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515431

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Electronic Government
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 21 April 2016 to Question 34465, if his Department will take steps to allow web-users to include honours when completing Government online forms.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	35210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>My Department provides a wide variety of online forms across multiple systems. Most of these are designed to enable web users to use perform a transaction, such as to book a driving theory test. Therefore we only ask our users the minimum information required to process their requests to enable them to complete these transactions as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>I am mindful that there could be an additional cost to the taxpayer in making changes to online systems to capture and store additional data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/05/2016 13:48:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

454913

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's spending was in Overseas Development Aid on (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) the first 10 months of 2015-16; and what the recipient countries of that aid were.
tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
uin	28269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport carries out activities in Oversea Territories that feeds into the Overseas Development Aid. The Government published details of Overseas Development Aid at the Spending Review 2015 and further updates will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 02/03/2016 11:41:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

424758

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on publishing a cycling and walking investment strategy.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	901882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>I was delighted that the Infrastructure Act included a firm commitment to deliver a Cycling &amp; Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS). We will be ready to commence a formal consultation on this in Spring 2016.</p><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 29/10/2015 13:44:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

349942

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what account has been taken of the safety of blind and partially sighted pedestrians in the introduction of an ultra-low emission zone in London.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	2151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The design of the proposed ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) in London is a matter for the Mayor of London.</p><p> </p><p>I understand that in designing the ULEZ Transport for London have taken into account new European legislation which will require that ultra-low emission vehicles are fitted with some form of artificial engine sound. This will help ensure that they can be heard by pedestrians and other road users, including people who are blind or partially sighted. The Mayor has said that, by the time the ULEZ is introduced in 2020, European legislation will have ensured that virtually all new electric and hybrid vehicles on sale are fitted with technology which ensures a minimum noise level when driving at low speeds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/06/2015 14:35:57 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

448438

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has received on the protection of hedgehogs in Regent's Park from trucks using the London Zoo car park for the construction of High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	24387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>12 petitions to the 3<sup>rd</sup> additional provision to the Phase One hybrid Bill were received that included concerns regarding the impact on the hedgehog population in Regent’s Park of the proposed lorry holding area in the London Zoo car park. Additionally, one of the responses to the AP3 Environmental Statement Consultation raised concerns about the hedgehog population in the Regents Park area. As part of the ongoing engagement with the Zoological Society of London, HS2 Ltd are considering locations for replacement habitats to mitigate the impact on the hedgehog population.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/02/2016 13:48:38 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

451054

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
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 4 February 2016 to Question 24387, whether the proposed changes to mitigate the effect of lorry traffic on the hedgehog population in the area of Regent's Park will require an amendment to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	26120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The identified impact on the Regent’s Park hedgehog population is from the provision of replacement car parking for the Zoological Society of London rather than from lorries accessing the proposed lorry holding area. The measures being considered to mitigate this effect in the Regent’s Park area do not require an Additional Provision to the Bill. Any mitigation measures outside the limits of the Bill would be delivered with the cooperation of The Royal Parks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/02/2016 13:06:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

451056

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
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 4 February 2016 to Question 24387, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing the route used by lorries involved in the High Speed 2 construction away from the hedgehog population in the Regent's Park area as an alternative to establishing replacement habitats; and whether such a change would require an amendment to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	26121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The identified impact on the Regent’s Park hedgehog population is from the provision of replacement car parking for the Zoological Society of London rather than from lorries accessing the proposed lorry holding area. Therefore, no assessment has been made of changing the route used by HS2 construction vehicles in the Regent’s Park area for the purpose of mitigating the impact on hedgehogs. Such a change would require an Additional Provision to the Bill.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/02/2016 13:14:07 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

457616

registered interest
date	03/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether heavy goods vehicles will use access roads in Brondesbury Villas during the construction phase of High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	29771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>Brondesbury Villas is not identified in the HS2 Phase One Environmental Statement as a construction route for the purposes of the HS2 scheme. However, the Phase One Bill does included powers to enable utility protection and diversion works to be undertaken along Brondesbury Villas associated with the construction of the proposed HS2 running tunnels. The implementation of these utility protection and diversion works may involve the occasional use of HGVs along Brondesbury Villas.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/03/2016 17:30:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

443324

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Stoke on Trent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies, executive agencies, non-ministerial departments, advisory bodies and other accountable statutory bodies (i) have been abolished or relocated from Stoke-on-Trent since 2010 and (ii) will be abolished in or relocated from Stoke-on-Trent by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
uin	21453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>In the Department for Transport itself, no posts have been based in Stoke-on-Trent since 2010.</p><br /><p>The Department’s Executive Agencies (Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Vehicle Certification Agency and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) have had no posts based in Stoke-on-Trent since 2010, other than the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, who respond as follows:</p><br /><p>As part of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) testing transformation programme, which has the aim of taking testing closer to the customer, DVSA’s Goods Vehicle Testing Station (GVTS) in Stoke-on-Trent was closed in April 2015. Twenty nine roles were based at this testing station. The staff previously based at the station are still working for DVSA in the area; twenty four of these roles are now based at other DVSA sites and the remaining five staff are being redeployed to other roles in DVSA. There are currently no plans to close any further DVSA Good Vehicle Testing Stations (GVTS) or Driving Test Centres (DTC) in the Stoke-on-Trent area between now and 2020.</p><br /><p>We are not aware of any jobs being based in Stoke-on-Trent since 2010 in the wider accountable statutory bodies.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/01/2016 16:03:50 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt

513276

registered interest
date	15/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Cheshire East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies, executive agencies, non-ministerial departments, advisory bodies and other accountable statutory bodies (i) have been abolished in or relocated from East Cheshire Local Authority since 2010 and (ii) will be abolished in or relocated from East Cheshire Local Authority by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
uin	34162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>In the Department for Transport itself, no posts have been based in East Cheshire Local Authority since 2010.</p><p>The Department’s Executive Agencies (Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Vehicle Certification Agency and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) have had no posts based in East Cheshire Local Authority since 2010, other than DVLA.</p><p> </p><p>DVLA Chester Local Office was closed in November 2013, as part of a programme of closures, rationalising the DVLA estate and centralising work at the main headquarters in Swansea. There were 16 Civil Service posts based out of this office. Staff were offered the opportunity to relocate to the DVLA in Swansea. Two staff chose to transfer out to other government departments within the region; one member of staff came to the end of their contract and 13 staff chose to take redundancy rather than relocate.</p><p>There are currently no plans to increase or decrease the number of posts in the East Cheshire Local Authority between now and 2020.</p><p>We are not aware of any jobs being based in East Cheshire Local Authority since 2010 in the wider accountable statutory bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/04/2016 16:08:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt