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Roads: Closures

Asked by Daisy CooperLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 21809

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of amending the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to enable multiple events to be included within a single temporary traffic regulation order for special events.

Answered by Department for Transport

Under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, multiple events can be included within a single temporary traffic regulation order.

The Government has set out its intention to publish a White Paper which will consider further devolution of decision-making powers and functions in due course.

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