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427660

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to reducing light pollution in the next five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	16030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>When environmental impacts of new transport infrastructure projects are identified as part of the assessment and design process, appropriate mitigation is funded from within the budget for that project.</p><br /><p>As part of the Road Investment Strategy, Highways England also has a £300m environment fund to deliver environmental improvements on their network, both through retrofitting measures on the existing road network and maximizing opportunities offered by new road schemes. Where there is a strong case, some of this fund could support projects which reduce light pollution.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/11/2015 17:02:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

427819

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Cheshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much capital spending per head of population was spent on transport projects in (a) Warrington and (b) Cheshire in each of the past five years.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	15943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Data on spend per head of population on transport projects is not available at the level of either Warrington or Cheshire.</p><br /><p>However, the three local authorities in Cheshire have benefitted from significant transport investment over last five years (2010-11 to 2014-15), for example, £ 35.6 million of Integrated Transport Block funding (Warrington £8.6 million) and £91.1 million for Highways Maintenance (Warrington £17 million). In addition, £12.7 million from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund supported programmes in each local authority area (Warrington £4.6 million), with Warrington also part of the £3.2 million Mid Mersey LSTF project. £9.88 million has been provided from the Local Pinch Point Fund and Cheshire East has received £15.6 million for the Crewe Green Link Road, due for completion shortly.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/11/2015 16:29:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

427820

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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, pursuant to the Statement of 10 November 2015, HCWS301, (a) how many Volkswagon vehicles have been retested to date, (b) how many such vehicles he expects to be retested and (c) what the findings were of the retest in relation to discrepancies in (i) nitrogen oxide and (ii) carbon dioxide emission figures; what recent estimate he has made of the cost of the retest programme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	16052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Two Skoda vehicles (from the Volkswagen Group), of a type identified by the manufacturer as having defeat devices fitted, have been tested. These tests were to determine the potential for a wider test programme to identify the presence of a defeat device.</p><br /><p>We are not planning to retest any further Volkswagen group vehicles that are known to have defeat devices fitted but the Vehicle Certification Agency will test vehicles presented by Skoda (and at Skoda’s expense) to verify that the technical solution proposed ensures that the affected vehicles operate in accordance with the regulatory requirements.</p><br /><p>We do not have firm numbers for these preliminary tests in relation to nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide as they were not designed to provide absolute measurement, but to validate a test procedure for the wider programme.</p><br /><p>We have approved a budget of £675,000 from public funds to ensure that this important work can proceed. However, we have agreed with ministers in Germany and in France that we will collaborate to avoid duplication of testing and secure best value for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/11/2015 17:16:20 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

427821

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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, pursuant to the Statement of 10 November 2015 HCWS301, how many (a) types and (b) brands of vehicles he estimates (i) the UK, (ii) Germany and (iii) other countries will test as part of the broader testing programme for emissions deficiencies.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	16004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The cost of the evaluation programme are still being developed, but it is estimated that testing could cost up to £15,000 per vehicle.</p><br /><p>We have approved a budget of £675,000 from public funds to ensure that this important work can proceed. However, we have also agreed with ministers in Germany and in France that we will collaborate and secure best value for the taxpayer.</p><br /><p>The UK programme will consider, without bias, vehicles from 19 manufacturers. The programme will assess approximately 70 different models. However, we have been in contact with ministers in Germany and in France and we have agreed that we should work cooperatively to ensure that we rationalise our respective test programmes to avoid duplication of testing.</p><br /><p>The cost of recalling the vehicles in the UK will be met by Volkswagen group and will not fall to the public purse.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 15973 question first answered 19/11/2015 15:47:45 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

427825

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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 estimate he has made of the cost of testing all vehicles for emissions for (a) each car and (b) in total; and whether the Government will finance the total programme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	15973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The cost of the evaluation programme are still being developed, but it is estimated that testing could cost up to £15,000 per vehicle.</p><br /><p>We have approved a budget of £675,000 from public funds to ensure that this important work can proceed. However, we have also agreed with ministers in Germany and in France that we will collaborate and secure best value for the taxpayer.</p><br /><p>The UK programme will consider, without bias, vehicles from 19 manufacturers. The programme will assess approximately 70 different models. However, we have been in contact with ministers in Germany and in France and we have agreed that we should work cooperatively to ensure that we rationalise our respective test programmes to avoid duplication of testing.</p><br /><p>The cost of recalling the vehicles in the UK will be met by Volkswagen group and will not fall to the public purse.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 16004 question first answered 19/11/2015 15:47:45 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

427827

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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, what proportion of buses are low-floor buses; and what change in bus usage there has been as a result of introducing low-floor buses.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	15917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The proportion of buses run with an accessibility certificate or low floor access is published in table BUS0603, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/463858/bus0603.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/463858/bus0603.xls</a></p><br /><p>The latest statistics show that, as at 31 March 2015, 96% of buses run by local bus operators in England have an accessibility certificate or low floor access, compared to 81% in 2009/10.</p><br /><p>We have not assessed what change in bus use there has been as a result of the introduction of low floor buses. Changes in patronage may be influenced by a number of factors, including availability, cost and performance as well as factors such as accessibility.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/11/2015 14:15:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

427828

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of households in rural areas meet the minimum criteria for the bus availability indicator.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	15914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>The proportion of households by time taken to walk to the nearest bus stop and rural and urban classification is published in table NTS0801, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/457740/nts0801.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/457740/nts0801.xls</a></p><br /><p>The latest statistics show that in 2014, 85% of households in the most rural areas in England were within 13 minutes walk of the nearest bus stop. This proportion increased to 99% of households in England as a whole. These statistics do not take account of the service frequency at the nearest bus stop.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/11/2015 12:43:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

427829

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of households are able to reach a (a) hospital, (b) GP, (c) jobcentre, (d) primary school, (e) secondary school and (f) place of employment in 20 minutes by public transport.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	15916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The Department produces and publishes estimates of journey times to these destinations, with the exception of job centres. These are summarised in the table below. The journey time thresholds and user populations for which statistics are estimated vary, as shown in the table. Comparative data from 2011 is also shown.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Modelled journey times to selected local services by public transport, England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong></strong> <strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Destination</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of user population within threshold journey time</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of user population within threshold journey time</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Threshold journey time (minutes)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>User population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospital</p></td><td><p><em>67.2</em></p></td><td><p><em>70.0</em></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>Number of households</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GP</p></td><td><p><em>94.8</em></p></td><td><p><em>94.9</em></p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>Number of households</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Primary School</p></td><td><p><em>98.6</em></p></td><td><p><em>98.8</em></p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>5-10 year olds in school</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Secondary School</p></td><td><p><em>90.5</em></p></td><td><p><em>91.6</em></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>11-15 year olds in school</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Place of Employment<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p><em>96.6</em></p></td><td><p><em>97.2</em></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>16-74 year olds</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><ol><li>Places of employment are defined here as lower layer super output areas containing 100 or more jobs</li></ol><em>Source: Accessibility Statistics 2013, Department for Transport</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/11/2015 12:52:06 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

427830

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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, what estimate he has made of how much UK households spent on taxi and private hire vehicle journeys in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	15915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The average weekly expenditure per household on ‘taxis and hired cars with drivers’ was an estimated £1.10 in 2013, the latest year for which figures are available. By way of context, the equivalent figure in 2008 was also £1.10.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/11/2015 14:25:27 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

427833

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bolton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to deal with overcrowding on Bolton's commuter trains.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	15699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>Northern Rail is required to use all of its train fleet (allowing for maintenance) at peak times and best match capacity to passenger demand across the franchise. It is for Northern to allocate rolling stock to best fit expected passenger numbers on a day-to-day basis. As you may be aware, we have increased Northern’s train fleet this year, including the introduction of 20 refreshed four coach electric trains in the year to December 2015.</p><p>In the longer term, unlike the last Northern franchise let under the previous Labour administration in 2004 which included limited plans to invest in services or meet demand, the next Northern Franchise will see the removal of the existing Pacer trains, the ordering at least 120 new-build carriages, the modernising of every train operating on the Northern franchise, more frequent services on many routes on the Northern franchise, and will be providing more services for commuters, during off-peak times and on Sundays. The electrification of Manchester to Preston via Bolton route, for which preparatory work began this year, will also provide the opportunity for greater capacity electric powered trains to provide services for Bolton commuters. By the end of 2019, services into central Manchester will have seen a 49% increase in passenger-carrying capacity during the morning peak compared to five years earlier, and this will help ease the crowding affecting your constituents.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/11/2015 10:47:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby