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1685155

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Lanes
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 total length of bus lanes per local transport authority.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	11515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2024 11:30:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685156

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Lanes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a list of civil enforcement areas that were granted to local authorities for the enforcement of bus lanes in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	11516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>No additional local authorities were granted bus lane enforcement powers in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2024 12:03:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1310640

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Lanes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who has statutory responsibility for suspending or removing an existing bus lane; and what the statutory procedure is for undertaking that action.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	184582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>Local traffic authorities have powers to install, suspend or remove bus lanes and are responsible for doing so on their road networks. This requires a Traffic Regulation Order.</p><p> </p><p>The process for making Orders is set out in the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996. If a bus lane is to be removed, an Order will be required to revoke the original Order creating it.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/04/2021 10:55:18 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1309498

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Lanes
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 (a) number and (b) length of bus lanes removed between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 to (i) provide more space for motorists and (ii) create sections of road dedicated to cyclists; and if he will list the locations where those lanes have been removed.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	181373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department has made no such estimate on the removal of bus lanes. Local authorities are responsible for managing their roads, including provision of bus lanes and cycling infrastructure. They are free to make their own decisions about the streets under their care, provided they take account of the relevant legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has issued guidance for local authorities on reallocating road space in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. This includes bus and cycle-only corridors as one measure local authorities may consider. This can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reallocating-road-space-in-response-to-covid-19-statutory-guidance-for-local-authorities" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/reallocating-road-space-in-response-to-covid-19-statutory-guidance-for-local-authorities</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2020, the Department also published Local Transport Note 1/20: Cycle Infrastructure Design. This provides good practice advice on designing high-quality cycling infrastructure and includes advice on bus and cycle lanes.</p><p>Bus lanes are open to cyclists by default, and whilst not specifically a cycle facility, bus lanes can offer some degree of segregation for cyclists as they significantly reduce the amount of interaction with motor traffic. Local Transport Note 1.20 can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-120" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-120</a></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 181374 181375 question first answered 20/04/2021 11:39:04 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1309500

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Lanes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he has issued to local transport bodies on the removal of bus lanes to enable the creation of sections of road dedicated to cyclists.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	181374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department has made no such estimate on the removal of bus lanes. Local authorities are responsible for managing their roads, including provision of bus lanes and cycling infrastructure. They are free to make their own decisions about the streets under their care, provided they take account of the relevant legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has issued guidance for local authorities on reallocating road space in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. This includes bus and cycle-only corridors as one measure local authorities may consider. This can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reallocating-road-space-in-response-to-covid-19-statutory-guidance-for-local-authorities" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/reallocating-road-space-in-response-to-covid-19-statutory-guidance-for-local-authorities</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2020, the Department also published Local Transport Note 1/20: Cycle Infrastructure Design. This provides good practice advice on designing high-quality cycling infrastructure and includes advice on bus and cycle lanes.</p><p>Bus lanes are open to cyclists by default, and whilst not specifically a cycle facility, bus lanes can offer some degree of segregation for cyclists as they significantly reduce the amount of interaction with motor traffic. Local Transport Note 1.20 can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-120" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-120</a></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 181373 181375 question first answered 20/04/2021 11:39:04 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney