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1124141

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Civil Aviation Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the last date was on which the Civil Aviation Authority conducted a campaign to (a) raise awareness of the dangers of illegal public transport operations and (b) guide consumers on what to look for when chartering an aircraft to ensure the flight is legal; how many illegal operators were identified; how many successful prosecutions there were of illegal operators arising from that campaign; what the outcomes were; how many airfields were revealed to be hosting illegal activity; and what steps (i) he and (ii) the CAA has taken to place an obligation on airfield operators to report suspicions of illegal public transport operations to the (A) CAA and (B) police.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	249823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The CAA last conducted a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of illegal public transport operations, and to guide consumers on what to look for when chartering an aircraft to ensure the flight is legal, in 2013. The CAA is planning further work to educate consumers about the rules, and the potential risks of illegal charter flights.</p><p>It is not possible to link work aimed at raising awareness directly to specific enforcement actions. The CAA will prosecute people where there is sufficient evidence, and where it is in the public interest to do so, but enforcement action will vary depending on the circumstances of the incident. It includes educating individuals or organisations on the regulations to avoid breaches, a formal warning, the revocation of licences, approvals or certificates, or criminal investigations and prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA publishes the detail and outcome of all successful prosecutions since 2005 on its website at <a href="https://www.caa.co.uk/Our-work/About-us/Enforcement-and-prosecutions/.%20" target="_blank">https://www.caa.co.uk/Our-work/About-us/Enforcement-and-prosecutions/.</a> These include successful prosecutions for illegal public transport. Earlier this year, the CAA assisted with the prosecution of an individual in the Manchester Crown Court for, among other things, illegal public transport.</p><p> </p><p>Both the CAA and the police encourage the reporting of potential illegal activity at airfields and provide a number of channels, including confidential reporting, for concerns to be reported.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 11:51:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1124302

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 effect of the recent introduction by the Civil Aviation Authority of Flight Restriction Zones around protected aerodromes on the interests of members of the British Model Flying Association in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	249885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The flight restriction zone around aerodromes was developed in response to submissions gathered through our consultation on the safe and effective regulation of drones, ‘Taking Flight: The Future of Drones in the UK’. There was significant interest in the consultation, which closed in September 2018 and received around 5,000 responses. A range of options were considered when developing the extended restriction zone and factors including impacts on all airspace users, safety, security and the communication and enforceability of the zone were all evaluated.</p><p> </p><p>The new legislation takes the same approach as the former restriction zone by allowing any small unmanned aircraft, including model aircraft, to fly within the restriction zone where the relevant permission has been received. When an Air Traffic Control Unit (ATCU) is operational, permission needs to be sought from this unit.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA will be assessing the permissions process as part of a wider review of airport restriction zones later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 11:54:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1124014

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
uin	910669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s vision is to have one of the best infrastructure networks in the world for electric vehicles, and we want chargepoints to be accessible, affordable and secure. The Government’s grant schemes fund chargepoints at homes, workplaces and on residential streets. The £400m public-private Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund will add thousands more public chargepoints to the 17,000 already installed. The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act gives Government new powers to regulate the chargepoint market and improve the experience for consumers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/05/2019 13:18:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

1123586

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce delays and (b) improve the experience of people requiring a medical review when renewing their driving licence.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	248652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) makes around 745,000 medical licensing decisions each year and aims to complete 90 per cent of these within 90 working days. The length of time taken to deal with an application depends on the medical condition involved and whether information is needed from medical professionals.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA has recruited additional staff to process medical applications and notifications. This includes increasing the number of doctors and introducing nurse caseworkers to deal with specific conditions. The DVLA is also working with third parties, for example, GPs, consultants and opticians, to reduce the time taken to receive the information it requires to make licensing decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA also provides an online service for customers to notify a medical condition or renew a driving licence previously issued following a medical condition. The DVLA continually reviews its processes and has a dedicated team responsible for the improvement of its medical driver licensing services and communications.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/05/2019 10:13:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1123611

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dangerous Driving: Sentencing
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 merits of the use of the exceptional hardship exception for the sentencing of drivers who would otherwise be disqualified from driving.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	248664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is responsible for maintaining a record of all GB fixed penalties and court ordered driving licence endorsements. Sentencing, including the imposition and length of a driving disqualification, is a matter for the courts.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/05/2019 14:23:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1123642

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: 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 accidents involving (a) personal injury and (b) death on (i) permanent all-lane running sections and (ii) dynamic all-lane running sections of smart motorways in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	248613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>England’s motorways are among the safest roads in the world and each smart motorway scheme’s safety objective is to be at least as safe as the traditional motorway it replaces.</p><p> </p><p>All Highways England schemes are evaluated after opening. In addition, Highways England have carried out a more detailed review of the first two permanent all lane running schemes, on the M25, after one, two and three years of operation. From review of personal injury data (including fatal incidents) it has been demonstrated that the safety objective set for these all lane running smart motorways has been met.</p><p> </p><p>The three-year evaluation reports for both M25 schemes are publicly available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/m25-junction-5-to-7-third-year-evaluation-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/m25-junction-5-to-7-third-year-evaluation-report</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/m25-junction-23-to-27-third-year-evaluation-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/m25-junction-23-to-27-third-year-evaluation-report</a></p><p> </p><p>This assessment approach of evaluating the first three years of operation was also taken for the first dynamic hard shoulder running scheme on the M42.</p><p> </p><p>The three-year evaluation report for the M42 is publicly available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://highwaysengland.co.uk/knowledge-compendium/knowledge/publications/m42-mm-monitoring-and-evaluation-three-year-safety-review/index.html" target="_blank">http://highwaysengland.co.uk/knowledge-compendium/knowledge/publications/m42-mm-monitoring-and-evaluation-three-year-safety-review/index.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 10:44:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1123643

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Safety Measures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department uses for the spacing of emergency refuge lay-bys on (a) permanent and (b) dynamic all-lane running sections of smart motorways.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	248614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The criterion for the spacing of emergency areas for the initial dynamic hard shoulder running pilot scheme on the M42 was set at approximately 500 metres. Based on more operational insight and further performance data, the spacing was progressively increased to a maximum of 1000 metres on all other dynamic hard shoulder running schemes and then to 2500 metres on existing All Lane Running schemes.</p><p>Highways England undertook a comprehensive review of smart motorways and found no consistent correlation between the number of live lane stops and the spacing of emergency areas. Nevertheless, Highways England understand motorists want to feel safe and therefore are making a number of changes to the design of emergency areas.</p><p>On new schemes, starting construction from 2020 onwards, the maximum spacing of emergency areas will be reduced to 1600 metres (1 mile). Highways England are also enhancing the visibility of emergency areas on all new and existing smart motorways by installing orange surfacing and improved, more frequent signs. These changes are designed to help drivers feel more confident that they can find a safe place to stop in an emergency.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 11:13:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1123644

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways
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 timing of the implementation of dynamic all-lane running on smart motorways.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	248615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Highways England operational staff are automatically alerted to rising traffic flows from roadside detectors. At a pre-determined threshold, operators are prompted to begin the process of opening the hard shoulder. CCTV is used to check for any stopped vehicles or obstructions in the hard shoulder. Once checked, the hard shoulder is opened to traffic by the operator implementing a speed limit sign above the hard shoulder.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to close the hard shoulder is again taken based on location specific, pre-determined, traffic flow thresholds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 11:34:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1123645

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the locations of (a) permanent and (b) dynamic all-lane running sections of smart motorways.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	248616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The locations of smart motorway sections in England are as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong>(a) </strong> <strong>All Lane Running</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Smart Motorway scheme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status of scheme</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M1 J16-19</p></td><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M1 J23a-25</p></td><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M1 J28-31</p></td><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M5 J4a-6</p></td><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6 J10a-13</p></td><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M1 J32-35a</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M1 J39-42</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M25 J5-7</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M25 J23-27</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M3 J2-4a</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6 J16-19</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M62 J18-20</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M1 J13-16</p></td><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>In Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6 J2-4</p></td><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>In Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6 J13-15</p></td><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>In Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 J3-5</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>In Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M23 J8-10</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>In Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M27 J4-11</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>In Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M4 J3-12</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>In Construction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M62 J10-12</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>In Construction</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>(b)</strong> <strong>Dynamic Hard Shoulder Running</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Smart Motorway scheme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status of scheme</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M1 J10-13</p></td><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M42 J3a-7</p></td><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M6 J4-10a</p></td><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M4 J19-20</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M5 J15-17</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M62 J25-30</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Operational</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 11:48:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1123676

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase passenger journeys on public transport in the regions to reduce CO2 emissions.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	248646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Government has invested nearly three quarters of a billion pounds to improve bus services through investment in bus-based infrastructure schemes and in greener buses, which is in addition to the continuing financial support provided through the Bus Service Operators Grant.</p><p>The Government has also introduced the Bus Services Act 2017 that provides local authorities with the tools to improve local services and increase passenger numbers.</p><p>The Government is also investing record levels in the U.K. rail network, as part of the biggest rail modernisation programme for over a century, to accommodate greater passenger traffic while reducing its impact on the environment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/05/2019 14:11:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris