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1152052

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) safety and (b) regulation of taxis.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	900130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>My Department will shortly issue statutory guidance to licensing authorities on how they should use their extensive existing powers to protect taxi and private hire vehicle passengers. Next year revised best practice guidance will be issued recommending ways that licensing authorities can use those same powers to enable the trade the thrive and deliver the services passengers demand.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/10/2019 16:26:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1150524

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ratings were trained on tonnage tax qualifying vessels in 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	1659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>To date we have recorded 25 ratings as having received training from companies within the UK Tonnage Tax scheme during the 2018-19 training year. Though some companies are yet to file their final returns, we do not expect this figure to change significantly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/10/2019 14:36:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1149984

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Pedestrian Areas: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support visually impaired people through reducing street furniture.
	tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
	tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
	uin	974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is working to address the problems street clutter can create for vulnerable pedestrians, in particular those with visual impairments.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are responsible for managing their roads, including the provision of street furniture. The Department provides good practice guidance in 'Inclusive Mobility' on access to pedestrian and transport infrastructure. Section 3 relates to access to footways, footpaths and pedestrian areas. ‘Inclusive Mobility’ is available at:</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-mobility</p><p> </p><p>The Department is in the process of updating ‘Inclusive Mobility’, and has research underway to inform this. The research is due to conclude by the end of this year, and the updates to the guidance will follow at a later date.</p><p> </p><p>The control of advertising, including the use of A-boards, is a matter for my colleagues in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/10/2019 11:25:23 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1150131

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for the introduction of National Minimum Standards on disability awareness training for drivers of taxi and private hire vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
	tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
	uin	978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>We will continue to engage with the sector on our plans to reform the regulation of taxis and private hire vehicles, including the introduction of national minimum standards in licensing, and will bring forward further measures in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/10/2019 13:47:30 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch