recent representations he has received about deaths of young people in traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement;
(3) if he will publish (a) details and (b) results of focus groups with parents, young people and employers about the behaviour and attitudes of novice drivers.
The number of young people being killed on our roads is far too high and we are determined to tackle this issue. It is an issue which, understandably, features prominently in the range of representations which we receive about road safety generally.
As part of our consideration of the way forward, we met the insurance industry on
We will also publish the findings of the focus groups— comprising parents, young people and employers—which we undertook in order to get a better understanding of the issues from their perspective.
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