asked Her Majesty's Government:

What action they are taking to implement each of the six recommendations contained in the Audit Commission's report on road safety, Changing Lanes, which was published in February 2007. [HL4264]

The report's recommendations are directed primarily at local agencies such as councils, emergency services and NHS bodies, and the Government will continue to support local partners in implementing these recommendations. The report made one recommendation on the supporting role of central government, and both parts of this are being acted on.

On the first part, about a consistent approach across all departments, the Department for Transport worked closely with many other departments in the recent second review of the Road Safety Strategy and is continuing to work with other departments, including the Home Office, on consistency of targets.

On the second part, about improving the availability of research findings, the Department for Transport has work under way to make its road safety research more accessible, including through a new contract for a programme of road safety research dissemination and action learning for national and local stakeholders.