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1128457

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
	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 14 March 2019 to Question 232503 on Taxis: Licensing, what plans he has to bring forward primary legislation to reform taxi and private hire licensing laws.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	257751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>Government will bring forward legislation in respect of the commitments made in the response to the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing when time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/06/2019 10:35:13 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1128458

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
	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 3 April 2019 to Question 240585 on Taxis: Licensing, what progress he has made on bringing forward legislative proposals to restrict cross border hiring by private hire drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	257752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>Government continues to carefully consider how any restriction of out-of-area journeys by taxis and private hire vehicles proposed by the Chair of the Task and Finish Group might work in practice, with a view to legislating when time allows.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/06/2019 12:56:03 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1092653

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Languages
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Impact Assessment on Review of language support provided for driving tests, whether the policy change that withdrew the availability of language support from UK driving test candidates was reviewed in January 2019 as indicated on the impact assessment; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	235303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Ensuring all drivers have the knowledge, skills and understanding to use our roads safely and responsibly is essential to reducing casualties. Since the 2014 language support change, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has introduced a new practical driving test (in December 2017) and is currently working on the provision of the theory test from the early 2020s.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2019 16:52:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1061213

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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 cyclists have (a) died and (b) suffered serious injuries as a result of poorly-maintained roads under the responsibility of (a) local authorities, (b) Highways England, (c) Transport Scotland and (d) the Welsh Government in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	221721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The numbers of cyclists killed or seriously injured in reported road accidents where the contributory factor ‘poor or defective road surface’ was allocated by a police officer attending the scene of the accident in 2017 are presented in the attached table.</p><p>&quot;Contributory factors&quot; provide some insight into why and how road accidents occur. They are designed to indicate actions and failures that led directly to the actual impact, in order to aid investigation of how accidents might be prevented. When police officers attend the scene of an accident, they are able to select up to six factors which they believe contributed to the accident, for each vehicle and casualty involved. This does not assign blame for the accident to any specific road user, but gives an indication of which factors the attending officer thought contributed to the accident.</p><p>Police officers do not need to carry out a full investigation of the incident before allocating contributory factors; they usually use their professional judgement given what they can see at the scene. Please note that not all accidents are included in the contributory factor data. Only accidents where the police attended the scene and reported at least one contributory factor are included. A total of 72% of accidents reported to the police in 2017 met these criteria.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/02/2019 13:48:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name Cyclists - Deaths and Injuries 2017.docx title Table of Cyclists deaths and injuries - 2017
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1061214

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Working Hours
	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 adequacy of current legislation on the number of hours that bus drivers are permitted to safely work.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	221722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Most bus drivers are subject to general working time rules and domestic drivers’ hours rules, which among other things limit daily driving time to 10 hours and require a daily rest of 10 hours (which can be reduced to 8.5 hours three times per week). Some (generally coach) drivers are subject to different or additional EU rules. Operators and drivers must also discharge their wider legal obligations, including health and safety requirements and avoiding driving whilst ill or tired. This regulatory regime enables operators and drivers to work safely. Statistics show that fatal accidents involving bus or coaches have been falling over time, from 120 in 2007 to 55 in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/02/2019 14:06:33 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1061215

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of bus drivers working over 50 hours a week on bus service safety.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	221723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Bus drivers are generally subject to the domestic drivers’ hours rules, which amongst other things limit daily driving time to 10 hours and require a daily rest of 10 hours (which can be reduced to 8.5 hours three times per week), and to the general working time rules. The Department reviewed the domestic drivers’ hours rules in 2010 and found no compelling case for change. The Department will continue to consider evidence related to the application of working time and drivers’ hours rules in this sector. Statistics show that on average bus drivers worked 45 hours a week in 2018, within the 48 hours limit allowed in the general working time rules.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/02/2019 14:24:28 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1061216

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bicycles: Hire Services
	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 the collapse of dockless bikeshare schemes on mobility.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	221724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not undertaken any assessment of this matter. It is for local authorities rather than central Government to develop and monitor local transport provision, including bikeshare schemes, in their areas.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/02/2019 12:39:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1046826

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Languages
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the decision implemented in 2014 by the Driving Standards Agency to stop language support being permitted in practical driving tests on access to driving in the UK for immigrants with other first languages.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	211787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) does not hold data as to whether a candidate who takes a practical driving test is an immigrant with other first languages. As such, the DVSA has not made an assessment on the effect of the decision, implemented in 2014, to stop language support being permitted during practical driving tests on access to driving in the UK for immigrants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 15:42:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1046827

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Languages
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of Driving Standards Agency changes to language support in driving tests on the ability of refugees to drive in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	211788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) does not hold data as to whether a candidate who takes a practical driving test is a refugee. As such, the DVSA has not made an assessment on the effect of changes to language support during practical driving tests on the ability of refugees to drive in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 15:56:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1039100

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	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 number of trained bus drivers in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	207267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey collects information on the number of people in the UK in employment as a ‘Bus or Coach Driver’. The totals for 2010 to 2018 are given in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Bus and coach drivers in employment: UK, 2010 to 2018 (Apr-Jun each year) </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total in employment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>132,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>116,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>105,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>97,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>122,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>119,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>138,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2019 12:21:11 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner