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1715616

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to local highways authorities on the criteria for the implementation of new road safety measures; and what flexibility those authorities have to act in response to multiple fatal incidents.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	24652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Local authorities have a range of road safety measures available to them and they are best placed to make decisions on implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/05/2024 14:57:37 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1715171

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Noise
	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 limit noise pollution for people who live near motorways.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	24511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>National Highways are responsible for managing and improving England’s motorways and major A roads, known as the strategic road network. National Highways use a range of measures to reduce the impact of noise on their roads including using low-noise surfacing for road surfaces, installing noise barriers where suitable, and delivering noise insulation packages. National Highways recognise that there are opportunities to implement more measures in the older parts of its network that were built to different standards and have set a target to mitigate noise in 7500 properties during the second road investment period.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to take action to reduce the levels of excessive noise experienced by communities, delivering noise mitigation in Noise Important Areas near the strategic road network, and has funded leading research into noise cameras to detect and enforce excessively noisy road vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/05/2024 14:41:10 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1715185

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Network North budget allocated to connect Manchester to Liverpool applies to the entire section of Northern Powerhouse Rail.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	24453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Funding for Northern Powerhouse Rail has been set out in the Integrated Rail Plan and Network North. Network North confirmed £12 billion (2023 prices) of investment to enable Northern Powerhouse Rail to proceed in line with previous plans to better connect Liverpool and Manchester. On 25 March 2024, following extensive engagement with local leaders and local MPs, Government announced that it had heard clear support for Northern Powerhouse Rail to serve Warrington Bank Quay and Manchester Airport. Taking account of local views, this will be the primary options for the next stage of development for the NPR route between Liverpool and Manchester.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 07/05/2024 15:44:44 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1715186

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with the Leader of the House on making parliamentary time available for debate on a motion to formalise the point of truncation of Nothern Powerhouse Rail and the former HS2 Phase 2b; and what plans he has to (a) publish a supplementary environmental statement and (b) consult on that issue.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	24454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>I will table a motion that would allow the High-Speed Rail (Crewe to Manchester) Bill to be adapted to deliver the Northern Powerhouse Rail between Manchester and the Parish of Millington and Rostherne shortly. The arrangements for a debate on the motion will be announced in the usual way.</p><p> </p><p>The changes to the scheme will prompt a new supplementary environmental statement, which will be published in due course. As with previous environmental statements there will be a public consultation. Responses received to consultation will be analysed by an Independent Assessor appointed by parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 07/05/2024 15:43:03 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1715187

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when strategic development of the Parish of Millington and Rostherne to Liverpool section of Northern Powerhouse Rail commenced; who is responsible for overseeing that work; what the estimated timeline for completing the work is; and what budget his Department has allocated for delivering that section.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	24455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) and Network North set out the strategic plan and funding for Northern Powerhouse Rail. The high-level route will continue to be developed as set out in the IRP. This includes sections of the track between the Parish of Millington and Rostherne and Liverpool. The government is working closely with our delivery partners including Network Rail and HS2 Ltd to achieve this. The government aims to complete Northern Powerhouse Rail by the mid-2040s.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 07/05/2024 15:41:01 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1715188

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when strategic development of the Manchester Piccadilly to West Yorkshire section of Northern Powerhouse Rail commenced; who is responsible for overseeing that work; what the estimated timeline for completing the work is; and what budget his Department has allocated for delivering that section.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	24456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) and Network North set out the strategic plan and funding for Northern Powerhouse Rail. The high-level route will continue to be developed as set out in the IRP. This includes sections of the track between Manchester Piccadilly to West Yorkshire. The government is working closely with our delivery partners including Network Rail and HS2 Ltd to achieve this. The government aims to complete Northern Powerhouse Rail by the mid-2040s.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 07/05/2024 15:39:21 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1715208

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish revised national road traffic projections before the Summer recess.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	24401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The National Road Traffic Projections were last published in December 2022. The Department has no plans to publish updated projections before the Summer recess. The Department regularly reviews evidence and data on the drivers of travel demand and will publish an update in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/05/2024 10:19:25 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1715291

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by the Centre for Economic Business Research entitled The pothole crisis is costing £14.4 billion a year in economic damage in England alone, published on 29 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	24394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government agrees that, whilst local road maintenance is the responsibility of individual local authorities, more that needs to be done to improve the condition of roads across the country.</p><p>That is why we’ve committed £8.3 billion extra from savings as a result of cancelling HS2 Phase 2 to help local councils fill potholes and resurface roads.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/05/2024 14:59:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1715299

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
	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 vehicles on the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency database do not have a valid MOT in (a) England and (b) Easington constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	24444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) database records every vehicle that has an MOT, and the dates the MOTs were carried out. Authorities, such as the Police, have access to that data should they need to check if a vehicle has a valid MOT. There is no comparable database for vehicles which do not have a valid MOT.</p><p> </p><p>As such, it is not possible to determine the number, or proportion, of vehicles being used illegally without an MOT in England or the constituency of Easington.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/05/2024 10:04:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1715300

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	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 vehicles on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency database are not taxed in (a) England and (b) Easington constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	24445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The outcome of the most recent roadside survey, which provides an estimate of the number of unlicensed vehicles in traffic, was published in December 2023. This showed that 98.7 per cent of vehicles across the UK were correctly licensed, which equates to an estimated 498,000 unlicensed vehicles and an evasion rate of 1.3 per cent. The estimated evasion rate in England was also 1.3 per cent. This information is not held by parliamentary constituency. A copy of the roadside survey can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/vehicle-excise-duty-evasion-statistics-2023/vehicle-excise-duty-evasion-statistics-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/vehicle-excise-duty-evasion-statistics-2023/vehicle-excise-duty-evasion-statistics-2023</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/05/2024 10:03:00 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris