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638216

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of Government investment in the road network.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Chris Davies
uin	907310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is investing £15.1 billion England’s motorways and major ‘A’ roads, £6.1 billion for local highways maintenance, and £1.5 billion for small scale improvements in England from 2015/16 to 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>Investment in the road networks of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are the responsibility of the respective devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/11/2016 12:16:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4376 label Biography information for Chris Davies

634194

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
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 effectiveness of the introduction of a lower drink-drive limit in Scotland; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of introducing a similar limit in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	52638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to lower the drink drive limit. We believe that rigorous enforcement and serious penalties for drink drivers are a more effective deterrent than changing the drink driving limit.</p><p> </p><p>A fundamental review on drink and drug driving was commissioned in 2009. My Hon Friend can read the coalition government’s response here, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-governments-response-to-the-reports-by-sir-peter-north-cbe-qc-and-the-transport-select-committee-on-drink-and-drug-driving" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-governments-response-to-the-reports-by-sir-peter-north-cbe-qc-and-the-transport-select-committee-on-drink-and-drug-driving</a>, with which this Government agrees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/11/2016 15:24:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

631941

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government plans to respond formally to the Law Commission's report on taxi and private hire services.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	52464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering the Law Commission’s comprehensive report on reforming taxi and private hire vehicle legislation. In line with the protocol that exists between the Government and the Law Commission, the Government will formally respond to the Law Commission and announce its intentions once this scrutiny is completed.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/11/2016 13:22:55 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

631239

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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: Buckinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the reasons for HS2 Ltd commencing work in Stone Meadow Chalfont St Giles before obtaining the necessary permissions; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that such permissions always precede the work to which they relate taking place.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	51971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Permissions to undertake ground investigations at this site, which are necessary in order to determine the ground conditions for the design and construction of Chiltern Tunnel, were sought through negotiating a site access license for this activity. Regrettably, whereas the standard practice is to issue site access licenses to the relevant landowners and tenants of the land in question, in this instance the license and notices were only issued to the tenant of the land and not to the landowner, Chilterns District Council. HS2 Ltd have, therefore, removed their equipment from the site while a license is sought from the Council. Where access for surveys is required, HS2 Ltd will in all cases aim for early meaningful communication with landowners in order to establish accurate land ownership and tenancy details and aim to provide early notification of access requirements. HS2 Ltd are currently undertaking a review of all the ground investigation license areas to date against freeholders, tenants and occupiers to ensure that no other situations like this arise.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/11/2016 15:06:47 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

627446

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has consulted the Office of Rail and Road on the implications for its remit of the draft Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	51640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade leads on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and has established a process for regular cross-Whitehall engagement with relevant parts of Government to ensure matters arising from the TTIP discussions have been considered appropriately. There has also been extensive engagement with various stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/11/2016 15:22:57 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

627449

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers local authorities possess to effectively regulate private hire vehicles that operate outside of their primary licensing area.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	51678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>Local licensing authorities in England and Wales have a duty to ensure that any person or organisation to whom they grant a PHV operator’s licence is ‘fit and proper’ to hold such a licence. The same duty is required when granting a PHV driver licence. Furthermore, once a licence has been issued, licensing authorities should have systems in place, including links with the police and other licensing authorities, to ensure that drivers and operators continue to be ‘fit and proper’.</p><p> </p><p>All PHV bookings, including those received by a sub-contracting arrangement, must be fulfilled by licensed PHV operators using licensed drivers and vehicles, all of whom have met their local licensing standards. The original operator who takes the booking will retain responsibility for the journey, and both the original operator and the operator who fulfils the booking will be under a duty to keep records of the booking and the relevant enforcement authorities will be able to check those records.</p><p> </p><p>The sharing of information between licensing authorities is encouraged and the licence issuing authority can investigate complaints against a driver regardless of where the driver was working at the time. Local licensing authorities are also able to delegate powers to each other to help deal with issues such as taxis operating as private hire vehicles outside their licence area. For example, in Merseyside five licensing authorities have agreed a concordat allowing each other to enforce against all the vehicles and drivers licensed by the five areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 07/11/2016 12:00:00 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

626703

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
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 26 October 2016 to Question 49208, for what reasons statistics on supported bus service mileage by local authorities are not available for periods earlier than 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	51333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>Data on local authority supported mileage is available for the years 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics, statistics should be produced to a level of quality that meets users’ needs. Data on local authority supported mileage, prior to 2013/14, have not been published by the Department because of concerns about the robustness of the data.</p><p> </p><p>Data on supported mileage, at the national level, from 1987/88 to 2015/16 is available at:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/560579/bus0205.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/560579/bus0205.ods</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 07/11/2016 12:03:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

626094

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Fuels
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 9 September 2016 to Question 44451, if the Government will carry out a detailed assessment of trends in the level of the fuel efficiency of buses.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	51023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not currently have any formal plans in place to carry out a detailed assessment of trends in the level of the fuel efficiency of buses. We have however supported industry to create a new Low Emission Bus accreditation, which will help introduce buses with lower emissions and better fuel efficiency, to the UK bus fleet. Additionally, the Government will fund the purchase of over 300 fuel efficient Low Emission Buses under this accreditation, and will monitor their fuel efficiency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/11/2016 13:20:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

626095

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the drink-drive limit to 50mg alcohol per 100ml blood.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	51013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to lower the drink drive limit. We believe that rigorous enforcement and serious penalties for drink drivers are a more effective deterrent than changing the drink driving limit.</p><p> </p><p>A fundamental review on drink and drug driving was commissioned in 2009. My Hon Friend can read the coalition government’s response here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-governments-response-to-the-reports-by-sir-peter-north-cbe-qc-and-the-transport-select-committee-on-drink-and-drug-driving" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-governments-response-to-the-reports-by-sir-peter-north-cbe-qc-and-the-transport-select-committee-on-drink-and-drug-driving</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 03/11/2016 11:38:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

626096

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence: Wiltshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many deaths were caused in Wiltshire by people driving over the prescribed alcohol limit in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	51014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Column i) in the table below gives the number of road deaths in reported road accidents in Wiltshire (including Swindon) in which at least one driver was known to be over the drink drive limit. This information is derived from breath tests carried out at the scene and blood alcohol content (BAC) levels from coroners’ reports.</p><p> </p><p>In some cases drivers may not have stopped at the scene and therefore were not given a breath test. In other cases drivers may have been killed but the Department has not been supplied BAC levels by the coroner. It is possible that some of these drivers could have been over the alcohol limit but it is impossible to know. The total number of people killed in accidents involving at least one driver in this group is provided in column ii). Column iii) gives the total number of road deaths in Wiltshire for context.</p><p> </p><p><strong>i) Number of road deaths in reported road accidents in which at least one motor vehicle driver known to be over the alcohol limit and ii) road deaths in accidents where it was not possible to determine whether a driver was over the alcohol limit: Wiltshire, 2010-2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>i) Known </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ii) Unknown</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>iii) Total road deaths</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data for 2015 will be available in August 2017.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 03/11/2016 11:42:00 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan