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48685

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many parking tickets were issued against owners of vehicles parked illegally on pavements in each of the last five years; and how many such people were prosecuted in each such year.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	196488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In London, there is in general a ban on parking on the footway. Outside London, local authorities have wide-ranging powers to make Traffic Regulation Orders to prohibit pavement parking on designated lengths of highway or over a wide area. The former Transport Minister, the Hon Member for Lewes, Norman Baker, wrote to local authorities in February 2011 urging them to take up these powers. Local authorities with Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) powers are responsible for parking enforcement, including that relating to the footway.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department has developed and authorised new traffic signs for local authorities to use where pavement parking is prohibited.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the number of parking tickets issued, individual local authorities are required to keep records of all penalty charge notices issued. The Department for Transport does not record this information centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 196489 question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

48686

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	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 Streets Ahead campaign by the charity Guide Dogs; what steps he is taking to reduce parking on pavements; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	196489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In London, there is in general a ban on parking on the footway. Outside London, local authorities have wide-ranging powers to make Traffic Regulation Orders to prohibit pavement parking on designated lengths of highway or over a wide area. The former Transport Minister, the Hon Member for Lewes, Norman Baker, wrote to local authorities in February 2011 urging them to take up these powers. Local authorities with Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) powers are responsible for parking enforcement, including that relating to the footway.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department has developed and authorised new traffic signs for local authorities to use where pavement parking is prohibited.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the number of parking tickets issued, individual local authorities are required to keep records of all penalty charge notices issued. The Department for Transport does not record this information centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 196488 question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

48684

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of applications made to the appeals service for parking on private land have related to parking charge notices on NHS hospital car parks; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the issues raised in such appeals.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	196505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 25 February 2014, Official Report, column 331W (UIN 188122).</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

48877

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	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 undertake a review of (a) the methods of any car park management company responsible for hospital car parks where there has been an significant increase in the number of car parking charge notices issued and the number of appeals since that company was awarded the contract and (b) in each such case, the reasons for those increases.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	196934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Parking in hospital car parks is the overall responsibility of the relevant National Health Service (NHS) Trust or landowner as is the case for all other private car parks. As such it is entirely a matter for the Trust or landowner to determine the levels of any parking charges. I have no plans to review or intervene in this matter as the Government promotes a system of industry self-regulation in the private parking sector.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

45128

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	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 potential economic benefits to (a) the North-West and (b) Warrington of further upgrading the West-East line as proposed in the HS2 Plus Report.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	193697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No specific assessment has yet been made. In response to the HS2 Plus report, we have commissioned HS2 Ltd and Network Rail to undertake work to allow proposals to accelerate construction of the Crewe section of HS2 Phase Two and to build a new integrated hub station at Crewe to be looked at in detail as part of the consideration of the public consultation responses to Phase Two. We have also commissioned HS2 Ltd and Network Rail to make recommendations on enhancing connectivity in the midlands and the north before our response to the Phase Two consultation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

45129

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	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 effect of a regional transport hub at Crewe on the proposal by Warrington Borough Council for an alternative route for the High Speed 2 line north of Crewe; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	193627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd will undertake work to consider proposals for a hub station at Crewe as part of the consideration of the responses to the Phase Two consultation. This closed on 31 January and all responses, including that from Warrington Borough Council, are currently being considered. No decisions have yet been taken on the route but we will make an announcement on this in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

44122

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities receive what proportion of the £140 million to fix roads damaged by flooding and adverse weather announced on 9 March 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	192776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>The funding allocations from the £140 million announced on 9<sup>th</sup> March to help repair roads damaged by the severe wet weather were announced on 20 March 2013. This includes a further £33.5 million announced earlier this year as part of the transport element of the Severe Weather Recovery Fund. A table which provides information on the funding we will be paying to local highway authorities by end March 2014 is available at the following weblink:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294497/extra-funding-to-repair-roads.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294497/extra-funding-to-repair-roads.csv/preview</a></p><p> </p><p /> <p>The £200 million for a Pothole Fund was announced in the Budget on 19 March 2014 is new money and in addition to the £140 million funding. From the £200 million, £168 million be made available to councils in England through a bidding exercise. Further details on the Fund will be made available in the coming weeks.</p><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 192920 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

44132

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Financial Statement of 19 March 2014, what the breakdown is of the £200 million funding for potholes schemes; and whether that £200 million includes the £140 million to fix roads damaged by flooding and adverse weather announced by the Secretary of State for Transport on 9 March 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	192920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>The funding allocations from the £140 million announced on 9<sup>th</sup> March to help repair roads damaged by the severe wet weather were announced on 20 March 2013. This includes a further £33.5 million announced earlier this year as part of the transport element of the Severe Weather Recovery Fund. A table which provides information on the funding we will be paying to local highway authorities by end March 2014 is available at the following weblink:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294497/extra-funding-to-repair-roads.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294497/extra-funding-to-repair-roads.csv/preview</a></p><p> </p><p /> <p>The £200 million for a Pothole Fund was announced in the Budget on 19 March 2014 is new money and in addition to the £140 million funding. From the £200 million, £168 million be made available to councils in England through a bidding exercise. Further details on the Fund will be made available in the coming weeks.</p><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 192776 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

46955

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which airports meet the eligibility criteria for the Regional Air Connectivity Fund; and how much each such airport has been awarded in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	195220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is in detailed discussions with regional councils regarding two air routes that might qualify for support through a Public Service Obligation under financial provisions announced by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the 2013 Spending Round last July, to maintain regional air access to London. Of these, Dundee Council is currently tendering for an airline to operate a service between Dundee Airport and London.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor announced in this year's Budget that support will also be made available for start-up aid for new air routes from UK regional airports. European Union aviation State aid guidelines allow for start-up aid to be provided under certain conditions to facilitate development of new routes from Member State airports which handle fewer than five million passengers per year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is working with the Treasury to develop guidance clarifying how the Government will ordinarily expect to interpret the European Union State aid guidelines, and explain how the funding process will operate.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

47353

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2014, Official Report, column 411W, on transport: schools, how many (a) schools and (b) pupils took part in Bikeability cycle training in each year since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	195440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding provided by the Department for Transport (DfT) for Bikeability cycle training began in financial year 2006/7.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data collection since then has consisted mainly of the number of places delivered by each Bikeability grant recipient. Therefore it is not possible to fully answer (A), however, the current estimate is that 8,177 schools take part in training delivered by either their Local Highway Authority or School Games Organiser Host School.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of places delivered using DfT grant funding until 31<sup>st</sup> March 2013 is available and the totals are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>2006/07</td><td>7,983</td></tr><tr><td>2007/08</td><td>26,894</td></tr><tr><td>2008/09</td><td>92,579</td></tr><tr><td>2009/10</td><td>133,984</td></tr><tr><td>2010/11</td><td>199,197</td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td>293,969</td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td>255,833</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL</td><td>1,010,439</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh