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1714173

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to require drivers to report collisions with cats to the police.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	23831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>Although there is no obligation to report all animal deaths on roads, Rule 286 of The Highway Code advises drivers to report any accident involving an animal to the police. If possible, they should make enquiries to ascertain the owner of domestic animals, such as cats, and advise them of the situation. I recognise the very deep upset that losing a beloved pet can cause – but, given challenges around enforcement – there are no current plans to strengthen that requirement.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/05/2024 14:06:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1713073

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Bexley
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of potholes on drivers in Bexley.
	tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
	tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
	uin	23140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has recently announced a £8.3 billion funding uplift for roads resurfacing across England between 2023/24 – 2033/34. As part of this it has provided the London Borough of Bexley Council with an additional £275,000 in 2023/24 and will provide a further £275,000 in 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p>This money has been provided directly to the respective London Borough rather than via the Mayor of London. At a national level, the Department publishes statistics on gov.uk on the condition and maintenance of the highways in England.</p><p> </p><p>Ultimately, however, under the 1980 Highway Act it is the responsibility of the local highway authority, in this case the London Borough of Bexley Council, to maintain and manage the highway network they are responsible for. In London, transport is a devolved matter, and the overall state of London’s roads is a matter for the Mayor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/05/2024 12:53:10 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1713850

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	P&O Ferries
	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 18 March 2024 to Question 18420, if he will have discussions with DP World on the solvency of P&O Ferries Limited.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	23728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State recently met DP World to discuss P&amp;O Ferries’ commitment to the Seafarers’ Charter and its ambitions for its UK operations. The Secretary of State has not had discussions with DP World on the solvency of P&amp;O Ferries Limited.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 30/04/2024 15:01:37 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1713958

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of crashes identified as to have been caused by automatism in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	23676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 30/04/2024 11:00:51 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1713491

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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 guidance his Department issues on best practice in tackling potholes.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	23518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>To prevent potholes and other defects from forming in the first place, well-planned maintenance is vital, which is why the Department advocates a risk-based, whole life-cycle asset management approach to all aspects of the local highway network. There are various key bits of guidance that the Department recommends to local highway authorities, including a 2016 Code of Practice on Well Managed Highway Infrastructure, produced by the UK Roads Leadership Group and available via the website of the Chartered Institute for Highways and Transportation.</p><p>Other guidance includes the 2019 “Potholes: a repair guide” on which the Department worked with the Association of Directors, for Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT), and which is on the ADEPT website. This recommends that local highway authorities should wherever possible make permanent rather than temporary repairs, with temporary repairs only appropriate in emergency circumstances or where safety cannot be managed using alternative approaches.</p><p> </p><p>To help local highway authorities to understand the impacts of the changing climate on local highway networks, the Department has published on gov.uk an independent report on the lessons learned from extreme weather-related emergencies over the period 2015 to 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 30/04/2024 10:56:08 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1702518

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Registration
	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 merits of requiring all (a) e-bikes and (b) e-scooters to be registered to an owner.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	22771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>There is already legislation in place that governs the use of e-scooters on public land. E-scooters meet the definition of a ‘motor vehicle’ under the Road Traffic Act 1988. Therefore, as well as having to be registered, taxed, and insured, they must meet all other legal requirements of a motor vehicle to be used on the road. By their design, e-scooters complying with the wide range of requirements is difficult to achieve. Consequentially, most private e-scooters are illegal to use on the road, cycle lanes or pavements (i.e. otherwise than on private land), and rental e-scooters can only be used in rental e-scooter trial area.</p><p>The Department considered the potential advantages and disadvantages of a mandatory registration and licensing system for cycle ownership as part of a comprehensive cycling and walking safety review in 2018. This found that the cost and complexity of such a system would outweigh the benefits, and that restricting people’s ability to cycle in this way would mean that many would be likely to choose other modes of transport instead, with negative impacts for congestion, pollution, and health. However all policies are kept under review.</p><p>If e-cycles exceed the criteria in the Electrically Pedal Assisted Cycles Regulations (1983), then, among other criteria limits power and speed, they are also classed as motor vehicles, requiring tax, insurance, and similar requirements.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 29/04/2024 15:24:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1713677

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Licences: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the fees for a medical professionals' assessment of fitness to drive on the number of such assessments being issued to DVLA driving license applicants.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Beth Winter
	uin	23647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is currently engaging with the Professional Fees Committee of the British Medical Association in respect of the fees paid for medical information required for driver licensing purposes.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA is also reviewing the questionnaires issued to medical professionals when medical information is required to assist in assessing an individual’s fitness to drive; with a view to simplifying the process wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA has introduced a simplified licence renewal process for drivers with epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, some mental health conditions, and glaucoma. This renewal process has significantly reduced the need for the DVLA to seek further information from medical professionals and enabled more licensing decisions to be made based on the information provided by the driver. The DVLA is considering adding more medical conditions to this process.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2022, the law changed to widen the pool of registered healthcare professionals who can provide information as part of the DVLA’s medical investigations into a person’s fitness to drive. Previously, this could only be provided by a doctor. This provides GP surgeries and hospital teams greater flexibility to decide how they manage the DVLA’s requests for information.</p><p> </p><p>These changes will all help to simplify or reduce the number of times the DVLA needs to seek further information from medical professionals.</p><p> </p><p>The length of time taken to process a driving licence application where a medical condition needs to be investigated depends on the condition(s) involved and if further medical information, tests, or examinations are required.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA, acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport, is required to ensure that all drivers meet the medical standards for driving before a licence is issued. These investigations can often involve seeking further information about an individual’s medical condition(s) from the relevant healthcare professionals. However, it is important to note that the DVLA does not ask medical professionals to assess an individual’s fitness to drive, and as such, figures about how many such assessments have been received from medical professionals are not available.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 23644 23645 23646 23648 question first answered 29/04/2024 15:16:52 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1713676

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Licences: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the time taken to process medical professionals' assessments of fitness to drive on the issuing of driving licences.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Beth Winter
	uin	23646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is currently engaging with the Professional Fees Committee of the British Medical Association in respect of the fees paid for medical information required for driver licensing purposes.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA is also reviewing the questionnaires issued to medical professionals when medical information is required to assist in assessing an individual’s fitness to drive; with a view to simplifying the process wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA has introduced a simplified licence renewal process for drivers with epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, some mental health conditions, and glaucoma. This renewal process has significantly reduced the need for the DVLA to seek further information from medical professionals and enabled more licensing decisions to be made based on the information provided by the driver. The DVLA is considering adding more medical conditions to this process.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2022, the law changed to widen the pool of registered healthcare professionals who can provide information as part of the DVLA’s medical investigations into a person’s fitness to drive. Previously, this could only be provided by a doctor. This provides GP surgeries and hospital teams greater flexibility to decide how they manage the DVLA’s requests for information.</p><p> </p><p>These changes will all help to simplify or reduce the number of times the DVLA needs to seek further information from medical professionals.</p><p> </p><p>The length of time taken to process a driving licence application where a medical condition needs to be investigated depends on the condition(s) involved and if further medical information, tests, or examinations are required.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA, acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport, is required to ensure that all drivers meet the medical standards for driving before a licence is issued. These investigations can often involve seeking further information about an individual’s medical condition(s) from the relevant healthcare professionals. However, it is important to note that the DVLA does not ask medical professionals to assess an individual’s fitness to drive, and as such, figures about how many such assessments have been received from medical professionals are not available.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 23644 23645 23647 23648 question first answered 29/04/2024 15:16:52 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1713675

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Licences: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many medical professionals' assessments of fitness to drive have been received by the DVLA in each year since 2004.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Beth Winter
	uin	23645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is currently engaging with the Professional Fees Committee of the British Medical Association in respect of the fees paid for medical information required for driver licensing purposes.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA is also reviewing the questionnaires issued to medical professionals when medical information is required to assist in assessing an individual’s fitness to drive; with a view to simplifying the process wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA has introduced a simplified licence renewal process for drivers with epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, some mental health conditions, and glaucoma. This renewal process has significantly reduced the need for the DVLA to seek further information from medical professionals and enabled more licensing decisions to be made based on the information provided by the driver. The DVLA is considering adding more medical conditions to this process.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2022, the law changed to widen the pool of registered healthcare professionals who can provide information as part of the DVLA’s medical investigations into a person’s fitness to drive. Previously, this could only be provided by a doctor. This provides GP surgeries and hospital teams greater flexibility to decide how they manage the DVLA’s requests for information.</p><p> </p><p>These changes will all help to simplify or reduce the number of times the DVLA needs to seek further information from medical professionals.</p><p> </p><p>The length of time taken to process a driving licence application where a medical condition needs to be investigated depends on the condition(s) involved and if further medical information, tests, or examinations are required.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA, acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport, is required to ensure that all drivers meet the medical standards for driving before a licence is issued. These investigations can often involve seeking further information about an individual’s medical condition(s) from the relevant healthcare professionals. However, it is important to note that the DVLA does not ask medical professionals to assess an individual’s fitness to drive, and as such, figures about how many such assessments have been received from medical professionals are not available.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 23644 23646 23647 23648 question first answered 29/04/2024 15:16:52 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1713674

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Licences: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many medical professionals' assessments of fitness to drive have been received by the DVLA in each month of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Beth Winter
	uin	23644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is currently engaging with the Professional Fees Committee of the British Medical Association in respect of the fees paid for medical information required for driver licensing purposes.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA is also reviewing the questionnaires issued to medical professionals when medical information is required to assist in assessing an individual’s fitness to drive; with a view to simplifying the process wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA has introduced a simplified licence renewal process for drivers with epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, some mental health conditions, and glaucoma. This renewal process has significantly reduced the need for the DVLA to seek further information from medical professionals and enabled more licensing decisions to be made based on the information provided by the driver. The DVLA is considering adding more medical conditions to this process.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2022, the law changed to widen the pool of registered healthcare professionals who can provide information as part of the DVLA’s medical investigations into a person’s fitness to drive. Previously, this could only be provided by a doctor. This provides GP surgeries and hospital teams greater flexibility to decide how they manage the DVLA’s requests for information.</p><p> </p><p>These changes will all help to simplify or reduce the number of times the DVLA needs to seek further information from medical professionals.</p><p> </p><p>The length of time taken to process a driving licence application where a medical condition needs to be investigated depends on the condition(s) involved and if further medical information, tests, or examinations are required.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA, acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport, is required to ensure that all drivers meet the medical standards for driving before a licence is issued. These investigations can often involve seeking further information about an individual’s medical condition(s) from the relevant healthcare professionals. However, it is important to note that the DVLA does not ask medical professionals to assess an individual’s fitness to drive, and as such, figures about how many such assessments have been received from medical professionals are not available.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 23645 23646 23647 23648 question first answered 29/04/2024 15:16:52 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter