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747078

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to increase the capacity of local authorities to produce business cases for major transport projects.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	2320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>As highlighted in the new Transport Investment Strategy, the Department for Transport, where appropriate, will offer targeted support to local authorities to help develop their bidding and delivery capability thus ensuring all areas of the country have the potential to produce high quality business cases to realise the benefits that strong transport projects will unlock.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also funding Local Authorities’ business case development costs for selected schemes within the Large Local Major schemes programme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Department has provided capacity support to Local Enterprise Partnerships and Local Authorities through the Transport Delivery Excellence Programme in collaboration with the Local Enterprise Partnership Network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/07/2017 14:03:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

756053

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department will be launching a further Better Bus Area programme.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	7108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We currently have no plans to launch a further round of the Better Bus Area programme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2017 12:39:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

756054

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will announce successful applications to the Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund 2a.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	7107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport announced on 1<sup>st</sup> August 2017 those local highway authorities who were successful in being awarded funding through Tranche 2a of the local highways maintenance challenge fund.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of the announcement and the schemes receiving funding can be seen at the following weblink:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/councils-share-75-million-for-major-road-improvements" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/councils-share-75-million-for-major-road-improvements</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2017 10:55:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

832936

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Forests
	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 ensure that ancient woodlands and trees are protected during the construction of new transport infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	125252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>When considering all new transport infrastructure plans the Government assesses the impact on the environment to ensure the right balance is struck between the expected social and economic benefits and the impact on the natural environment.</p><p> </p><p>The National Policy Statement for National Networks sets out the Government’s policy on development of nationally significant infrastructure projects on the national road and rail networks in England. The NPS is the primary basis for making decisions on development consent applications and the guidance it provides recognizes that ancient woodland is a valuable resource both for its diversity of species and for its longevity as woodland.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/02/2018 16:05:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

872730

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how funding has been allocated by his Department for repairing potholes in York.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	134543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has provided £0.598 million since 2016 to the City of York Council to help repair potholes and to stop them forming, as well as to improve the resilience of the roads for which they are responsible. This funding is enough to help repair over 11, 900 potholes. The funding is allocated to local highway authorities based on road lengths for which each authority is responsible.</p><p> </p><p>This funding is on top of £13 million we will be providing to York between 2015/16 and 2020/21 for the purpose of local highways maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is also working in partnership with City of York Council on two innovative trials which deploys innovative intelligent software to help identify road surface problems before they become potholes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2018 13:55:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

873740

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of dualling and upgrading the A1237 in York.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	134854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>The A1237 is part of the local road network and any improvements are the responsibility of City of York Council. It is therefore for the City of York Council to consider the cost of dualling and upgrading the A1238 in York. The Council is currently developing a scheme to improve a number of roundabouts on the route, to be funded from the Local Growth Funding awarded to the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/04/2018 15:52:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

886236

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage homeowners to install charging infrastructure for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	136431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government currently provides assistance to drivers of new and used electric vehicles to support the cost of installing chargepoints in their homes under the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme. This grant provides funding of up to 75% (capped at £500) towards the cost of installing dedicated electric vehicle chargepoints at domestic properties across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as announced in November 2017 in the Industrial Strategy, building regulations will be amended to ensure that cabling infrastructure is provided for chargepoints when new dwellings are built, to help future-proof new homes and avoid retrofitting costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s forthcoming strategy on the transition to zero emission road transport will detail the role of Government in supporting electric vehicle infrastructure for homeowners as well as more widely.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/04/2018 14:26:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

934972

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial support his Department is making available to local authorities undertaking business cases for the reopening of railway stations.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	161147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Local Authorities are generally responsible for funding the development of business cases for local transport schemes including reopening of railway stations. Funding provided by the Government through the Local Growth Fund and other devolved funding streams may, in some circumstances, be used for business case development provided that it otherwise meets the criteria for the funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/07/2018 09:49:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1109977

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking Offences
	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 in relation to the sharing of powers between the police and councils relating to obstruction caused by pavement and grass verge parking.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	241462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has recently finished gathering evidence on the problems caused by pavement parking and the effectiveness of current powers. We are considering the findings of this work and will announce any further actions over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/04/2019 09:59:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1122631

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Bicycles
	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 effectiveness legislation to limit the use of the throttle on e-bikes at 15.5mph.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	247117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>No such assessment has yet been made. A cycle with electric assistance available above speeds of 15.5 mph would be classified as a moped and is subject to different regulatory requirements. Enforcement of requirements for vehicle use on the roads is a matter for the police.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/04/2019 11:44:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell