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452254

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which organisations are responsible for enforcing security of aircraft against incidents with drones, and what means they have to disable such drones and identify the owners.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>Working alongside other agencies in the intelligence and law enforcement communities, the Department for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority are responsible for assessing and managing the risks to and from civil aviation, including remotely piloted aircraft systems. There are regulations in place that require users to maintain direct, unaided visual contact with their drone and to not recklessly or negligently allow a drone to endanger any person or property; these regulations have recently led to successful prosecutions for misuse. Work is ongoing to identify appropriate and effective mitigations from point of sale to incident resolution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/02/2016 12:14:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

452262

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether it is legal to cause a driverless vehicle to be operated on a public highway, and if not, what legislation would be necessary to allow that to happen in the future.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL6163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>In February 2015, the Government published “The Pathway to Driverless Cars”: a detailed review of the regulation around the use of driverless cars on UK roads. It was followed by the Code of Practice for testing which was published in July 2015 – a light-touch non-regulatory approach that established the UK as among the best places in the world to test driverless cars.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/02/2016 12:24:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

452263

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which national and local authorities have the powers to allow structures and equipment to be erected on or adjacent to highways in order to allow driverless vehicles to use those highways; which authorities would be responsible for giving technical accreditation and approval to such erections; whether a person responsible for the operation of a driverless vehicle requires a driving licence or some other kind of authorisation; and whether a person when operating a driverless vehicle is required to be present in that vehicle while it is moving or otherwise in operation on a highway.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL6164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>Any structure off the highways would need local planning permission. For structures on the highways, local planning authorities have a power to stop the erection of structures within the permitted development rights of all highway authorities where they think there would be an environmental impact. This includes visual as well as other impacts.</p><p> </p><p>The local Highway authority is responsible for technical approval of structures‎ within the highway boundary. In the case of the Strategic Road Network the agency would be Highways England and design would be in line with the requirements of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB).</p><p> </p><p>In February 2015 the Government published “The Pathway to Driverless Cars”: a detailed review of the regulation around the use of driverless cars on UK roads. It established that it is possible for a driverless vehicle to be tested on UK roads provided that, among other conditions, a suitably qualified test driver or test operator would be in a position to take control of the vehicle if necessary. A test operator is someone who oversees testing of an automated vehicle without necessarily being seated in the vehicle, since some automated vehicles might not have conventional manual controls and/or a driver’s seat.</p><p>The Government is currently working to establish what changes to the domestic and international regulatory system will be necessary to safely enable the sale and use of driverless vehicle technology on UK roads.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/02/2016 12:23:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

452514

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average hourly earnings of (a) female, (b) male, (c) full-time and (d) part-time employees of his Department were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	27007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the average hourly earnings for (a) female, (b) male, (c) full-time and (d) part-time employees of the Department for Transport which includes:</p><ul><li>Department for Transport (c)</li><li>Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency</li><li>Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency</li><li>Maritime and Coastguard Agency</li><li>Vehicle Certification Agency</li><li>Government Car Service</li><li>Highways Agency</li></ul><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FY 2010/11</p></td><td><p>FY 2011/12</p></td><td><p>FY 2012/13</p></td><td><p>FY 013/14</p></td><td><p>FY 2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>[a] Female</p></td><td><p>£13.58</p></td><td><p>£13.85</p></td><td><p>£14.28</p></td><td><p>£14.75</p></td><td><p>£15.21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>[b] Male</p></td><td><p>£15.25</p></td><td><p>£15.43</p></td><td><p>£15.77</p></td><td><p>£16.22</p></td><td><p>£16.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>[c] Full Time</p></td><td><p>£14.85</p></td><td><p>£15.05</p></td><td><p>£15.43</p></td><td><p>£15.91</p></td><td><p>£16.23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>[d] Part time</p></td><td><p>£14.00</p></td><td><p>£14.24</p></td><td><p>£14.52</p></td><td><p>£14.78</p></td><td><p>£15.17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note: the Government Car Services (GCS) does not hold information on FY 2010/2011 and FY 2011/2012 and is therefore not included in the Department return for these years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 26/02/2016 11:18:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

452515

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London, Tilbury and Southend Line
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 C2C on the effect of changes to its timetable on consumer satisfaction.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	27031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>I met with c2c on the 10th February. I have asked them to make proposals to adjust their plans to deliver a more attractive balance between service levels and overcrowding, and the Department will work with c2c to deliver these at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/02/2016 15:08:32 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

452516

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London, Tilbury and Southend Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the effect of changes in the timetable of C2C services.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	27032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>In addition to the representations made by my Honourable Friend, the Department has received 30 representations on the effect of changes in the timetable of C2C services.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/02/2016 15:19:02 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

452517

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Autumn Statement and Spending Review 2015, which cycling programmes his Department plans to fund from the £300 million fund for cycling for 2015-16 to 2020-21; and what other funding for cycling to which cycling programmes his Department plans to fund over that period.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	27068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, to be published in summer 2016, will set out the Government’s plans for investing in cycling and walking.</p><p> </p><p>Otherwise, at the Spending Review the Government reaffirmed its commitment to cycling and walking by committing to investing over £300 million over the life of this Parliament. This includes delivering the Cycle City Ambition scheme in full, a new ‘access’ fund for sustainable travel and our Road Investment Strategy for 2015-20 which includes plans to improve 200 sections of the road network in England for cyclists. We will also provide 1.3 million children with cycling proficiency training through the Bikeability scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Over this period, other Government funding streams will contribute to cycling. Through the Local Growth Fund, an investment of at least £270m is planned by local enterprise partnerships for cycling infrastructure. Local authorities could also use sums from the £1.3bn Integrated Transport Block to 2019/20 for cycling schemes.</p><p> </p><p>It should also be noted that spending on road maintenance can benefit not just motorists but can also lead to improved conditions for cyclists, and a record £6.1billion is allocated to local highway authorities between 2015 and 2021 for road maintenance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/02/2016 16:09:22 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

452518

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2016 to Question 23856, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of pedal cyclist-killed or seriously injured casualties attributable to poorly-maintained local roads since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	27044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department assesses all statistics which relate to pedal cyclist KSIs (killed or seriously injured casualties). The Conservative Manifesto 2015 had a commitment to reduce the number of cyclists and other road users killed or injured on our roads every year. We are working closely with road safety groups to consider what more can be done in the UK and we believe that every death is a tragedy and is one too many.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed £6.1 billion to tackle the condition of our local road network and, as part of our Road Investment Strategy - the largest upgrade to England’s strategic roads for a generation - we are spending around £100million on cycling safety. We are also working with local councils to provide new guidelines designed to ensure their highways are as safe as possible and free of defects.</p><p> </p><p>The change in the number of accidents is likely to result from a combination of a number of factors. These factors will include the natural variation in the figures and the subjective nature of contributory factors.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/02/2016 11:22:23 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

452519

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of increased waiting times for driving tests for young drivers on (a) failure rates and (b) increased travel time and cost to examination centres.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	27057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>Any comparison between waiting times and failure rates would be highly subjective as the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has no way of excluding other factors. DVSA also cannot identify the motivation of candidates choosing test centres for their practical test; therefore, DVSA is unable to assess what the costs would be.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/02/2016 12:58:20 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

452520

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Sheffield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the estimated difference in cost between locating the Sheffield High Speed 2 station in the city centre and locating it in Meadowhall.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	27132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>Analysis of the Sheffield City Region station options was published in the ‘Engineering options report; West Midlands to Leeds’ dated March 2012. This included analysis of several station sites around the city centre.</p><p> </p><p>The current estimated difference in cost between locating a High Speed station at Victoria and Meadowhall is £680m. Previous work on the cost of options at Victoria and other city centre sites are not comparable to the current estimate given above. With regards to the Meadowhall station, following the 2013 public consultation, no significant changes have been made to the original station design therefore there have not been any changes in cost.</p><p> </p><p>When recommending a station location HS2 Ltd. uses a number of criteria, including;</p><p> </p><ol><li>engineering and construction feasibility;</li><li>sustainability;</li><li>demand considerations, including journey times;</li><li>cost; and</li><li>wider impacts</li></ol><p> </p><p>Potential options were sifted by HS2 Ltd. according to these criteria. To support and challenge this approach, external stakeholders and advisors from the Department’s Project Representative Team were involved in reviewing the process and outcomes where appropriate. Further information about the appraisal process can be found in the 2012 ‘Options for phase two of the high speed rail network’ report and 2013 ‘Appraisal of Sustainability’ report. Both of these documents are available on the government website.</p><p> </p><p>Analysis undertaken by HS2 shows that the introduction of the Sheffield Meadowhall HS2 station could support up to 5,400 jobs and up to 300 residential units, while a HS2 station at Victoria could support an estimated 9,000 jobs and 900 housing units.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, I can confirm that Department for Transport officials have received a copy of Sheffield City Region's study into connectivity for a city centre High Speed 2 station at Victoria which Network Rail was involved in.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 27133 27134 27137 27138 27139 27140 question first answered 25/02/2016 12:24:07 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield