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390860

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the (a) safety of cyclists and existing regulations on HGVs and (b) Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	7563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has frequent discussions both in formal meetings and informally with the Prime Minister on a range of subjects, which may include (a) the safety of cyclists and existing regulations on HGVs and (b) the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/07/2015 09:34:10 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

389305

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Telecommunications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Department of Culture, Media and Sport on the proposed Electronic Communications Code.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	6692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>Since the Infrastructure Act received Royal Assent in February 2015, no subsequent discussions have taken place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/07/2015 15:53:19 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

389074

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with mobile network operators on (a) digital infrastructure and inclusion and (b) reform of the Electronic Communications Code since 7 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	6549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place. All mobile network operators were invited to respond to our call for evidence on improving mobile communications to UK rail passengers.</p><p>This call for evidence, which has now closed, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/434379/Improving_mobile_communications_to_UK_rail_passengers.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/434379/Improving_mobile_communications_to_UK_rail_passengers.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/07/2015 12:42:20 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

389075

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the £3.4 billion reduction in capital expenditure for his Department he plans will apply to (a) the roads budget, (b) the rail budget and (c) other budgets; and what proportion of the reduction to the roads budget will apply to (i) the Highways Agency, (ii) local authority maintenance, (iii) local authority major projects and (iv) other areas.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	6525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury has published the central government main supply estimates for 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport’s Estimate for 2014-15 included a Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) of £9.5 billion, whereas the planned Capital DEL expenditure for 2015-16 is £6.1 billion, a difference of £3.4 billion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, this is largely due to the reclassification of Network Rail to Central Government, not any reduction in capital expenditure.　 From 1 April 2015, all elements of Network Rail’s income, capital and resource expenditure are consolidated through the Department as Annually Managed Expenditure. The Network Rail grant (£3.8 billion in 2015-16), formerly treated as Capital DEL, no longer scores in the Department’s budgets on consolidation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/07/2015 12:32:13 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

389077

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Department of Culture, Media and Sport on improving wifi coverage and mobile connectivity across the UK rail network.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	6554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>I meet regularly with my counterparts at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to discuss improving Wi-Fi coverage and mobile connectivity across the UK rail network, and on 10 June 2015, my hon Friend, the Minister of State for Culture and Digital Economy, the hon Member for Wantage (Ed Vaizey) and I launched a call for evidence to seek information on how best to tackle poor coverage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/07/2015 12:54:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

387113

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to implement the recommendations of the Law Commission's report on taxi and private hire services, Cm 8864, published May 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	5135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the Law Commission’s comprehensive report on reforming taxi and private hire vehicle legislation. In line with the protocol that exists between the Government and the Law Commission, we will provide a full response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/07/2015 14:02:36 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

384769

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Traffic Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were employed in the Highways Agency Traffic Officer Service in each year since 2010; and how many people are employed in the comparable section of Highways England.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	3454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The information is as follows:-</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff in Traffic Officer Service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1676</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1608</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1516</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 (Highways England)</p></td><td><p>1454</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note we have interpreted Traffic Officer Service as Traffic Officers and support staff such as control room staff.</p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Note that the decrease in the number of staff in the Traffic Officer Service reflects various organisational changes which have not impacted on the operational capability of the service: such as the introduction of Flexible Rostering into the Traffic Officer Service which has meant less staff are required to operate; and a review of the Team Manager role has lead to non-operational tasks removed from the role and posts converted into non-operational roles in Service Delivery, a department not in the Traffic Officer Service.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/06/2015 09:41:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

353873

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many penalty charge notices for non-payment of the Dart Charge have been issued for since free-flow charging was introduced at the Dartford Crossing.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	2342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>As at 15 June 2015, the total of 867,897 penalty charge notices have been issued for non-payment of the Dart Charge following its introduction on 30<sup>th</sup> November 2014.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 11:29:04 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

353874

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many penalty charge notices for non-payment of the Dart Charge issued since free-flow charging was introduced (a) have been in respect of foreign-registered vehicles and (b) remain unpaid.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	2343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>As at 15 June 151,871 Penalty Charge Notices have been passed to our European Debt Recovery Agency (EDRA) for issue to non-UK drivers.</p><p> </p><p>Currently 143,633 of these remain unpaid. Recovery of charges from overseas can be a lengthy process, as it can take several months to secure registered keeper details.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 11:32:18 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

353875

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to implement the EU Cross-Border Enforcement Directive in respect of non-payment of fines.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	2344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government will implement the requirements of the Directive by 7 May 2017.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 11:35:22 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden