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1133556
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-20more like thismore than 2019-06-20
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Roads: South West more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary for transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on growth in the South West of upgrading the A303/A30/A358 corridor. more like this
tabling member constituency Somerton and Frome more like this
tabling member printed
David Warburton more like this
uin 267242 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The first Road Investment Strategy (RIS1), published in December 2014, recognised the importance of the A303/A358/A30 corridor and announced the Government’s intention to upgrade all remaining sections of the A303 between the M3 and the A358 to dual carriageway standard, together with creating a dual carriageway link from the M5 at Taunton to the A303, as part of a long-term commitment to creating a new high quality dual carriageway road to the South West.</p><p> </p><p>Work on this long-term commitment is already underway, with Highways England in the process of developing three major improvements during RIS1: the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge Tunnel), A303 Sparkford to Ilchester dualling, and A358 Taunton to Southfields dualling.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends that subsequent Road Investment Strategies will fund the remaining improvements. The Department is using the evidence it has gathered through three years of research and public engagement to determine an affordable and deliverable investment plan for the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) that will be published in late 2019. Many proposals have been received for enhancement schemes to be included in RIS2 – competition for the available funding is therefore very strong.</p><p> </p><p>The research phase has involved engagement with other Government departments such as the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Treasury and the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy department. We are taking the findings of the local authority partners’ Economic impact study into account in the decision-making and the Government’s objectives for RIS2 include spreading economic growth across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Each individual scheme to improve the A303/A358/A30 corridor is being considered on its own merits, including an assessment of wider economic impacts where appropriate. Although the importance of the corridor for economic growth in the South West is already understood and being acted upon, no recent estimate has been made by the Department of the potential effect on economic growth in the South West of the planned improvements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
grouped question UIN
266447 more like this
266875 more like this
266876 more like this
266877 more like this
266878 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-25T11:51:25.587Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-25T11:51:25.587Z
answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis remove filter
tabling member
4526
label Biography information for David Warburton more like this
1133654
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-20more like thismore than 2019-06-20
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Transport: Infrastructure more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much capital funding from the public purse has been allocated to transport infrastructure projects in each region of England for 2018-19 to 2020-21; and what estimate he has made of that funding per head of population in each of those regions. more like this
tabling member constituency Chesterfield more like this
tabling member printed
Toby Perkins more like this
uin 267298 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline 2018, published by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority sets out all capital investment funded by central government in English regions for the period 2018/19 to 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The regional analysis of the pipeline shows the funding per head for each English region, which is set out below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>NICP 2018 Central Government Transport investment 18/19-20/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Investment Per Capita</p></td><td><p>Annual Average (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>255</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-25T10:20:03.807Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-25T10:20:03.807Z
answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis remove filter
tabling member
3952
label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins more like this
1133122
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-19more like thismore than 2019-06-19
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Roads: South West more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential economic benefits to the South West of the proposed improvements to the A303-A358-A30 corridor. more like this
tabling member constituency Somerton and Frome more like this
tabling member printed
David Warburton more like this
uin 266447 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The first Road Investment Strategy (RIS1), published in December 2014, recognised the importance of the A303/A358/A30 corridor and announced the Government’s intention to upgrade all remaining sections of the A303 between the M3 and the A358 to dual carriageway standard, together with creating a dual carriageway link from the M5 at Taunton to the A303, as part of a long-term commitment to creating a new high quality dual carriageway road to the South West.</p><p> </p><p>Work on this long-term commitment is already underway, with Highways England in the process of developing three major improvements during RIS1: the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge Tunnel), A303 Sparkford to Ilchester dualling, and A358 Taunton to Southfields dualling.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends that subsequent Road Investment Strategies will fund the remaining improvements. The Department is using the evidence it has gathered through three years of research and public engagement to determine an affordable and deliverable investment plan for the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) that will be published in late 2019. Many proposals have been received for enhancement schemes to be included in RIS2 – competition for the available funding is therefore very strong.</p><p> </p><p>The research phase has involved engagement with other Government departments such as the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Treasury and the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy department. We are taking the findings of the local authority partners’ Economic impact study into account in the decision-making and the Government’s objectives for RIS2 include spreading economic growth across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Each individual scheme to improve the A303/A358/A30 corridor is being considered on its own merits, including an assessment of wider economic impacts where appropriate. Although the importance of the corridor for economic growth in the South West is already understood and being acted upon, no recent estimate has been made by the Department of the potential effect on economic growth in the South West of the planned improvements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
grouped question UIN
266875 more like this
266876 more like this
266877 more like this
266878 more like this
267242 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-25T11:51:25.107Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-25T11:51:25.107Z
answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis remove filter
tabling member
4526
label Biography information for David Warburton more like this
1133140
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-19more like thismore than 2019-06-19
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Driving under Influence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to introduce the new alcohol limit for drivers. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon more like this
uin 266703 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to lower the drink drive limit. The Government considers rigorous enforcement and serious penalties for drink drivers to be effective deterrents.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-25T10:53:50.357Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-25T10:53:50.357Z
answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis remove filter
tabling member
4131
label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this
1133241
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-19more like thismore than 2019-06-19
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Roads: South West more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department used the re-balancing toolkit to assess the regional and local economic benefits of improving the whole A303/A358/A30 corridor. more like this
tabling member constituency Somerton and Frome more like this
tabling member printed
David Warburton more like this
uin 266875 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The first Road Investment Strategy (RIS1), published in December 2014, recognised the importance of the A303/A358/A30 corridor and announced the Government’s intention to upgrade all remaining sections of the A303 between the M3 and the A358 to dual carriageway standard, together with creating a dual carriageway link from the M5 at Taunton to the A303, as part of a long-term commitment to creating a new high quality dual carriageway road to the South West.</p><p> </p><p>Work on this long-term commitment is already underway, with Highways England in the process of developing three major improvements during RIS1: the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge Tunnel), A303 Sparkford to Ilchester dualling, and A358 Taunton to Southfields dualling.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends that subsequent Road Investment Strategies will fund the remaining improvements. The Department is using the evidence it has gathered through three years of research and public engagement to determine an affordable and deliverable investment plan for the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) that will be published in late 2019. Many proposals have been received for enhancement schemes to be included in RIS2 – competition for the available funding is therefore very strong.</p><p> </p><p>The research phase has involved engagement with other Government departments such as the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Treasury and the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy department. We are taking the findings of the local authority partners’ Economic impact study into account in the decision-making and the Government’s objectives for RIS2 include spreading economic growth across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Each individual scheme to improve the A303/A358/A30 corridor is being considered on its own merits, including an assessment of wider economic impacts where appropriate. Although the importance of the corridor for economic growth in the South West is already understood and being acted upon, no recent estimate has been made by the Department of the potential effect on economic growth in the South West of the planned improvements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
grouped question UIN
266447 more like this
266876 more like this
266877 more like this
266878 more like this
267242 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-25T11:51:25.207Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-25T11:51:25.207Z
answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis remove filter
tabling member
4526
label Biography information for David Warburton more like this
1133242
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-19more like thismore than 2019-06-19
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Roads: South West more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department used the Economic impact study produced by local authority partners in January 2019 in making an assessment of the potential merits of improving the A303/A358/A30 corridor. more like this
tabling member constituency Somerton and Frome more like this
tabling member printed
David Warburton more like this
uin 266876 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The first Road Investment Strategy (RIS1), published in December 2014, recognised the importance of the A303/A358/A30 corridor and announced the Government’s intention to upgrade all remaining sections of the A303 between the M3 and the A358 to dual carriageway standard, together with creating a dual carriageway link from the M5 at Taunton to the A303, as part of a long-term commitment to creating a new high quality dual carriageway road to the South West.</p><p> </p><p>Work on this long-term commitment is already underway, with Highways England in the process of developing three major improvements during RIS1: the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge Tunnel), A303 Sparkford to Ilchester dualling, and A358 Taunton to Southfields dualling.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends that subsequent Road Investment Strategies will fund the remaining improvements. The Department is using the evidence it has gathered through three years of research and public engagement to determine an affordable and deliverable investment plan for the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) that will be published in late 2019. Many proposals have been received for enhancement schemes to be included in RIS2 – competition for the available funding is therefore very strong.</p><p> </p><p>The research phase has involved engagement with other Government departments such as the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Treasury and the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy department. We are taking the findings of the local authority partners’ Economic impact study into account in the decision-making and the Government’s objectives for RIS2 include spreading economic growth across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Each individual scheme to improve the A303/A358/A30 corridor is being considered on its own merits, including an assessment of wider economic impacts where appropriate. Although the importance of the corridor for economic growth in the South West is already understood and being acted upon, no recent estimate has been made by the Department of the potential effect on economic growth in the South West of the planned improvements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
grouped question UIN
266447 more like this
266875 more like this
266877 more like this
266878 more like this
267242 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-25T11:51:25.29Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-25T11:51:25.29Z
answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis remove filter
tabling member
4526
label Biography information for David Warburton more like this
1133243
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-19more like thismore than 2019-06-19
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Roads: South West more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, (b) the Treasury and (c) Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the wider economic benefits to the South West of the his Department’s proposed improvements to the A303/A358/A30 corridor. more like this
tabling member constituency Somerton and Frome more like this
tabling member printed
David Warburton more like this
uin 266877 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The first Road Investment Strategy (RIS1), published in December 2014, recognised the importance of the A303/A358/A30 corridor and announced the Government’s intention to upgrade all remaining sections of the A303 between the M3 and the A358 to dual carriageway standard, together with creating a dual carriageway link from the M5 at Taunton to the A303, as part of a long-term commitment to creating a new high quality dual carriageway road to the South West.</p><p> </p><p>Work on this long-term commitment is already underway, with Highways England in the process of developing three major improvements during RIS1: the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge Tunnel), A303 Sparkford to Ilchester dualling, and A358 Taunton to Southfields dualling.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends that subsequent Road Investment Strategies will fund the remaining improvements. The Department is using the evidence it has gathered through three years of research and public engagement to determine an affordable and deliverable investment plan for the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) that will be published in late 2019. Many proposals have been received for enhancement schemes to be included in RIS2 – competition for the available funding is therefore very strong.</p><p> </p><p>The research phase has involved engagement with other Government departments such as the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Treasury and the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy department. We are taking the findings of the local authority partners’ Economic impact study into account in the decision-making and the Government’s objectives for RIS2 include spreading economic growth across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Each individual scheme to improve the A303/A358/A30 corridor is being considered on its own merits, including an assessment of wider economic impacts where appropriate. Although the importance of the corridor for economic growth in the South West is already understood and being acted upon, no recent estimate has been made by the Department of the potential effect on economic growth in the South West of the planned improvements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
grouped question UIN
266447 more like this
266875 more like this
266876 more like this
266878 more like this
267242 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-25T11:51:25.4Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-25T11:51:25.4Z
answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis remove filter
tabling member
4526
label Biography information for David Warburton more like this
1133244
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-19more like thismore than 2019-06-19
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Roads: South West more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on economic growth in the South West of the planned improvements to the A303/A358/A30 corridor. more like this
tabling member constituency Somerton and Frome more like this
tabling member printed
David Warburton more like this
uin 266878 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The first Road Investment Strategy (RIS1), published in December 2014, recognised the importance of the A303/A358/A30 corridor and announced the Government’s intention to upgrade all remaining sections of the A303 between the M3 and the A358 to dual carriageway standard, together with creating a dual carriageway link from the M5 at Taunton to the A303, as part of a long-term commitment to creating a new high quality dual carriageway road to the South West.</p><p> </p><p>Work on this long-term commitment is already underway, with Highways England in the process of developing three major improvements during RIS1: the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge Tunnel), A303 Sparkford to Ilchester dualling, and A358 Taunton to Southfields dualling.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends that subsequent Road Investment Strategies will fund the remaining improvements. The Department is using the evidence it has gathered through three years of research and public engagement to determine an affordable and deliverable investment plan for the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) that will be published in late 2019. Many proposals have been received for enhancement schemes to be included in RIS2 – competition for the available funding is therefore very strong.</p><p> </p><p>The research phase has involved engagement with other Government departments such as the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Treasury and the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy department. We are taking the findings of the local authority partners’ Economic impact study into account in the decision-making and the Government’s objectives for RIS2 include spreading economic growth across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Each individual scheme to improve the A303/A358/A30 corridor is being considered on its own merits, including an assessment of wider economic impacts where appropriate. Although the importance of the corridor for economic growth in the South West is already understood and being acted upon, no recent estimate has been made by the Department of the potential effect on economic growth in the South West of the planned improvements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
grouped question UIN
266447 more like this
266875 more like this
266876 more like this
266877 more like this
267242 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-25T11:51:25.493Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-25T11:51:25.493Z
answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis remove filter
tabling member
4526
label Biography information for David Warburton more like this
1132478
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-17more like thismore than 2019-06-17
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Cycling more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of cycling to (a) physical health, (b) mental health and (c) the environment. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
uin 265424 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The Department published a rapid evidence assessment on investing in cycling and walking in April 2017 which considered a wide range of benefits from cycling and walking, including health and the environment. The Department has also worked in collaboration with Public Health England on the November 2018 publication <em>Cycling and walking for individual and population health benefits</em> and Sport England on the <em>active travel and physical activity review</em> published in May 2019.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-25T09:19:19.953Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-25T09:19:19.953Z
answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis remove filter
tabling member
308
label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
1132480
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-17more like thismore than 2019-06-17
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Road Traffic Offences more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of traffic offences in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
uin 265426 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The Department has not made a formal assessment of the trends in the level of traffic offences. The Department works closely with the Home Office and the Police in understanding what more we can do to assist them in prosecuting road traffic offenders.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-25T09:25:22.727Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-25T09:25:22.727Z
answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis remove filter
tabling member
308
label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham more like this