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349942

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what account has been taken of the safety of blind and partially sighted pedestrians in the introduction of an ultra-low emission zone in London.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	2151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The design of the proposed ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) in London is a matter for the Mayor of London.</p><p> </p><p>I understand that in designing the ULEZ Transport for London have taken into account new European legislation which will require that ultra-low emission vehicles are fitted with some form of artificial engine sound. This will help ensure that they can be heard by pedestrians and other road users, including people who are blind or partially sighted. The Mayor has said that, by the time the ULEZ is introduced in 2020, European legislation will have ensured that virtually all new electric and hybrid vehicles on sale are fitted with technology which ensures a minimum noise level when driving at low speeds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/06/2015 14:35:57 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

349943

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has given to local transport authorities on protecting the safety of blind and partially sighted bus users when (a) placing floating bus stops, (b) closing bus stops and (c) placing temporary bus stops.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	2152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) is committed to comprehensive civil rights for disabled people. An integrated transport policy, which encompasses accessible public transport, public transport infrastructure and a barrier-free pedestrian environment is fundamentally important to delivering that commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Provisions in the Equality Act 2010 require service providers, such as local authorities, to take reasonable steps to ensure that disabled people do not find it unreasonably difficult to enjoy a service on the same basis as non-disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>The DfT has not provided any guidance on protecting the safety of blind and partially sighted bus users when placing floating bus stops or when specifically closing bus stops or placing temporary bus stops.</p><p> </p><p>However, our document ‘Safety at Street Works and Road Works’ (a statutory code of practice for utility companies and local highways authorities in England) provides general principles to observe when considering the needs of vulnerable users. It is the responsibility of local authorities to apply these general principles to any works they carry out in the highway, including work on bus stops.</p><p> </p><p>The code of practice is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-at-street-works-and-road-works" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-at-street-works-and-road-works</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/06/2015 14:40:20 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

349944

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will encourage the installation of artificial sound generators on quiet electric and hybrid-electric buses in London to ensure their audibility for the safety of blind and partially-sighted pedestrians.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	2203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>A new EU regulation dealing with noise from road vehicles was adopted in 2014 and this will require additional sound devices to be fitted to all new types of electric and hybrid-electric vehicles from July 2019. This includes new buses and manufacturers may choose to fit them sooner. There are no plans currently to require the devices to be fitted before July 2019. Whether to encourage their fitment in London is a matter for the Mayor of London.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/06/2015 14:45:00 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

349979

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to promote the opening of (a) Haxby Station in York Outer constituency and (b) other new railway stations.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	2083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>In line with our devolution agenda, it is for local bodies to decide whether to fund new or re-opened local stations such as Haxby. The Government has made available substantial funds to the Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to support local economic development. The Department is happy to work with local authorities and provide guidance on how to take schemes forward.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/06/2015 13:38:13 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

350046

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the contribution to (a) jobs and (b) GDP of sustainable fuels in the period up to 2030.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	2117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department employed Ecofys UK Ltd. to produce an overview of the UK biofuel sector. The report was published in April 2014 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/renewable-transport-fuel-obligation-a-draft-post-implementation-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/renewable-transport-fuel-obligation-a-draft-post-implementation-review</a></p><p> </p><p>The analysis suggests that the UK’s total biofuel production capacity is over 1,500 million litres per year and that around 562 people are directly employed at the main UK biofuel plants. Additionally jobs in, for example, farming, transport and distribution will be supported by the UK’s sustainable biofuel industry. The report also estimates that several thousand in addition are supported by the Used Cooking Oil (UCO) collection industry.</p><p> </p><p>In March the Transport Energy Task Force reported on how the EU 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction and renewable transport fuel targets should be reflected in UK policy, and how sustainable low carbon fuels can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from UK transport in the period to 2030 and beyond. This report was published at:</p><p><a href="http://www.lowcvp.org.uk/projects/transport-energy-task-force.htm" target="_blank">http://www.lowcvp.org.uk/projects/transport-energy-task-force.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department is now considering the task force report carefully and will consult on any changes necessary to UK legislation. As part of that exercise we will also seek views on the wider potential economic benefits of biofuel production in the UK and the economic analysis underpinning our proposals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 13:27:09 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

350047

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to provide economic support for the development and the roll-out of sustainable fuel production for the aviation sector.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	2116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport and the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership established a Transport Energy Task Force in September 2014 to examine options to meet our renewable energy and greenhouse gas reduction targets, including through the wider deployment of sustainable biofuel. The Transport Energy Task Force’s report and recommendations were published earlier in March 2015.</p><p><a href="http://www.lowcvp.org.uk/projects/transport-energy-task-force.htm" target="_blank">http://www.lowcvp.org.uk/projects/transport-energy-task-force.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering the recommendations from the task force and our options to deliver greenhouse gas emissions reductions, including possible policy mechanisms to support sustainable low carbon fuels in aviation. We will consult further on changes as necessary, and as part of that formal public consultation process we will set out the proposed timing and next steps for any future changes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/06/2015 14:12:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

350048

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Exhaust Emissions: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportional contribution of transport to air pollution in London in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	2078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (published at <a href="http://naei.defra.gov.uk/data/data-selector" target="_blank">http://naei.defra.gov.uk/data/data-selector</a> ), funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department of Energy and Climate Change, estimates national emissions of greenhouse gases and air quality pollutants across all sources, including transport. These emissions estimates are updated annually.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are responsible for reviewing and assessing air quality under the Local Air Quality Management system. As part of this assessment London Borough Councils undertake additional monitoring. Information can be found on their individual websites.</p><p> </p><p>The Greater London Authority maintain the London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory. The latest version was produced in 2010; estimates of pollutants are included for the base year 2010 and projected forward to 2012, 2015, and 2020. This can be found here: <a href="http://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/london-atmospheric-emissions-inventory-2010" target="_blank">http://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/london-atmospheric-emissions-inventory-2010</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/06/2015 14:06:18 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

350061

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A47: Road Traffic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the local economy of congestion on the A47; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	2128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department undertook a comprehensive study into the A47 in 2014, which utilised the route strategies work carried out by the Highways Agency (now Highways England).</p><p> </p><p>This identified congestion on the A47 as one of the reasons constraining economic growth, as well as causing unreliable journeys for road users.</p><p>Six locations were identified as requiring investment and the details of the proposed schemes were published in the Road Investment Strategy in December 2014.The estimated value of the six schemes is over £300m.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England will progress these schemes, as detailed in their Delivery Plan 2015-2020 published in March 2015. They will also update their assessment of congestion on the A47 as they refresh their route strategies in the next few years.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately £0.68m has already been recently invested on the A47 in the Peterborough area to deal with congestion through two pinchpoint schemes – improvements at the A1/A47 Wansford Junction and on the A1/A47 Wansford southbound slip road.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 12:03:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

350096

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the amount of outstanding Government debt is on the Severn bridges.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	2244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>Outstanding Government debt on the Severn Crossings, also known as the accumulated deficit, was £102m at 31 March 2014. Our forecast is that by the end of the concession period, expected in 2018, this will fall to £88m.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 13:20:52 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

350098

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Severn bridges will revert to public ownership.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	2248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Severn River Crossings concession is expected to end in the first half of 2018. At the end of the concession, the Severn Crossings will revert to public ownership.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 13:14:08 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden