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1134115

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Helicopters: Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Civil Aviation Authority and (b) European Aviation Safety Agency on the imposition by Airbus of flight speed restrictions on H175 helicopters used to transport offshore oil and gas workers.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	268479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published an Emergency Airworthiness Directive, relating to the Airbus Helicopters EC175, which mandates inspections of the Horizontal Stabiliser main spar before the next flight, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 10 flight hours.</p><p> </p><p>Airbus Helicopters issued an Emergency Alert Service Bulletin temporarily restricting EC175 helicopters to a maximum speed of 80 knots to facilitate a return to a maintenance facility for these inspections to be carried out. When the EASA Emergency Airworthiness Directive is complied with, the speed restriction no longer applies.</p><p> </p><p>As the UK’s aviation safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) monitors all aspects of the operations of offshore helicopter companies and any risks to safe operation through its safety oversight programme and is in close contact with EASA and offshore helicopter operators on this subject. The Secretary of State has not had direct contact on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 268480 question first answered 01/07/2019 13:50:37 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1134116

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Helicopters: Offshore Industry
	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 implications for his policies of recent news reports of a crack in the tailpiece of a H175 helicopter operated by NHV from Aberdeen to offshore oil and gas installations; and what steps he is taking to reassure offshore workers about the safety of H175 models.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	268480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published an Emergency Airworthiness Directive, relating to the Airbus Helicopters EC175, which mandates inspections of the Horizontal Stabiliser main spar before the next flight, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 10 flight hours.</p><p> </p><p>Airbus Helicopters issued an Emergency Alert Service Bulletin temporarily restricting EC175 helicopters to a maximum speed of 80 knots to facilitate a return to a maintenance facility for these inspections to be carried out. When the EASA Emergency Airworthiness Directive is complied with, the speed restriction no longer applies.</p><p> </p><p>As the UK’s aviation safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) monitors all aspects of the operations of offshore helicopter companies and any risks to safe operation through its safety oversight programme and is in close contact with EASA and offshore helicopter operators on this subject. The Secretary of State has not had direct contact on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 268479 question first answered 01/07/2019 13:50:37 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1134117

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Helicopters: Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Civil Aviation Authority’s Safety review of offshore public transport helicopter operations in support of the exploitation of oil and gas, CAP1145, will be completed.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	268481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) seeks to ensure that North Sea helicopter flights are as safe as possible. It is carefully reviewing the Recommendations and Actions in CAP 1145 to check that they achieve the objective of making further improvements to offshore helicopter safety standards.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA currently intends to publish the review in the autumn of 2019.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/07/2019 13:53:30 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1134277

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: ICT
	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 potential benefits of automotive-telematic products for road safety and the environment.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	268629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport recognises the potential benefits of telematics and other in-vehicle technologies in promoting fuel-efficient driving behaviours, which could save motorists and businesses money and reduce vehicle emissions. In line with our commitment in Government’s ‘Road to Zero’ strategy, the Department has established a technology taskforce with the motoring and insurance industries to explore the role that new vehicle technologies has to play, and put in place appropriate interventions. The Department is also exploring the potential benefits of this technology in reducing the risk of young driver collisions through the Driver 2020 project.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/07/2019 12:47:42 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1133994

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the DVSA's Theory Test for cars and motorcycles, which ten questions within that Test candidates most frequently answered (a) correctly and (b) incorrectly in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	268487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>In order to protect the integrity of the theory test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency cannot disclose the ten questions candidates most frequently answer (a) correctly and (b) incorrectly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/07/2019 13:45:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders