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1698952

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ragwort
	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 ensure that ragwort is removed from (a) roadside and (b) other land for which the Highways Agency is responsible.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	20549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>National Highways recognises that ragwort poisoning can have a devastating effect on horses, as well as being damaging to cattle and other animals. However, in the right place, and where there is no risk to animal welfare, ragwort contributes to the biodiversity of the flora and fauna of the countryside.</p><p> </p><p>On the strategic road network, where ragwort presents a high risk of poisoning horses and livestock or spreading to fields used for the production of forage, National Highways prevents ragwort spreading. National Highways policy for Common Ragwort control applies Defra’s ‘Code of Practice on how to Prevent the Spread of Ragwort’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 13:44:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1698964

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many single justice procedures notices have been issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	20669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of single justice procedures notices the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency issued in each year since 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Single Justice Procedures notices issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,593</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>80,378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>156,946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>166,543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>158,728</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>45,458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>63,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>112,121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>181,873</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 14:55:35 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1699173

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Lighting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the brightness of LED headlights on local communities.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	20728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>All types of road vehicle headlamps are designed, tested and approved to internationally recognised standards to help prevent undue glare on a broad range of roads and environments. However, the Government is aware of concerns raised by members of the public and we intend to commission independent research shortly.</p><p> </p><p>While there are clear safety, security and economic benefits associated with the use of LED lighting, the scientific evidence base on its adverse effects is less advanced. The government is committed to improving the evidence base to ensure we understand the effects more fully before making further policy interventions.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 14:00:50 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1699193

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department provides to local authorities to ensure the maintenance of cross-boundary bus services in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
	uin	20784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>In England, the majority of bus services outside London operate on a commercial basis. Where commercial service provision is insufficient to meet the needs of local communities, local authorities can subsidise bus services where this represents value for money. This ensures that service provision is aligned with local needs. In instances where bus services cross local authority boundaries, the Department for Transport expects the relevant local authorities to work closely with operators and passengers to ensure the delivery of bus services that reflect local need.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of local bus services to ensuring communities can stay connected and has announced over £4.5 billion to support and improve bus services since 2020. This includes over £2 billion to help local authorities deliver their Bus Service Improvement Plans, of which Central Bedfordshire Council and Hertfordshire County Council have been allocated over £4.4 million and £32.7 million respectively between 2022/23 and 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also makes over £200 million available to bus operators every year through the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) to help them maintain their networks. A further £42 million in BSOG funding is provided directly to local authorities to help subsidise socially necessary bus services that might otherwise be commercially unviable. Central Bedfordshire Council receives £136,394 and Hertfordshire County Council receives over £1.2 million of this funding every year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 20785 question first answered 15/04/2024 11:22:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1699194

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding for local bus services across Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
	uin	20785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>In England, the majority of bus services outside London operate on a commercial basis. Where commercial service provision is insufficient to meet the needs of local communities, local authorities can subsidise bus services where this represents value for money. This ensures that service provision is aligned with local needs. In instances where bus services cross local authority boundaries, the Department for Transport expects the relevant local authorities to work closely with operators and passengers to ensure the delivery of bus services that reflect local need.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of local bus services to ensuring communities can stay connected and has announced over £4.5 billion to support and improve bus services since 2020. This includes over £2 billion to help local authorities deliver their Bus Service Improvement Plans, of which Central Bedfordshire Council and Hertfordshire County Council have been allocated over £4.4 million and £32.7 million respectively between 2022/23 and 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also makes over £200 million available to bus operators every year through the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) to help them maintain their networks. A further £42 million in BSOG funding is provided directly to local authorities to help subsidise socially necessary bus services that might otherwise be commercially unviable. Central Bedfordshire Council receives £136,394 and Hertfordshire County Council receives over £1.2 million of this funding every year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 20784 question first answered 15/04/2024 11:22:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1699200

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Horse Riding
	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 help improve the safety of (a) horses and (b) horse riders on roads.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	20740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the safety of horse riders and other vulnerable road users very seriously and is committed to reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on England’s roads.</p><p> </p><p>Following Parliamentary approval, The Highway Code was updated on 29 January 2022 to include changes to improve safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 11:18:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1699260

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the terminology of road traffic accidents to crashes or collisions.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
	uin	902327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Where possible, the Department no longer uses the word ‘accidents’. The appropriate terms to use are ‘crashes’, ‘collisions’ and ‘incidents’. We encourage others to do so, too.</p><p>However, the word ‘accident’ continues to be used in certain circumstances, for example where that is the term previously used in legislation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 13:46:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1698330

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for a driving test was in (a) England and (b) East Midlands as of 25 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	20146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in England, in February 2024, was 17.5 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in the East Midlands, in February 2024, was 17.6 weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 11:10:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1698342

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Litter
	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 ensure National Highways keeps (a) roads and (b) verges clear of litter.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	20136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>National Highways survey and grade the Strategic Road Network in accordance with The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Code of Practice for Litter and Refuse. National Highways teams patrol the Strategic Road Network and collect litter daily where it is safe to do so. National Highways carries out weekly inspections on its network, ensuring that it prioritises the clearance of the worst affected areas. National Highways also takes advantage of planned closures for other works to undertake additional litter picks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>National Highways’ grading activities are reported and monitored via its corporate Performance Indicator of the percentage of the Strategic Road Network where litter is graded at A or B as defined in the Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways strategy is to simultaneously reduce the need for litter picking and collection by encouraging behavioural change whilst also providing an effective litter clearing service. National Highways takes a data-led approach to litter clearing activities to ensure that litter hotspots are quickly identified and that resources are targeted effectively. In 2023-24, National Highways collected over 50,000 bags of litter from roads under its supervision.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Road and Rail, as Highways Monitor, also plays an important role in monitoring National Highways in areas such as litter on behalf of the Secretary of State, ensuring National Highways deliver its commitments as set out in the Roads Investment Strategy and holding National Highways to account for its licence commitments.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 15:31:46 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1698343

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he can take if National Highways fail to clear litter from (a) roads and (b) verges; and what discussions he has had with that agency on such clearance.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	20137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport regularly engages with National Highways on the issue of litter clearance, and its performance is monitored against a litter performance indicator which helps to ensure National Highways are carrying out its legislative duty. National Highways strategy is to simultaneously reduce the need for litter picking and collection by encouraging behavioural change whilst also providing an effective litter clearing service. In 2023-24, National Highways collected over 50,000 bags of litter from roads under its supervision.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Road and Rail, as Highways Monitor, also plays an important role in monitoring National Highways’ litter clearance on behalf of the Secretary of State and holding National Highways to account for its licence commitments. The ORR report annually to Parliament and the public on National Highways performance, including litter. If the Office for Road and Rail deem that National Highways is not complying with its statutory directions or complying with the requirements of the Road Investment Strategy, they may determine enforcement action to be appropriate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 15:22:12 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton