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1684194

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Older People
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 representatives of car insurers on the affordability of car insurance renewals for older drivers.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	10962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Department for Transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues such as the cost of insurance.</p><p>It is the responsibility of individual motor insurers to set their premiums and the terms and conditions of their policies. The Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.</p><p>However, the Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly. Firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority rules.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/01/2024 09:20:11 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1671797

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Marine Accident Investigation Branch report Accident Investigation Report 7/2023, published on 9 November 2023, if he will establish a statutory inquiry into the deaths in the Channel on 24 November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	2985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Lady to the Secretary of State’s written statement on the 9<sup>th</sup> November (HCWS27).</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 27/11/2023 14:53:01 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1624203

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons Nottingham's Mobility Centre was not allocated funding to roll out a Hubs Mobility Service as announced on 29 March 2022; and if his Department will provide additional funding to Nottingham's Mobility Centre.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	182996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government provides annual grant funding worth a total of approximately £7m to twelve Mobility Centres in England. The Mobility Centres of England promote equality of opportunity for disabled and older people by finding solutions to enable more people to keep driving or retain mobility.</p><p> </p><p>Mobility Centres funded by the Department for Transport must be fully accredited by the umbrella charity Driving Mobility to receive funding. Nottingham’s Mobility Centre is not funded by the Government because it is not accredited by Driving Mobility, and therefore is not eligible for additional funding.</p><p> </p><p>Less than 20 miles away from Nottingham, Derby DrivAbility is accredited by Driving Mobility and receives grant funding from the Department for Transport, including an additional allocation of funding for the Hubs Mobility Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 02/05/2023 10:53:48 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1563491

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the East Midlands Trains National Rail contract.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	114799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department is in the process of reviewing the documents to understand if any information is exempt under the FOI Act and should therefore be redacted prior to publishing. Once the Department has completed this process the East Midlands National Rail Contract will be published on the Government website, occurring no later than 5 April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 10/01/2023 09:21:37 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1362640

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: Ecuador
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason Ecuador remains on the covid-19 red list in the context of the low covid-19 infection rates and successful vaccination programme in that country.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	61231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Ecuador has been on the red list since 15 January 2021 due to the ongoing presence of variants of concern. The data for all countries and territories will be kept under regular review. Decisions on red country assignment and associated border measures will continue to be taken by Ministers, who take into account the JBC risk assessments alongside wider public health factors.</p><p>Government scientists will continue to engage with countries still on the red list and keep the evidence on variants of concern, especially Lambda and Mu, under close review in order to ensure the UK’s approach remains proportionate. The Government will not hesitate to take action where a country’s epidemiological picture changes.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 27/10/2021 13:12:25 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1205280

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to (a) promote national cycling safety campaigns and (b) issue guidance to local authorities on cycling safety in response to the increase in cycling due to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	61635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>On the 9<sup>th</sup> May the Government announced a £2 billion package of funding for cycling and walking over the next five years. The Government will say more in the summer about its plans to boost cycling and improve cycle safety.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has issued new statutory guidance to local authorities encouraging them to take measures to reallocate road space to people walking and cycling. It has also introduced a £225 million Emergency Active Travel Fund, available to local authorities this financial year for immediate measures to improve cycle safety including new cycle lanes.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/06/2020 10:59:01 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

175809

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
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 26 January 2015 to Question 221267, what the reasons were for each of the agent's fees of more than £100,000 in financial year 2013-14; and what the amount was that was paid to each agent.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	222103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong>The reason for each agent's fees more than £100,000 in financial year 2013-14 and the amount that was paid to each agent are provided in the table below as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reasons for each agent's fees of more than £100,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount paid to each Agent (£’000)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The total agents fees paid as set out in this specific cost category relate to the DVLA Wheel-clamping service.</p></td><td><p>8,475</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Railway Pensions Management Ltd - management costs of the railway pension schemes which were taken over by the DfT when British Railways closed down, and are a statutory obligation.</p><p> </p></td><td><p>4,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>Costs relating to the Modernising Employment Contract Buyout and subsequent merger of VOSA and DSA to form the DVSA.</p></td><td><p>14,988</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 29/01/2015 15:46:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

175811

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Subscriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to which organisations his Department paid subscriptions of more than £1,000 in 2013-14; and how much his Department paid to each such organisation.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	222064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The organisations that the Department paid subscriptions of more than £1,000 in 2013-14; and the amounts paid to each such organisation are provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisations to which the Department paid subscriptions of more than £1,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount paid (£’000)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Contribution to Paris Agreement</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Technical Standards Agency Subscription</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Etsi Subscription</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Equasis</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMO Annual Subscription</p></td><td><p>1,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environment and Ship Safety subs</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ITSO (Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation) Ltd</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Chartered Institution of Highways &amp; Transportation (CIHT)</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DHL Global</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP)</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telephone Technologies Inc (TTI Technologies LLC)</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imperial College London</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ERTICO - ITS Europe</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) Annual Subscription</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Informa PLC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 29/01/2015 16:30:49 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

175812

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Publicity
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 26 January 2015 to Question 221267, what the reasons were for the 10 largest items of media and publicity expenditure in financial year 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	222065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The reasons for the 10 largest items of media and publicity expenditure in the financial year 2013-14 are provided in the table below as follows:<strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Largest items</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reasons for largest items of media and publicity expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfT Road Safety Marketing Campaign</p></td><td><p>The expenditure relates to Think Road Safety Campaign.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Purchase road safety materials</p></td><td><p>For local Authorities Road Safety Officers and Teachers.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advertising costs</p><p> </p><p>(several items)</p></td><td><p>Highways Agency’s Statutory advertising - advising the public, transport users and business of future road closures, route changes and maintenance of the road Networks.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Internal Communications</p></td><td><p>External Agency for media and publicity activities.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coastal Rescue Public Relation events</p></td><td><p>Payments for public relation events for coastal rescue services.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recruitment &amp; appointment</p><p> </p><p>(several items)</p></td><td><p>Recruiting and appointing new staff.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Licence Fees</p></td><td><p>For Survey Access.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United states Advertising</p></td><td><p>Vehicle Certification Agency Business Development analysis through American Express.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Procurement advertising</p></td><td><p>Advertising procurement opportunities over 2013-14.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 29/01/2015 16:26:19 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

175813

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Banks: Fees and Charges
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 26 January 2015 to Question 221267, which banks charged his Department more than £1,000 in 2013-14; and what the reason was for each such bank charge.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	222063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The banks that charged more than £1,000 in 2013-14; and the reason for each such bank chargeare listed in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Which Bank charged the Department more than £1000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reason</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RBS</p></td><td><p>This is the payment made for the running of British Transport Police accounts including charges for BACS and CHAPS payments</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Banks around the Globe</p></td><td><p>VCA has a global presence and uses a number of commercial banks to conduct its Business. The bank charges cover normal commercial transaction costs and currency conversion charges.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barclays</p></td><td><p>Barclays provides banking services ranging from quarterly commitments fees, credit facilities, overdraft facilities and interest charges on Swaps to a number of external Entities within the Group</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barclaycard Expenses</p></td><td><p>VCA has a global presence and uses a number of commercial banks to conduct its Business. The bank charges cover normal commercial transaction costs and currency conversion charges.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bank of England</p></td><td><p>The Bank of England charges the Department for using the Government Banking Service. The costs incurred relate to the production of e.g. high volumes of payable orders through these bank accounts.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Bank of Scotland</p></td><td><p>Bank charges for general transaction and account administration fees.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lloyds</p></td><td><p>HS2 Ltd operates a Commercial Bank Account with Lloyds and incurred transaction charges for making and receiving payments in the ordinary course of business.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 29/01/2015 15:38:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie