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	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A1: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase patrols on known accident black spots on the A1.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mr Dennis Skinner
	uin	72001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	325 label Biography information for Mr Dennis Skinner

724562

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	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: Sheffield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to have a High Speed 2 station in Sheffield city as well as Meadowhall.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mr Dennis Skinner
	uin	72002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	325 label Biography information for Mr Dennis Skinner

724563

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to Answer representations to him by representatives from Newton made on 13 March 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mr Dennis Skinner
	uin	72008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	325 label Biography information for Mr Dennis Skinner

724564

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	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: Derbyshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the effect on the number of jobs in Derbyshire of the High Speed 2 spur line being developed.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mr Dennis Skinner
	uin	72009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	325 label Biography information for Mr Dennis Skinner

724565

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	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, how many houses will be potentially affected by the High Speed 2 spur; and how many of those houses will be demolished.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mr Dennis Skinner
	uin	72010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	325 label Biography information for Mr Dennis Skinner

724567

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	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: Sheffield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the potential merits of alternatives to the siting of a High Speed 2 Station in Sheffield city centre in view of the number of dwellings in the area of the High Speed 2 spur that will have to be demolished.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mr Dennis Skinner
	uin	72005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	325 label Biography information for Mr Dennis Skinner

424365

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Highways England: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to reduce barriers to small and medium sized enterprises supplying new products to the Highways Agency.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	uin	13582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Highways England has set up an Engagement Council to ensure all highways suppliers, wherever they sit within the supply chain network, can have a voice and show leadership in identifying waste (cost, time and quality) and improvement to deliver better value.</p><br /><p>Engagement Council</p><ul><li>Membership extends to all highway suppliers wherever they sit in the supply chain for Highways England contracts</li><li>Prime route for collaboration</li><li>Promotes innovation and improvement</li></ul><br /><p>Other ways which Highways England encourages SME involvements in its supply chain are:</p><ul><li>The use of Constructionline - a case study recently published by Constructionline recognises the benefits it brings to removing barriers through our Meet the Buyer events which allow us to directly engage with SMEs. This helps to identify potential tendering opportunities and give advice on the tendering process.</li><li>Contract clauses - A standard contract clause included in our Model Contract documents to encourage the use of SMEs by our Tier 1 suppliers.</li><li>Project Bank Accounts (PBA) - Highways England promotes the use of these on all contracts (unless there is a compelling reason not to do so) benefitting suppliers from a significant acceleration in payment of their monthly invoices.</li></ul><br /><p>Current PBA data at August 2015</p><ul><li>48 PBAs in operation for live schemes.</li><li>PBA total declared contract value of £4.66bn as of August 2015.</li><li>In the first quarter of 2015/16 27% of the overall scheme spend is with SMEs. This data however is only based on those SMEs included in the PBAs and does not take account of spend with SMEs in the extended supply chain which could significantly increase this %.</li></ul><br /><p>Highways England is currently developing an SME mentorship scheme alongside key industry associations as well as the larger contractors operating on the network. The scheme will allow SMEs the chance to develop their capability and help to create an environment which removes barriers to market allowing them to operate effectively. Health &amp; Safety, innovation and leadership will be key elements of the scheme.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 03/11/2015 12:24:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

447297

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2016
	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, what progress his Department's roads reform programme evaluation, An overarching, monitoring and evaluation framework, published in March 2015, has made in evaluating the effectiveness of the roads reform programme.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	23839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>In March 2015 the Department published an overarching monitoring and evaluation framework for the Roads Reform Programme. This document explained that the programme evaluation will draw upon evidence generated by Highways England, the Office of Rail and Road, and Transport Focus, complementing this evidence with additional data collection where required.</p><br /><p>Since publishing this framework, a range of relevant evidence has been produced, such as the <em>National road users’ satisfaction survey 2014-15 </em>and two publications on <em>Road users’ priorities for improvement</em> covering car and van drivers and motorcyclists, and HGV drivers, respectively. The Department is planning to commission a suitably qualified supplier shortly to begin to use this evidence in performing an evaluation of the Roads Reform Programme.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/01/2016 15:41:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

446064

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what tests were undertaken by (a) the Vehicle Certification Agency, (b) the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and (c) any other testing authority as part of in-service emissions testing in each of the last 10 years; and which models were tested in each such year.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
	uin	23023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>Tests which were undertaken by the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) include the in service light duty testing programme, which were conducted in accordance with the New European Drive Cycle requirements.</p><br /><p>Aftermarket alterations tests were conducted in accordance with the European Transient Cycle and North London Delivery Truck Cycle. Light duty emissions followed the New European Drive Cycle requirements.</p><br /><p>The models that were tested by VCA in the last ten years can be found in the table below.</p><br /> <br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Vehicle Model</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year of testing</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Audi A4 Petrol EIV</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMW 320TD Diesel EIV</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiat Punto 1.3l Multijet Diesel EIV</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford Fiesta 1.6l Petrol EIV</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mazda 6 TS 2.0l EIV</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mercedes A170 Diesel Euro III</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mercedes C220 2.2l Diesel EIV</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mitsubishi Carisma Petrol Euro III</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mitsubishi Spacestar 1.6l Petrol EIV</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Toyota Corolla 1995cc Diesel EIV</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vauxhall Vectra 1.8l 16V Petrol EIV</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vauxhall Zafira 1.6l 16V Petrol EIV</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Audi A4 Petrol EIV</p></td><td><p>2006/07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMW 320TD Diesel EIV</p></td><td><p>2006/07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiat Punto 1.3l Multijet Diesel EIV</p></td><td><p>2006/07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mada RX8 2.6l Petrol EIV</p></td><td><p>2006/07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Toyota Corolla 1995cc Diesel EIV</p></td><td><p>2006/07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vauxhall Vectra 1.8l 16V Petrol EIV</p></td><td><p>2006/07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vauxhall Zafira 1.6l 16V Petrol EIV</p></td><td><p>2006/07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV</p></td><td><p>2006/07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiat Punto 1.3l Multijet Diesel EIV</p></td><td><p>2007/08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford 1.8ltr Connect</p></td><td><p>2007/08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford Focus 1.6ltr</p></td><td><p>2007/08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LDV Maxus 2.5ltr 120PS</p></td><td><p>2007/08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peugeot 307 1.6ltr</p></td><td><p>2007/08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peugeot Partner 1.6HDI</p></td><td><p>2007/08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Porsche Boxster 3.2l EIV</p></td><td><p>2007/08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renault Clio 1.5D 86bhp</p></td><td><p>2007/08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV</p></td><td><p>2007/08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VW Transporter 2.5ltr 130PS</p></td><td><p>2007/08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alfa Romeo 1.9l TDI EIV</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMW 523i 2.5l EIV</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMW Mini One D</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMW X5 3.0l TD EIV</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford Focus 1.6l TD EIV</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renault Scenic 2.0l Dci 150 EIV</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Smart FourTwo 698cc EIV</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Subaru Forester 2.0l EIV</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vauxhall Astra Twintop 1.8l EIV</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Citreon C3 1.6l EIV</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford Focus ST 2.5l EIV</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honda Civic ES IMA Hybrid 1.3l EIV</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honda FR-V 2.2l TD EIV</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jaguar X Type 2.2l TD EIV</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kia Rio 1.5l TD EIV</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skoda Octavia Tdi 2.0l EIV</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Toyota Yaris Tdi 1.4l EIV</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VW Touran 1.4l EIV</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chevrolet Matiz 0.8l EIV</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiat 500 1.2l EIV</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford Mondeo 2.2l Duratorq EIV</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honda FR-V 2.2l TD EIV</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hyundai i10 1.1l EIV</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jaguar X Type 2.2l TD EIV</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kia Rio 1.5l TD EIV</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Smart FourTwo 1.0l EIV</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vauxhall Corsa 1.3l CDTi EIV</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vauxhall Vectra 1.9l CDTi EIV</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>As reported previously, following the work in 2010-2011, the focus of emissions testing changed to consider aftermarket alteration of vehicles, both light and heavy duty.</p><br /><p>The vehicles tested were</p><br /><p><strong>Light Duty</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Peugeot RCZ</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford C-Max</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /> <br /><p><strong>Heavy Duty</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mercedes Actros</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DAF CF 85</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /> <br /><p>I would also refer the Hon Member to my answer of 20 January 2016, UIN 22742 (http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=22742) for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, which tabled the number of MOT in service emission tests conducted in the last 10 years. The models subject to this test would cover every manufacturers model range subject to the MOT test during this period.</p><br /><p>The Department for Transport does not hold information on work carried out by other testing authorities.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 22/01/2016 14:04:47 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

442741

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2016
	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, pursuant to the Answers of 16 December 2015 to Questions 19325 and 19326, how many staff in his Department were employed on a contract basis to procure the (a) Northern and (b) TransPennine franchise agreements; and what the total cost to the public purse was of those staff.
	tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
	uin	21114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Department employed six individuals as contract staff at various times (sometimes covering the same role consecutively) for the Northern competition, and five for the TransPennine Competition. Costs of those staff were £1.203M and £1.275M respectively.</p><br /><p>These costs however need to be set against the context of the deals achieved, whereby for Northern the amount of annual subsidy will be reduced by £160million by the end of the 9-year contract and for TransPennine the Government will receive £400million in premiums over the life of the franchise, compared to the previous situation where the franchise was subsidised.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/01/2016 15:58:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds