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90546

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that foreign drivers are subject to the same penalties as British drivers upon failure to produce relevant CPC documentation.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	207991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All professional drivers of lorries, buses and coaches from EU member states are required to produce the relevant CPC documentation when requested by enforcement officers. I can confirm that non-UK drivers from EU member states are subject to the same penalties as their British counterparts should they fail to do so.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/09/2014 13:46:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

90547

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to ensure safety on Northern Rail and TransPennine Express trains running driver-only operations.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Eric Ollerenshaw
uin	207965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are currently no services on either the TransPennine Express (TPE) or Northern franchises that use driver only operation (DOO). In the consultation on the future of these franchises, which concluded on 28<sup>th</sup> August, we stated that: &quot;on the Northern franchise, we expect to require bidders to set out how DOO may be introduced onto suitable services. On TPE, this will be left at bidders' discretion.&quot; Driver only operation is a safe method that is already the working practice on around 30% of existing franchise services (including for instance many commuter services in London and Glasgow).</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 11:30:19 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4141 label Biography information for Eric Ollerenshaw

90548

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints his Department has received from people in Northern Ireland about the DVLA since July 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	208059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since 1 July, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has received 38 complaints from Northern Ireland residents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 11:26:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

90549

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Signs and Markings
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 confidence of drivers in the information conveyed by dot matrix information signs on motorways and trunk roads.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	208046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Highways Agency carries out a continuous survey with road users, tracking satisfaction and expectations with the services provided by the Agency including variable message signs (dot matrix information signs). In respect of surveys carried out during 2013-14, 9% of respondents said that the messages on these signs were unhelpful, while 72% of respondents found that the signage was mostly or completely accurate in the same period.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, I have asked my officials to examine once again the effectiveness of various approached to messaging with a view to developing a coherent policy.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p /><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/09/2014 10:52:27 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

90550

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Highways Agency has been subject to legal challenge by a local authority in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	208080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The only figures available are the total number of legal challenges by any organisation or person against the Highways Agency in each of the last 10 years. These are in the table below. The figures include any challenges by local authorities but we do not hold a breakdown of these figures. The research to establish a breakdown of these figures could only be undertaken at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year </strong></td><td><strong>Number of cases opened </strong></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>71</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>71</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>47</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/09/2014 10:49:37 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

90551

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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, how many and what proportion of (a) men, (b) women and (c) child cyclists suffered (i) fatal and (ii) serious injuries in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	208079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The number of killed and seriously injured pedal cyclists in Great Britain who were male, female or a child (aged 0 to 15) in the years 2004 to 2013 is given in the tables below. The proportion of killed and seriously injured pedal cyclists who were male, female or a child for each year is given.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/09/2014 13:07:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 208079 - table.doc title pedal cyclists - fatalities and seriously injured
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

90552

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) agency workers in executive agencies which report to his Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	208013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does not pay any direct employees or agency workers in its executive agencies less than the Living Wage. We do not hold information on the earnings of outsourced workers.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/09/2014 15:10:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

90553

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Greater Manchester
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 whether the new Northern Franchise will take account of increased connectivity to Reddish South and Denton arising from the better use of existing infrastructure through those stations.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	208033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is currently working with Rail North in the development of the specifications for the TransPennine Express and Northern franchises. In doing so we will take account of all relevant data and the views expressed in responses to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 11:27:31 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

90554

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Signs and Markings
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 ensure that motorway information signs convey information that is up-to-date and accurate.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	208055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In response to a Department for Transport performance measure, the Highways Agency has prepared an Information Plan for 2014/2015.　 The plan sets out a series of actions to look at quality and accuracy of information it provides through its traffic information services, including motorway information signs.</p><p> </p><p>By improving data flow and processing, the Highways Agency will improve the quality and timeliness of all information services.　 A new system to be used in the Highways Agency’s National Traffic Operations Centre is currently being tested.　 This system has been specifically designed to assist operational staff in more accurately locating incidents and responding to the effects of an incident.　The improvements, that will be delivered in early 2015, will ensure more timely and accurate information on Variable Message Signs as well as other information services such as smartphones and websites.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, information relating to estimated travel times between strategic junctions will be improved. Interfaces to other systems are also being enhanced to provide more timely information such as weather information which may cause disruption to drivers.</p><p> </p><p /> <p>Alongside technology changes, the Information Plan is making use of improved customer knowledge.　 Using their recently established customer panel, the Highways Agency gathers views about how people want to receive information and how they interpret the messages the Highways Agency displays. This knowledge will inform future developments of our information services.</p><p /> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/09/2014 10:54:19 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

90555

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were injured as a result of staff negligence at railway stations in each year since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	208101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The department does not hold this information as it is a matter for the individual train operators.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 11:32:25 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell