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385421

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the transport capital infrastructure spending announced in each Budget Statement in each year since 2011 was allocated to each (a) region and (b) constituency of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	4040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Total public expenditure on transport by country and region is outlined in the HM Treasury Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses series.　 This includes a breakdown of capital expenditure. Transport capital spending by constituency of the UK and by Budget statement is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/07/2015 15:02:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

385422

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the Challenge Fund has been allocated in each region since that fund was announced.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	4033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>From the £5.8 billion the Department for Transport (DfT) announced in December 2014 to be allocated to local highway authorities in England for highways maintenance between 2015 and 2021, we have allocated £275 million between 2015 and 2017 for a local highways maintenance Challenge Fund for major maintenance projects. We announced on 24 March 2015 those schemes which would receive funding. The allocation by region is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p /><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DfT funding £m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>24.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>53.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>11.23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>50.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>19.53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>55.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>51.87</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Further information can be found at the following weblink:</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p><a href="http://maps.dft.gov.uk/challenge-fund/index.html" target="_blank">http://maps.dft.gov.uk/challenge-fund/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>For a selection of schemes, the Department has requested further information from local highway authorities to ensure that they are in a position to proceed. Subject to this, it is expected that the Department would begin to allocate funding to the authorities this summer.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/06/2015 14:14:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

416338

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the total mileage of the (a) M1, (b) M5, (c) M6, (d) M25, (e) M62 and (f) M4 operated (i) without reduced speed restrictions and (ii) at a reduced speed due to roadworks on 31 August 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	8982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>On the 31<sup>st</sup> August the total proportion of miles with speed reductions due to roadworks was 10 per cent for the (a) M1, (b) M5, (c) M6, (d) M25, (e) M62 and (f) M4 combined. Roadworks will inevitably arise as part of this Government’s ambitious £15.2bn plan of capital investment to improve the capacity and condition of England’s motorways and major ‘A’ roads which includes a tripling of the annual level of investment on road enhancements by the end of the decade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/09/2015 13:07:52 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

416340

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M1
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on which sections of the M1 motorway reduced speed limits were operating because of roadworks taking place or being planned on 31 August 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	8984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The following sections of the M1 were operating at reduced speed limits on the 31 August 2015 due to roadworks taking place:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p /> <p>M1 J11-12, M1 J15-19, M1 J28-31, M1 J32-35a, and M1 J39-42.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>These roadworks all relate to road upgrades, part of an ambitious £15.2bn plan of capital investment to improve the capacity and condition of England’s motorways and major ‘A’ roads which includes a tripling of the annual level of investment on road enhancements by the end of the decade.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/09/2015 13:26:07 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

416341

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M1
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the reduced speed order for each of the sections of the M1 motorway that were operating at a reduced speed on 31 August 2015 came into operation; and when the national speed limit is scheduled to be restored on each such section.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	8985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The following sections of the M1 were operating at reduced speed limits on the 31 August 2015 due to roadworks taking place:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p /> <p>M1 J11-12, M1 J15-19, M1 J28-31, M1 J32-35a, and M1 J39-42</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Project Name</p></td><td><p>Start Dates</p></td><td><p>Proposed End Dates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A5 M1 Link (for works at M1 J11-12)</p></td><td><p>Feb 2015</p><p> </p></td><td><p>October 15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M1 J15-19 concrete barrier replacement</p></td><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>October 15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M1 J 19 improvement scheme</p></td><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>October 15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M1 J28-31 – concrete barrier replacement</p></td><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>December 15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M1 J32-35a – concrete barrier replacement</p></td><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>December 16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M1 J39-42 smart motorway scheme</p></td><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>February 16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/09/2015 13:13:19 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

455425

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	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, if it will make it his policy to require bus operators to install audio-visual announcements of bus stops on all public buses.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	28574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>Accessible on-board information helps a wide range of passengers, including those who are visually impaired, to feel comfortable and confident when taking the bus.</p><p> </p><p>Traditionally however, systems providing automatic next stop announcements have proven expensive to fit and maintain, meaning that mandating their use would place a disproportionate financial burden on the bus industry.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has supported initiatives to develop innovative and low-cost approaches to providing such information, as well as providing Better Bus Area funding for local authority schemes to equip vehicles with audio/visual equipment.</p><p> </p><p>Many operators are already recognising the benefits of on-board information for all their customers, and I would encourage others to do the same.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 03/03/2016 17:06:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

524290

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional funding his Department plans to make available for walking and cycling initiatives as a result of the cycling and walking investment strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	40114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government has made clear its intention to make this country a cycling nation. The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy will be published in the summer and will include details of how the £300m committed in the last Spending Review will be invested to support cycling and walking.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the dedicated cycling and walking programmes, there are a number of wider funding streams which are devolved to local bodies and which can and are being used to support cycling and walking projects. In particular, billions are available to Local Enterprise Partnerships and local authorities through the Local Growth Fund and Integrated Transport Block allocations.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the above, a record £6.1 billion has been allocated to local highways authorities between 2015 and 2021 for road maintenance, and this funding can help maintain footways and cycleways.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/06/2016 16:23:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

943199

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the publication of the results of the Blue Badge (disabled parking) scheme eligibility review consultation on the Gov.uk website.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	164977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The consultation attracted over 6300 responses and we have been considering these carefully in order to reach the best outcome for disabled people. We expect to publish the results shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 164978 question first answered 23/07/2018 13:36:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins