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227185

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government has taken to reduce motorists' driving costs.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	227394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>As Robert Goodwill informed the House in a written answer on 10 February 2015 [223954], between 2010 and 2014 the real cost of motoring, including the purchase of a vehicle, decreased by 5%. The Government has contributed to this in a number of ways. The Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed in the 2014 Budget that Fuel Duty would be frozen to the end of this Parliament. The maximum MoT test fee has also been frozen for the duration of this Parliament. Last October, I announced that we would be reducing driving licence fees by up to 32% and that theory test fees would drop by 25%.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, various measures have been taken to reduce and simplify motorists’ paperwork, including abolishing the paper tax disc which should save businesses around £8m per year and motorists £5m per year; removing the insurance check at vehicle relicensing which should save motorists around £1m per year; and removing the requirement to make annual Statutory Off Road Notifications, with savings for private motorists estimated to be nearly £6m per year.</p><p> </p><p>By investing in the road network, including allocating around £1billion more for local roads maintenance, including on potholes, in this Parliament compared to the previous one and a further £6 billion of funding announced in December 2014, the Government has helped to make journeys smoother, safer and more reliable, saving motorists time and wear and tear on their vehicles.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/03/2015 11:28:57 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

439040

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Road Traffic
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential effect on congestion at the Dartford Tunnel of increasing the number of Channel Tunnel freight trains that off-load north of the River Thames.
	tabling member constituency	Gravesham
	tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
	uin	20417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department is not planning to make such an assessment. Channel Tunnel rail freight trains with loads for destinations beyond London would be expected to continue on the rail network rather than off-loading in the London area.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/01/2016 11:31:25 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

156430

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport Direct
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many individual visits there were to the Transport Direct website in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	215077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The number of individual visits to the Transport Direct Portal for each of the last 5 years was:</p><p>2010 – 20,006,225</p><p>2011 – 21,895,718</p><p>2012 – 21,823,246</p><p>2013 – 21,475,200</p><p>2014 – 14,848,951(Jan to Sept when it was closed down)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/11/2014 12:13:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

179049

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Borderlands Line: Electrification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government and Merseyrail on electrification of the Wrexham to Bidston railway line.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	223959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The proposals to electrify the Wrexham to Bidston rail line are a local matter and being led by Merseytravel and the Welsh Government. My Department has not been involved at this stage in the proposals. The Welsh Government is considering the economic benefits of investment on a number of lines in North Wales.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/02/2015 15:58:35 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

421464

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will increase the requirements placed on Network Rail to consult local communities on infrastructure planning.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	11967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail has to comply with all relevant legislation in carrying out works on its network. It also has to comply with the terms of its Network Licence, enforced by the Office of Rail and Road, which includes provision on dealings with stakeholders and maintenance of long term plans for the network. Any changes to these licence requirements are a matter for the Office of Rail and Road.</p><br /><p>Network Rail works with over 60 Community Rail Partnerships (a government initiative). This involves local people in the development and promotion of local and rural routes, services and stations, aiming to increase passenger numbers and freight use and improve the revenue and efficiency of services.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/10/2015 13:45:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

164427

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East West Rail Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what route options have been considered for the new railway between Bedford and Cambridge.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
	uin	215633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Twenty route corridors have been identified, each of which could potentially provide a route between the existing Oxford - Bedford railway and Cambridge. The East West Rail Consortium of local authorities and Network Rail have evaluated these against agreed criteria and reduced them to seven corridors for further evaluation.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 27/11/2014 11:54:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

390459

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Electrification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects work on the electrification of the Midland Mainline to resume; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Amanda Solloway
	uin	7216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>On 25<sup>th</sup> June the Secretary of State announced that work on Midland Main Line electrification was being paused pending Sir Peter Hendy’s proposals this autumn on re-planning the Control Period 5 programme, at which point the Secretary of State will make a statement to the House. It would be premature to speculate now on the outcome of the re-plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/07/2015 14:52:05 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway

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

92077

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
	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 the availability of safe, affordable areas for heavy goods vehicle drivers to park and rest at night and access to toilet facilities and good quality food; and if he will take steps to ensure that capacity in such facilities is in line with demand.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
	uin	209344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>A survey conducted for the Department in 2010-11 found there were over 270 parking areas within five kilometres of the Strategic Route Network, including Motorway and Trunk Road Service Areas. Facilities varied but most offered toilets and food. The survey also found that parking areas were on average full to 61% of capacity, while 41% of heavy goods vehicles were parked elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>It is Government policy that the provision of parking areas is a matter for local authorities and the private sector, who are best placed to judge local traffic conditions and needs. Parking charges are also a matter for the commercial judgement of parking operators but all Motorway Service Areas are required by the Department to offer two hours’ free parking to all vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/10/2014 11:59:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

172615

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2014 to Question 208033, what plans he has to improve 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	220060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Work between the Department for Transport and Rail North to develop the specification for the Northern franchise is ongoing. This work is taking account of all relevant data and the views expressed in responses to the public consultation. The train service and other requirements for the franchise, including those relating to Reddish South and Denton, will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. We expect to publish this early this year.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/01/2015 11:49:38 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne