Written questions by Smith.

If she will instruct the DVLA to amend their V11 tax reminder form to include information on over-the-counter transaction options currently provided by the Post Office.

This information is already contained on a number of The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) manual forms.DVLA’s V11 tax reminder also advises customers to visit GOV.UK to access information on ways to pay vehicle excise duty. DVLA will review this position to understand if there is a customer demand for this to also be available on the V11 tax reminder.

What data her department holds on the number of road traffic collisions involving both electric vehicles and pedestrians.

The number of road traffic collisions involving both battery electric vehicles and pedestrians in Great Britain, for the last 5 years is shown in the table below:YearCollisions2020592021139202229220234482024591 Data and statistics on personal injury road collisions and casualties in Great Britain are based on data reported to the Department by police forces via the STATS19 data collection system. Data on vehicle propulsion are sourced from DVLA vehicle registration figures.

What recent progress she has made on taking steps to reduce the drink drive limit; and when she plans to publish (a) a draft of and (b) a consultation on the road safety strategy.

This Government takes road safety seriously. We are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. We are considering a range of policies under the new Road Safety Strategy; the first for ten years. This includes the case for changing the motoring offences, such as drink driving. We are considering concerns raised by campaigners and bereaved families. We will set out more details in due course.

When she plans to publish a new road safety strategy.

Improving road safety is one of my key priorities. Too many people are killed and seriously injured in road traffic collisions, and this Government will work hard to prevent these tragedies for all road users. That is why we are developing our Road Safety Strategy and will set out more details in due course. At the Transport Select Committee in April 2025, the Secretary of State set out that we hope to publish the Strategy later this year.

If she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the use of alcohol-interlocks on vehicles of people convicted of drink driving.

In 2021, the Government commissioned PACTS (Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety) to publish a report on alcohol interlocks. www.pacts,org.uk/locking-out-the-drink-driver-using-alcohol-interlocks-to-reduce-drink-driving-in-the-uk/ Government keeps motoring offences under review, including those for drink driving.

How many alcohol industry representatives Ministers in his Department have met since July 2024.

Details of ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Data for the period of July to September 2024 will be published in due course.

What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the report entitled The cycling opportunity, published by Sustrans on 11 September 2024.

The Department welcomes the findings of this research and will consider its recommendations carefully as we develop our future plans for active travel.

Whether she has made an estimate of the average economic benefit of buying a bicycle to (a) an individual and (b) society.

The Department has not made an estimate of the economic value of buying a bicycle. A report by Transport for Quality of Life, titled ‘The UK cycle industry: current economic and employment benefits and its decarbonisation-driven growth potential’ published in 2023, suggests an annual economic benefit of £1,800 per cyclist.