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1728390

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Stroud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to ensure that transport infrastructure in the M5 corridor north of Bristol is developed in a way that allows housing targets in the Stroud district council local plan to be achieved.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
	uin	4958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the need to ensure that housing growth is appropriately supported by transport infrastructure provision. I am unable to comment on specific proposals, it is for the local authority in consultation with infrastructure providers to determine the infrastructure requirements to support proposed growth in local plans. National Highways has worked collaboratively with the local council throughout the Local Plan process and continues to work constructively with them.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 17/09/2024 13:54:43 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5030

1724558

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Gloucestershire
	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 30 July 2024 to Question 1876 on Bus Services: Gloucestershire, if she will take steps to provide additional funding to South Gloucestershire Council for the maintenance of the local bus route from Woton-under-Edge.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
	uin	2566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>Improving bus services is a key part of this Government’s growth mission. We are determined to deliver better services, grow passenger numbers and drive opportunity to under-served regions. We have set out our plan to achieve this, centred around supporting local transport authorities to take back control of local bus services.</p><p> </p><p>We will work closely with local authorities to understand what is needed to improve and grow their bus networks by learning from their experiences and building on their successes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 04/09/2024 10:14:55 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5030

1723631

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Gloucestershire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of local bus services across local authority borders in Gloucestershire.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
	uin	1865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities, and the government is committed to working at pace with local transport authorities, bus operators and passengers to ensure that our vital bus services truly reflect the needs of the local communities.</p><p>As announced in the King’s Speech, the government will pass the Better Buses Bill to put the power over local bus services back in the hands of local leaders right across England, to ensure networks can meet the needs of the communities who rely on them, including in Gloucestershire.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood grouped question UIN 1876 question first answered 30/07/2024 12:36:21 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5030

1723642

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Gloucestershire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with representatives of South Gloucestershire Council on the adequacy of local bus services in Gloucestershire.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
	uin	1876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities, and the government is committed to working at pace with local transport authorities, bus operators and passengers to ensure that our vital bus services truly reflect the needs of the local communities.</p><p>As announced in the King’s Speech, the government will pass the Better Buses Bill to put the power over local bus services back in the hands of local leaders right across England, to ensure networks can meet the needs of the communities who rely on them, including in Gloucestershire.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood grouped question UIN 1865 question first answered 30/07/2024 12:36:21 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5030

1722707

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Stonehouse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she supports development of the proposed Stroudwater Railway station in Stroud.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
	uin	1154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>Following the General Election and the State Opening of Parliament, the Government is now formulating its plans. The Department will announce its policy intentions in due course and aims to provide an update on next steps for the proposed Stonehouse (Bristol Road)/Stroudwater station project soon.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 30/07/2024 13:24:50 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5030

1254379

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airports: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the potential merits of introducing the recently released Israeli-developed self-service instant covid-19 test at UK airports.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Siobhan Baillie
	uin	119422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government recently announced the launch of Test to Release for International Travel, which will be implemented from 15 December. The test to release scheme is a voluntary, opt-in scheme that allows people arriving in England from countries, territories and regions not on the travel corridor list to book and pay for a test which, if negative, allows them to cease self-isolating early and go about their daily lives. The test needs to be taken no earlier than 5 full days since the traveller was last in a country, territory or region, not on the travel corridors list and must meet minimum standards.</p><p> </p><p>The regulations do not specify the type of test that should be used – any tests that meet the minimum standards will be able to be used for the purposes of determining whether you can cease self-isolating early. We continue to engage with international partners on health measures at the border, including how testing and other technology is developing.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed guidance on minimum standards for private providers is available on Gov.uk <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/testing-to-release-for-international-travel-minimum-standards-for-testing/minimum-standards-for-private-sector-providers-of-covid-19-testing-for-testing-to-release-for-international-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/testing-to-release-for-international-travel-minimum-standards-for-testing/minimum-standards-for-private-sector-providers-of-covid-19-testing-for-testing-to-release-for-international-travel</a></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 01/12/2020 17:22:42 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4847 label Biography information for Siobhan Baillie

1144245

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral evidence of the former Minister of State to the Transport Committee on active travel on 1 May 2019, what his policy is on increasing Government funding for improvements to cycling.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	286097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is keen to promote cycling and understands this involves increasing funding. Decisions on future funding will be made as part of the multi-year Spending Review, which is planned for 2020.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:19:09 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1142950

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Guide Dogs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish his Department's its guidance for bus operators on the quality of training in relation to the EU Bus and Coach Regulations 2013 on making bus transport more accessible to guide-dog owners.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	284450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to publishing best practice guidance on the provision of high quality disability awareness training for bus and coach drivers, to support operators to ensure that every driver has the knowledge and skills to assist disabled passengers.</p><p> </p><p>We will publish the guidance later in the year and will work with the bus and coach industry to encourage its adoption.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/09/2019 12:20:22 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1143088

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Inclusive Transport Strategy, published in July 2018, what recent progress his Department has made on developing a monitoring and enforcement framework for mandatory bus driver disability awareness training.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	284475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport publishes annual bus statistics which include an assessment of the proportion of operators requiring relevant staff to undertake disability awareness training consistent with relevant legislation. The most recent release indicated that 98% of staff worked for bus operators that mandated this training. The Department continues to engage with industry and regulators to ensure a proportionate approach to enforcement is followed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/09/2019 12:24:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1143577

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Traffic Lights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what analysis his Department has undertaken on the effect of the installation of mobile traffic lights on traffic disruption; and what assessment he has made of the merits of requiring contractors to start and finish work without leaving traffic lights unattended.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	285178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Local highway authorities are responsible for managing the local road network and for reducing the impact of road works on congestion. The majority now do this through the use of street works permit schemes. The Department issues advice and guidance on both the effective operation of permit schemes, and on the correct and safe use of both stop/go signs and portable traffic signals via the ‘Safety at street and road works code of practice.’</p><p> </p><p>There is no blanket requirement for portable traffic signals to be manned and portable signals can be appropriate in many environments, 24 hours a day, and where works are no more than 300 metres long. It is for each local authority to consider the most effective way of managing traffic when they assess permit applications.</p><p> </p><p>To help reduce the impact of street works on congestion, we are currently consulting on an amended street works permit condition that would require temporary traffic lights to be removed no later than 4 hours after a job has been completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/09/2019 13:30:32 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew