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1124184

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	Public Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent (a) civil servants and (b) contractors in his Department are working on matters in relation to accessibility (i) on buses and the bus network; and (ii) railway stations and on rolling stock.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	249943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to developing a transport network which disabled individuals can use easily, confidently and without additional cost.</p><p> </p><p>Consistent with this commitment, and with its Public Sector Equality Duty, the Department routinely considers the impact of its policies on people with protected characteristics, including those who are disabled.</p><p> </p><p>Matters concerning accessibility are therefore considered by officials working across a range of bus and rail related workstreams in addition to the central accessible travel team, and it is not possible to disaggregate the amount of Full Time Equivalent resource dedicated to accessibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2019 12:03:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1087099

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
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 merits of (a) continuous glucose monitor sensors and (b) flash glucose monitoring to (i) assess glucose levels and (ii) validate a diabetic’s fitness to drive.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	231523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The guidance on the use of new monitoring technologies for people with diabetes was updated on 15 February and is available online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/diabetes-mellitus-assessing-fitness-to-drive#diabetes-mellitus" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/diabetes-mellitus-assessing-fitness-to-drive#diabetes-mellitus</a>. It was decided that the testing of interstitial fluid can be permitted for driving licensing purposes for people with diabetes who drive cars or motorcycles. Drivers of goods vehicles and buses must continue to monitor blood glucose levels as stipulated in EU and GB law.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/03/2019 16:12:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1041384

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2019 to Question 205973 on Airports: Unmanned Air Vehicles, what consultations the Government undertook prior to implementing the 400 ft height and 1 km radius exclusion zone on the use of drones adjacent to airports.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	208366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>From December 2016 – March 2017 the Department sought views on drones in our consultation “Unlocking the UK's High Tech Economy: Consultation on the Safe Use of drones in the UK”. Almost 700 responses were received, including from airports, airlines, GA pilots and drone users. The Department’s response to that consultation (July 2017 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/benefits-of-drones-to-the-uk-economy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/benefits-of-drones-to-the-uk-economy</a>) sets out its intention to ban the use of drones within a certain distance of airports and to ban flights above 400ft. Amendments to the Air Navigation Order (ANO 2016) were then made in May 2018 introducing the 400ft limit and the interim 1km airport restriction.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Department’s most recent public consultation, the Government will now amend the ANO to extend the 1km restriction to protect the aerodrome traffic zones of protected airports, and to add 5km long runway protection zones at the end of each runway. This was set out on 7 January 2019 in the Government Response to “Taking Flight: The Future of Drones in the UK”.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/01/2019 15:05:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1037259

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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, which parties were consulted on the adequacy of the 400 ft height and 1 km radius exclusion zone on the use of drones adjacent to airports.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	205973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>On 7th January 2019, the Government published its response to the recent consultation on the safe use and effective regulation of drones; “Taking Flight: The Future of Drones in the UK”. There was significant interest in the consultation, which closed on 17 September and received around 5,000 responses.</p><p> </p><p>One of the key topics covered in the consultation was whether the current airport restriction was sufficient, and if not, what kind of further extension should be considered. As a result, the exclusion zone around airports will be extended to approximately a 5km-radius (3.1 miles), with additional extensions at the end of each runway.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation response document can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-future-of-drones-in-the-uk-consultation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-future-of-drones-in-the-uk-consultation</a> . Chapter 5 includes a summary of responses to the questions on the airport restriction zone, and summarises the views received from aerodromes and airlines, model aircraft fliers and leisure users of drones, amongst others.</p><p> </p><p>As explained in the consultation response, The Department for Transport will still be instructing the CAA to review the effectiveness of aerodrome restriction measures during the next year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2019 17:11:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1035340

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M6: Motorway Service Areas
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 adequacy of the (a) inspection regime, (b) repair turnaround period and (c) availability of fast chargers provided by M6 motorway service stations.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	205329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>This UK has one of the best electric vehicle infrastructure networks in the world. As part of this, Highways England are investing £15m to ensure that there is a rapid chargepoint every 20 miles along 95% of the strategic road network.</p><p> </p><p>Motorway service areas have commercial agreements with chargepoint providers, to which the Government is not a party. The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act gives the Government powers to require the installation of chargepoints at motorway service areas, and to set reliability and maintenance standards for public chargepoints. The Government will continue to monitor market developments and will consider using these powers if the market does not deliver.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/01/2019 15:00:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1017473

registered interest
date	30/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has his Department made of the effect on the economy of the introduction of (a) E10 and (b) E80 fuel.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	197634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The cost benefit analysis published alongside amendments to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) this year includes an assessment of the effects of E10 should it be deployed to meet increased targets for the supply of renewable fuel. Any future proposal to require the introduction of E10 would be subject to a full consultation with an accompanying impact assessment setting out the potential economic impacts.</p><p> </p><p>Most petrol vehicles in the UK can use E10, which is the test fuel for new vehicles. By contrast there are very few vehicles in the UK compatible with significantly higher blends of ethanol in petrol, such as E80 and E85, and the wide use of such fuels is considered to be of low probability in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2018 11:08:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

994688

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of processing a single road tax renewal application and payment.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	184000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The current cost of processing a vehicle excise duty renewal application and payment is £1.10.</p><p>This information is published on the GOV.UK website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/performance/vehicle-tax" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/performance/vehicle-tax</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/10/2018 15:58:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

973223

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason his call for evidence on last-mile deliveries excludes HGVs.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	174779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Last Mile Call for Evidence did not exclude HGVs. It sought ideas and evidence on ways of reducing emissions from the delivery of goods during the last mile of their journey, regardless of the size of vehicle used to deliver them.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence is also interested in a wide range of potential technologies for reducing emissions from last mile deliveries. This includes hybrid technologies for commercial vehicles, such as range-extended or dual-fuelled HGVs.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will be announcing its response to the call for evidence later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 174780 question first answered 15/10/2018 13:17:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

973224

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction of range-extended, dual-fuelled HGVs to reduce last-mile emissions in urban environments.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	174780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Last Mile Call for Evidence did not exclude HGVs. It sought ideas and evidence on ways of reducing emissions from the delivery of goods during the last mile of their journey, regardless of the size of vehicle used to deliver them.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence is also interested in a wide range of potential technologies for reducing emissions from last mile deliveries. This includes hybrid technologies for commercial vehicles, such as range-extended or dual-fuelled HGVs.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will be announcing its response to the call for evidence later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 174779 question first answered 15/10/2018 13:17:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

942891

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
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 16 July 2018 to Question 162595 on Heathrow Airport, what statutory mechanisms are in place to ensure that unfunded Public Service Obligations to Heathrow Airport will be binding on both the Heathrow Airport and airlines.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	165102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government expects the majority of domestic routes from an expanded Heathrow to be commercially viable with support from Heathrow Airport, as many are today. Unfunded Public Service Obligations to Heathrow Airport would provide a safeguard for domestic connections and an exemption from Air Passenger Duty – saving £26 from a domestic return ticket.</p><p> </p><p>EU Air Services Regulation 1008/2008 (Articles 16-18) makes provision for Public Service Obligations which are legally enforceable.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/07/2018 13:47:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown