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1701931

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with the British Parking Association on the potential (a) merits of amending guidelines on the statutory minimum size of parking bays and (b) impact of increasing the size of parking bays on disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	22449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>My officials have ongoing discussions with the British Parking Association on a variety of issues. The Department has no current plans for increasing the minimum size for on-street car parking bays to accommodate larger vehicles.</p><p>The minimum size of on-street parking bays is regulated through the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. Local authorities may already provide larger bays if they wish.</p><p>The design of off-street car park facilities is governed by Building Regulations which specify requirements in relation to accessibility, structural design and fire safety.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 22450 22451 question first answered 22/04/2024 13:14:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1701934

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraphs 8.1 to 8.5 of his Department's guidance entitled, Inclusive Mobility: A guide to best practice on access to pedestrian and transport infrastructure, published in December 2021, if he will publish updated guidance on the design of regular parking spaces to increase accessibility for disabled people who are not blue badge holders.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	22450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>My officials have ongoing discussions with the British Parking Association on a variety of issues. The Department has no current plans for increasing the minimum size for on-street car parking bays to accommodate larger vehicles.</p><p>The minimum size of on-street parking bays is regulated through the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. Local authorities may already provide larger bays if they wish.</p><p>The design of off-street car park facilities is governed by Building Regulations which specify requirements in relation to accessibility, structural design and fire safety.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 22449 22451 question first answered 22/04/2024 13:14:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1701935

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a minimum size for car parking bays to accommodate larger vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	22451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>My officials have ongoing discussions with the British Parking Association on a variety of issues. The Department has no current plans for increasing the minimum size for on-street car parking bays to accommodate larger vehicles.</p><p>The minimum size of on-street parking bays is regulated through the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. Local authorities may already provide larger bays if they wish.</p><p>The design of off-street car park facilities is governed by Building Regulations which specify requirements in relation to accessibility, structural design and fire safety.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 22449 22450 question first answered 22/04/2024 13:14:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1696125

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Housing Estates: Construction
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 average timeframe for local authorities to enter into section 38 agreements from when they are first proposed.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	18824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on this matter. Local highway authorities do not have to inform the Department when they enter into agreements of this sort.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/03/2024 14:15:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1685631

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish his response to his Department's consultation entitled Managing pavement parking, which closed on 22 November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	11917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>Local Authorities already have powers to restrict pavement parking. The Department consulted on additional measures to help councils across England tackle this problem.</p><p>The consultation asked specific questions around impairment and whether pavement parking had an impact on people leaving their homes.</p><p>We are currently working through the policy options and the possible legislative opportunities for delivering them and as soon as those matters are certain we will publish our formal response. The formal consultation response will be available to view at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 11918 11919 question first answered 01/02/2024 15:49:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1685632

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle pavement parking on a national level.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	11918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>Local Authorities already have powers to restrict pavement parking. The Department consulted on additional measures to help councils across England tackle this problem.</p><p>The consultation asked specific questions around impairment and whether pavement parking had an impact on people leaving their homes.</p><p>We are currently working through the policy options and the possible legislative opportunities for delivering them and as soon as those matters are certain we will publish our formal response. The formal consultation response will be available to view at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 11917 11919 question first answered 01/02/2024 15:49:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1685633

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of pavement parking on (a) people living with visual impairments and (b) wheelchair users.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	11919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>Local Authorities already have powers to restrict pavement parking. The Department consulted on additional measures to help councils across England tackle this problem.</p><p>The consultation asked specific questions around impairment and whether pavement parking had an impact on people leaving their homes.</p><p>We are currently working through the policy options and the possible legislative opportunities for delivering them and as soon as those matters are certain we will publish our formal response. The formal consultation response will be available to view at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 11917 11918 question first answered 01/02/2024 15:49:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1676294

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Mid Bedfordshire
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 increase the number of train services in Mid Bedfordshire constituency.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	5865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The pandemic has changed travel habits and all operators are required to continually review their services to ensure they are providing a timetable that is appropriate to the latest passenger demand, is fit for the future, and carefully balances cost, capacity, and performance. GTR’s timetable matches the current levels of passenger demand.</p><p> </p><p>A full timetable including a Saturday service resumption on the Marston Vale Line between Bedford and Bletchley is expected in early 2024, with driver training of the Class 150 trains well underway.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 12/12/2023 16:25:18 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1676307

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
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 increase the number of electric vehicle charging points in (a) Mid Bedfordshire constituency and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	5867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department is supporting local authorities in England through its £381 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund. Central Bedfordshire Council has been allocated over £1.4 million in capital funding to support the installation of EV chargepoints. Central Bedfordshire will also benefit from almost £350,00 of capability (resource) funding, which will secure dedicated in-house expertise to support authorities to plan, procure and tender the delivery of local chargepoints.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the council has been awarded £456,883 for 63 chargepoints through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme, which is available to all local authorities in the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 12/12/2023 15:53:49 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1676093

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Mid Bedfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time to take a driving test is from the date of booking the test in Mid Bedfordshire constituency; and how many people are waiting to take a test in that constituency as of 6 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	5725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards. To increase the number of available test slots, it is conducting tests outside of regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from driving examiners.</p><p>Since April 2021, measures put in place by the DVSA to reduce waiting times for its customers, together with the ongoing recruitment of driving examiners, is creating on average over 42,900 extra car test slots each month.</p><p>The DVSA has deployed all eligible managers and administrative staff back on the front line to do driving tests from the beginning of October until the end of March, which will create around 150,000 additional test slots.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is unable to calculate the waiting time for each constituent.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/12/2023 16:50:08 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern