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Road Signs and Markings

Asked by Sojan JosephLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 February 2026UIN 110222

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of road signs used by local authorities to help prevent road causalities among (a) hedgehogs and (b) other small mammals.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department has made no such assessment. Local authorities are responsible for the installation of the small wild animal road signs.

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