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101218

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to promote the training of HGV drivers; and what steps he is taking to encourage young people to enter the logistics industry in support of the manufacturing, engineering, food production and retail sectors.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
	uin	212084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>We have received representations from the logistics industry about a shortage of HGV drivers. We are currently having discussions with other Departments and stakeholders in logistics to see what can be done to boost the number of drivers entering the industry. The Skills Funding Agency already provides funding to support driver training courses.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 30/10/2014 14:46:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael

1017223

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Stroud Station: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to allocate funding to Stroud railway station to enable it to be accessible to people with disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	197321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to improving access to the rail network and we have made a further £300m available to extend our Access for All programme, which delivers accessible routes at selected stations. The industry was asked to put forward nominations for this funding by 16 November. Stroud station was one of more than 300 stations nominated.</p><p> </p><p>I plan to announce successful stations in April 2019, and whilst I cannot guarantee that Stroud will be included in the programme, I can guarantee it will be given proper consideration and I have noted the Honourable Member’s support.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/12/2018 13:55:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1019323

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Licences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department set targets for the DVLA to ensure that people seeking to apply or reapply for a driving licence for reasons of (a) ill health and (b) following a ban are dealt with expeditiously.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	198378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The DVLA aims to complete 90% of medical cases within 90 working days and to process applications from those previously banned from driving within 15 working days.</p><p> </p><p>The length of time it takes to deal with an application for a driving licence following ill health depends on the medical condition involved, and whether further information is required from medical professionals. In the last financial year, it took an average of 32 working days for the DVLA to make a licensing decision on all medical applications.</p><p>The DVLA writes to disqualified drivers 56 days before their ban is due to expire to invite them to reapply for their driving licence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/12/2018 14:05:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1027646

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	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, how many operators, by region, has the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has signed off with Goods Vehicle Operators on the basis of earned recognition.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	203278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>As of 19 December 2018, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has signed off (accredited) 59 goods vehicle operators into its earned recognition scheme.</p><p> </p><p>An operator can apply for up to eight goods vehicle operator licences.</p><p> </p><p>The number of goods vehicle operator licences by region breakdown is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of goods vehicle operator licences</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East England</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Metropolitan</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/01/2019 13:36:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1029463

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and which rail stations have (a) undertaken work in the last five years and (b) planned work within the next two years to improve access arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	204378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Over the last five years a further 68 stations were added to the Department’s Access for All programme which provides an accessible route at selected stations. A further £300m has recently been made available to further extend the programme until at least 2024 and we will announce details of which stations will benefit from this in April. Details of individual Access for All projects are available on Network Rail’s website.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to access improvements delivered as part of other major projects, such as the 40 Crossrail stations which will be made accessible, and by the industry itself, which must meet current accessibility standards whenever it installs, replace or renews station infrastructure. Details of all of this work is held by the individual organisations and the details of the accessibility features available at all UK stations are published on the National Rail Enquiries website.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 07/01/2019 17:53:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

423610

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M5: Stroud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Highways Agency has made on noise mitigation measures on the M5 at Upton St. Leonards.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
	uin	13170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The main measures to mitigate noise are new road surfacing and noise barriers. Highways England has three resurfacing schemes in their forward programme for this area. The resurfacing will be done after essential repairs to bridge structures have been completed to avoid disruption to users of the M5.</p><br /><p>Later this month works to inspect the condition of the noise fence from junction 11A to Gloucester Painswick bridge which covers the Upton St Leonards section of the M5 motorway will start and opportunities for a temporary noise barrier looked at.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/11/2015 11:37:33 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael

747603

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have received driving bans in (a) Stroud District, (b) Gloucestershire and (c) England in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	2637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) does not hold data on most driving disqualifications imposed before 2014. This is because driving endorsements are retained on the DVLA’s database in line with the offence retention periods set out in legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of individuals shown on the DVLA’s records as having received a driving disqualification since 2014 in the areas requested.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong> up to 1 July</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Stroud District</strong></p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gloucestershire</strong></p></td><td><p>684</p></td><td><p>742</p></td><td><p>875</p></td><td><p>423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>76,899</p></td><td><p>81,345</p></td><td><p>89,658</p></td><td><p>43,391</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table reflects each individual disqualification which might mean that some drivers may be included more than once.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2017 09:05:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

747605

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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 cycling fatalities there have been in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) England in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	2638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of reported pedal cyclists killed in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) England in each of the last five years is given in following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Number of reported pedal cyclists killed in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) England; 2011 - 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>(a) Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>(b) England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/07/2017 14:36:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

750297

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Traffic Lights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers (a) his Department and (b) local authorities have to charge operators for its installation of mobile traffic lights.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	4078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Neither the Department nor local authorities have powers to charge operators for using portable traffic signals. In any event, the decision as to whether to use portable traffic signals or some other form of traffic management at a particular street or road works site should be determined by reference to the guidance in our statutory code of practice <em>Safety at Street Works and Road Works</em> and a site-specific risk assessment. It would not be appropriate to charge operators for using portable traffic signals if they considered them to be necessary for safety.</p><p> </p><p>To comply with the statutory code of practice <em>Safety at Street Works and Road Works</em>, operators that propose using portable traffic signals also have to obtain permission from the relevant highway authority before they are installed. The highway authority can reject such proposals if they do not consider them to be appropriate. We believe that sufficient controls are in place, and therefore have no plans to regulate the use of portable traffic signals further.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 4077 question first answered 17/07/2017 16:05:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

750299

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Traffic Lights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will regulate the use of mobile traffic lights to ensure sufficient warning is given to road users.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	4077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Neither the Department nor local authorities have powers to charge operators for using portable traffic signals. In any event, the decision as to whether to use portable traffic signals or some other form of traffic management at a particular street or road works site should be determined by reference to the guidance in our statutory code of practice <em>Safety at Street Works and Road Works</em> and a site-specific risk assessment. It would not be appropriate to charge operators for using portable traffic signals if they considered them to be necessary for safety.</p><p> </p><p>To comply with the statutory code of practice <em>Safety at Street Works and Road Works</em>, operators that propose using portable traffic signals also have to obtain permission from the relevant highway authority before they are installed. The highway authority can reject such proposals if they do not consider them to be appropriate. We believe that sufficient controls are in place, and therefore have no plans to regulate the use of portable traffic signals further.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 4078 question first answered 17/07/2017 16:05:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew