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1173516

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Chesterfield
	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 potential merits of a Chesterfield to Staveley A619-A6192 link road.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	8217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>This scheme proposal has been submitted for consideration under the Major Road Network and Large Local Majors programme.</p><p> </p><p>My officials are working with the Local Authority to support them as they develop the scheme. A decision regarding the scheme’s further development will be made in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/02/2020 15:40:53 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1217449

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bicycles: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when people will be able to apply for Fix Your Bike vouchers.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	64148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>On 23rd May the Secretary of State announced £25 million of funding to provide up to £50 to members of the public wanting to get their old cycles roadworthy again through the Fix Your Bike Voucher Scheme and to help increase the provision of cycle fixing facilities across the country through the Big Bike Revival. We are aiming for applications for vouchers to open to members of the public as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>With the help of representatives from the cycle industry, we have designed a scheme that is accessible to a wide range of types and sizes of businesses, including independent shops and SMEs, provided repairs are carried out by competent mechanics.</p><p> </p><p>It is a requirement of the scheme that businesses have appropriate liability insurance to cover the repairs they carry out. This level of cover is an appropriate and standard form of insurance for the sector, and one which is easily accessible to businesses. We therefore expect that the great majority of bicycle repair businesses in England, SME’s included, will be able to achieve this requirement and participate in the scheme</p><p> </p><p>The scheme opened to registration for bicycle shops on the 22nd of June and we have so far received hundreds of applications from businesses of all sizes. A list of participating businesses is available on the scheme website: <a href="https://fixyourbikevoucherscheme.est.org.uk/" target="_blank">fixyourbikevoucherscheme.est.org.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 64149 64150 question first answered 02/07/2020 15:24:15 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1217450

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bicycles: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of bicycle shops that will have the £2 million public liability insurance that is required for them to meet the eligibility criteria for the Fix Your Bike voucher scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	64149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>On 23rd May the Secretary of State announced £25 million of funding to provide up to £50 to members of the public wanting to get their old cycles roadworthy again through the Fix Your Bike Voucher Scheme and to help increase the provision of cycle fixing facilities across the country through the Big Bike Revival. We are aiming for applications for vouchers to open to members of the public as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>With the help of representatives from the cycle industry, we have designed a scheme that is accessible to a wide range of types and sizes of businesses, including independent shops and SMEs, provided repairs are carried out by competent mechanics.</p><p> </p><p>It is a requirement of the scheme that businesses have appropriate liability insurance to cover the repairs they carry out. This level of cover is an appropriate and standard form of insurance for the sector, and one which is easily accessible to businesses. We therefore expect that the great majority of bicycle repair businesses in England, SME’s included, will be able to achieve this requirement and participate in the scheme</p><p> </p><p>The scheme opened to registration for bicycle shops on the 22nd of June and we have so far received hundreds of applications from businesses of all sizes. A list of participating businesses is available on the scheme website: <a href="https://fixyourbikevoucherscheme.est.org.uk/" target="_blank">fixyourbikevoucherscheme.est.org.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 64148 64150 question first answered 02/07/2020 15:24:15 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1217451

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bicycles: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of bicycle repair shops who are SMEs that will be able to accept Fix Your Bike vouchers.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	64150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>On 23rd May the Secretary of State announced £25 million of funding to provide up to £50 to members of the public wanting to get their old cycles roadworthy again through the Fix Your Bike Voucher Scheme and to help increase the provision of cycle fixing facilities across the country through the Big Bike Revival. We are aiming for applications for vouchers to open to members of the public as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>With the help of representatives from the cycle industry, we have designed a scheme that is accessible to a wide range of types and sizes of businesses, including independent shops and SMEs, provided repairs are carried out by competent mechanics.</p><p> </p><p>It is a requirement of the scheme that businesses have appropriate liability insurance to cover the repairs they carry out. This level of cover is an appropriate and standard form of insurance for the sector, and one which is easily accessible to businesses. We therefore expect that the great majority of bicycle repair businesses in England, SME’s included, will be able to achieve this requirement and participate in the scheme</p><p> </p><p>The scheme opened to registration for bicycle shops on the 22nd of June and we have so far received hundreds of applications from businesses of all sizes. A list of participating businesses is available on the scheme website: <a href="https://fixyourbikevoucherscheme.est.org.uk/" target="_blank">fixyourbikevoucherscheme.est.org.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 64148 64149 question first answered 02/07/2020 15:24:15 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1399578

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, where the Infrastructure Maintenance Depot for the Eastern Leg of HS2 will be located.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	96846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>Following the announcements in the Integrated Rail Plan, the need for, and optimal location of, any Infrastructure Maintenance Depot will be considered as part of the further development work on looking at the best way to take HS2 trains to Leeds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 10/01/2022 12:00:30 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1400479

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new roads have been built in each of the last ten years; and of those how many are unadopted by local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	98910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The number of road enhancement schemes funded by the Department and completed in each of the last ten years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Local Road Network</p></td><td><p>Strategic Road Network</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This includes all road enhancement schemes funded by the Local Major Scheme Grant or those on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) from 2015/16. It includes capacity enhancement schemes as well as new roads.</p><p>In addition, the Department has funded a number of schemes over the past 10 years from targeted funding programmes. These programmes include the Local Pinch Point Fund and National Productivity Investment Fund and these include new roads and road improvements.</p><p>The Department does not hold information on schemes that may have been funded from Local Authorities’ own budgets (including those provided through formula funding allocations such as Integrated Transport Block funding). The Department does not hold information on new roads built by third party organisations, such as private developers.</p><p>All Department-funded road schemes will have been adopted by the relevant local highway authority.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 11/01/2022 16:13:57 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1400482

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Unadopted Roads: Lighting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of unadopted roads on developments built in the last ten years do not have street lighting.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	98911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not keep a list, nor is routinely informed, of how many roads are built on housing developments.</p><p>The legislation covering the process for local highway authority adoption of private roads into the public road network is set out in the Highways Act 1980. The Department has no plans to review this legislation since it continues to ensure that any new roads that are adopted and then maintained at public expense are built to the required standard.</p><p>The Department does provide advice to developers and highway authorities on the road adoption process. The 2017 Advice Note can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-of-roads-by-highway-authorities" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-of-roads-by-highway-authorities</a>. An update of this advice note is planned to be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 98913 question first answered 11/01/2022 16:08:32 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1400483

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Unadopted Roads: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government holds statistics for accidents that have occurred on unadopted roads.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	98912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>Statistics for accidents on unadopted roads are not held by the Department. The Department’s published road accident statistics are based on the STATS19 system of accidents reported by police forces, which covers accidents occurring on the publicly maintained highway.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 11/01/2022 11:25:26 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1400484

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Unadopted Roads: Housing Estates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to review legislation on new housing developments and the adoption of new roads by local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	98913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not keep a list, nor is routinely informed, of how many roads are built on housing developments.</p><p>The legislation covering the process for local highway authority adoption of private roads into the public road network is set out in the Highways Act 1980. The Department has no plans to review this legislation since it continues to ensure that any new roads that are adopted and then maintained at public expense are built to the required standard.</p><p>The Department does provide advice to developers and highway authorities on the road adoption process. The 2017 Advice Note can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-of-roads-by-highway-authorities" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-of-roads-by-highway-authorities</a>. An update of this advice note is planned to be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 98911 question first answered 11/01/2022 16:08:32 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1485348

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the introduction of audio-visual announcements on bus services in (a) Derbyshire and (b) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	28886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>We remain committed to making Accessible Information Regulations to require operators of local services in Great Britain to provide onboard audible and visible next stop and route and direction information to support disabled passengers.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to lay Accessible Information Regulations by the end of 2022 and to publish guidance for operators to support them to comply.</p><p> </p><p>These Regulations will apply across Great Britain, including in Derbyshire. Bus policy in Northern Ireland is generally a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Derbyshire County Council has been allocated indicative funding of up to £47 million to deliver on their Bus Service Improvement Plan. This will be based on their submission and implementation of an Enhanced Partnership that delivers a package of improvements to bus services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 06/07/2022 09:07:37 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins