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705696

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parliament Square
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold regular discussions with (a) Transport for London and (b) the Mayor of London on ensuring that roadworks, lane closures and maintenance works in Parliament Square and nearby are kept to a minimum at times when Parliament is sitting.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	65743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the Department for Transport have regular meetings with their counterparts in Transport for London and the Greater London Authority at which a variety of issues are discussed, including the impact of roadworks on London's traffic.</p><p> </p><p>Transport for London, Westminster City Council and the Royal Parks Authority are each responsible for different roads near to Parliament Square, and all roadworks in the Westminster area are planned and managed in such a way as to minimise any disruption to traffic. The London area-wide permitting scheme also allows the relevant highway authority to request that roadworks are carried out at particular times.</p><p> </p><p>TfL and others also regularly discuss the timing of, and potential disruption arising from, works in the vicinity of Parliament Square with the Parliamentary Estate. Where possible, roadworks are scheduled in such a way as to avoid disrupting Parliamentary Business: recent roadworks at Carriage Gates, for example, were scheduled to coincide with the February recess.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/03/2017 15:39:30 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

692645

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cars powered by (a) petrol, (b) diesel and (c) alternative fuel are currently registered for use on public roads; and how many such cars were registered in each of these categories in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	64902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of licensed cars by propulsion type in Great Britain in the last five years.</p><p><strong>Cars licensed by propulsion type, at year end in Great Britain, from 2011 to 2015</strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Great Britain: Total Numbers of cars (Thousands)</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Petrol</p></td><td><p>19,548.5</p></td><td><p>19,158.8</p></td><td><p>18,870.3</p></td><td><p>18,632.6</p></td><td><p>18,511.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Diesel</p></td><td><p>8,763.5</p></td><td><p>9,385.1</p></td><td><p>10,064.2</p></td><td><p>10,730.9</p></td><td><p>11,428.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*Hybrid Electric</p></td><td><p>102.3</p></td><td><p>125.3</p></td><td><p>153.6</p></td><td><p>188.1</p></td><td><p>245.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*Gas<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>50.0</p></td><td><p>48.7</p></td><td><p>46.3</p></td><td><p>43.2</p></td><td><p>39.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*Electric</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p>24.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*Other<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>28,467.3</p></td><td><p>28,722.5</p></td><td><p>29,140.9</p></td><td><p>29,611.5</p></td><td><p>30,250.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*(c) Alternative Fuels</p><p><sup>1</sup> Includes gas, gas bi-fuel, petrol/gas and gas/diesel</p><p><sup>2</sup> Includes new fuel technologies, fuel cells</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/03/2017 11:57:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

683088

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations has he received from the motorsport industry on the scope of the Motor Insurance Directive (2009/13/EC) since the European Court of Justice ruling of September 2014, Damijan Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav C-162/13, on insurance for motorised vehicles used off-road.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	62816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department is currently holding a public consultation on the implications of the Vnuk judgment. The Consultation impact assessment assesses the likely costs and benefits arising from two policy options for extending the scope of compulsory motor insurance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government engaged extensively with stakeholders, including those from the motorsport industry, during the preparation of the consultation and impact assessment. I met with a range of representatives from the motorsport industry last month to listen to their concerns about the Vnuk judgment.</p><p>The consultation seeks stakeholders’ view about the policy options as well as requesting further information about the potential cost and benefits, including the impact on premiums. This will be used to assess the overall economic impacts of the policy options.</p><p> </p><p>We oppose any measures which impose an unreasonable burden on the public. We will use the consultation responses to get the best result for the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 62817 62818 question first answered 08/02/2017 14:31:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

683100

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the European Court of Justice ruling of September 2014, Damijan Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav C-162/13 on insurance for motorised vehicles used off-road, if he will make an assessment of ways in which the effect of the scope of the Motor Insurance Directive (2009/13/EC) could be limited to the use of vehicles in the context of traffic as defined in the Road Traffic Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	62817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department is currently holding a public consultation on the implications of the Vnuk judgment. The Consultation impact assessment assesses the likely costs and benefits arising from two policy options for extending the scope of compulsory motor insurance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government engaged extensively with stakeholders, including those from the motorsport industry, during the preparation of the consultation and impact assessment. I met with a range of representatives from the motorsport industry last month to listen to their concerns about the Vnuk judgment.</p><p>The consultation seeks stakeholders’ view about the policy options as well as requesting further information about the potential cost and benefits, including the impact on premiums. This will be used to assess the overall economic impacts of the policy options.</p><p> </p><p>We oppose any measures which impose an unreasonable burden on the public. We will use the consultation responses to get the best result for the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 62816 62818 question first answered 08/02/2017 14:31:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

683101

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
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 the potential change in the level of motor insurance premiums as a result of the European Court of Justice ruling of September 2014, Damijan Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav C-162/13, on insurance for motorised vehicles used off-road.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	62818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department is currently holding a public consultation on the implications of the Vnuk judgment. The Consultation impact assessment assesses the likely costs and benefits arising from two policy options for extending the scope of compulsory motor insurance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government engaged extensively with stakeholders, including those from the motorsport industry, during the preparation of the consultation and impact assessment. I met with a range of representatives from the motorsport industry last month to listen to their concerns about the Vnuk judgment.</p><p>The consultation seeks stakeholders’ view about the policy options as well as requesting further information about the potential cost and benefits, including the impact on premiums. This will be used to assess the overall economic impacts of the policy options.</p><p> </p><p>We oppose any measures which impose an unreasonable burden on the public. We will use the consultation responses to get the best result for the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 62816 62817 question first answered 08/02/2017 14:31:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

682418

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Accidents
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 number of traffic incidents or accidents caused by lorries relying on satellite navigation devices designated for cars in the last 12 months; and if he will look at ways of discouraging HGV drivers from using such devices.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	62526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold any information about whether drivers of lorries or any other vehicles were using or had access to satellite navigation systems when they were involved in an incident or accident.</p><p> </p><p>Satellite navigation systems are a useful driving aid, but they are not a replacement for lorry drivers observing road signs, the wider road environment and using their training effectively.</p><p>The Department has invested £3 million in working with Ordnance Survey on a new digital map of the road network. This will make it easier for drivers to navigate Britain's roads. By bringing more information on restrictions together it will also help businesses by reducing time and money wasted by lorry drivers taking roads unsuitable for their vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The first full commercial release of the map was in October 2016 and it is updated each month.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/02/2017 14:04:08 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

657971

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highway Code
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to update the Highways Code; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	57450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>We frequently update The Highway Code to reflect changes in legislation. We are currently considering consultation responses on the safe use of automated vehicle technologies and advanced driver assistance systems and intend to include appropriate advice in the Code. We have no further plans to carry out a revision of the Code. When we carry out the next revision of the Code we will as usual undertake a consultation on proposed changes to the code.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/12/2016 10:46:26 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

622019

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A46: Lincoln
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proposals he has further to reduce traffic delays on the A46 Lincoln ring road; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	50359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The £95 million Lincoln Eastern Bypass has been progressed by Lincolnshire County Council to join the A15 and the A158, so providing some relief to the A46. The Department is currently assessing the final business case and Ministers hope to announce a decision on the funding shortly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Highways England is also considering the issues in the Lincoln area in its route strategies. It is currently assessing all relevant inputs, including traffic delays, to identify any potential schemes and develop priorities for Road Investment Strategy 2 (RIS2) between 2020 and 2025.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 03/11/2016 11:52:47 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

599611

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Cameras
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons his Department deploys speed cameras that photograph vehicles from the (a) front and (b) rear on (i) trunk roads and (ii) motorways; and for what reasons his Department does not have a consistent policy on the deployment and use of such speed cameras.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	47984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>It is for local authorities and police to decide how they wish to operate speed cameras. The Department issued guidance in 2007 entitled “Use of speed and red-light cameras for traffic enforcement: guidance on deployment, visibility and signing”. I wrote to all local authorities in England and Wales on 20 October 2015 to remind them of the guidance which is available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>Some cameras have the capability to photograph vehicles from the front and rear, whereas others do not. Where front and back photographing is possible, it will be for highway authorities and the Police to decide whether such cameras are most suitable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/10/2016 13:10:41 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

535575

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Cameras
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason his Department deploys speed cameras that photograph vehicles from the front in addition to speed cameras that photograph vehicles from the rear; and for what reasons his Department does not have a single policy on the deployment of such cameras.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	42547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>It is for local authorities and police to decide how they wish to operate speed cameras. The Department issued guidance in 2007 entitled “Use of speed and red-light cameras for traffic enforcement: guidance on deployment, visibility and signing”. I wrote to all local authorities in England and Wales on 20 October 2015 to remind them of the guidance which is available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/07/2016 08:09:50 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight