I am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom) for opening this debate on improving driver safety, offering condolences to bereaved families who lost loved ones in road traffic incidents, and highlighting the issue of road deaths being a significant threat to young people's lives. The Minister commends all families affected by such incidents for their bravery and determination. He reassures hon. Members that the Government take road safety very seriously, with reducing fatalities and serious injuries as key priorities. The Minister acknowledges the progress made in seatbelt compliance but notes that 30% of deaths are still related to non-compliance, which is unacceptable. He also mentions his support for initiatives like Project EDWARD—Every Day Without A Road Death—and the Livia award, recognising excellence in road fatality investigation. Addressing young drivers' overrepresentation in collisions, the Minister highlights that young drivers account for around 6% of licence holders but around 22% of fatal and serious collisions. Fatalities among young drivers have fallen from what they were in 1990 but are still high at 78 fatalities in 2021. The Government's focus is on making roads safer, particularly for new and novice drivers through technology, research, better learning opportunities, and targeted messaging. The Minister mentions the ongoing graduated learning scheme trial by the Driving Instructors Association (DIA) to assess a modular approach to driving instruction. Research projects such as Driver2020 involving around 16,000 new drivers and 12,000 novice drivers are underway to understand what works best for young drivers. The project includes mentor agreement, mutually agreed driving restrictions, a log book, telematics-based app, classroom-based tuition, and hazard protection training. The Minister discusses the road safety strategic framework aiming to establish a safe system approach that recognises shared responsibility in collisions and accepts that people make mistakes. This approach supports indicators on casualty reduction and has been adopted by other countries for significant reductions in road deaths and casualties. Additionally, over £100 million has been provided since 2018 for the safer roads fund to improve dangerous roads, many of which are rural, with more announcements expected soon.