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1050111

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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 plans he has in place to ensure that Highways England takes steps to reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide on the strategic road network which exceed statutory limits.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	213392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s plans are set out in the 2017 Air Quality Strategy and Highways England are working to deliver compliance with air quality limits in the shortest possible time. Specifically, Highways England are taking a number of steps to improve air quality on the roads they manage and are working with local authorities to reduce NO2 on their roads. This activity is supported by the £100m Air Quality Designated Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 09:02:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1050112

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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 steps Highways England is taking to reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide on the strategic road network which exceed statutory limits.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	213393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Highways England are supporting the uptake of electric vehicles by working to ensure that 95 per cent of the strategic road network will have a chargepoint every 20 miles.</p><p>Highways England have also been exploring and testing a range of measures and innovative products as part of their programme of air quality research. They have evidence that tall barriers can reduce concentrations of NO2 for the residents closest nearby, and they are progressing with work to see how these could be installed on the network. This work is underpinned by their £100m Air Quality Designated Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 13:12:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1050262

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: West Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2019 to Question 206710 on Road Traffic Control: West Sussex, for what reason Highways England did not undertake a (a) Walking, Cycling and Horse-riding assessment during the options and concept stages of the scheme's development and (b) Review report at the conclusion of the preliminary design stage, in accordance with the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	213149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>A Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Assessment is carried out by the relevant design team, not Highways England. In this case, we understand that the options and concept stages of the scheme began in the autumn of 2016 before the publication of the Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Assessment and were subject to the applicable standard on Non-Motorised User Audits. The Transport Assessment accompanying the planning application provided information satisfying the criteria for a non-motorised user context report.</p><p>A Review Report is required at the end of the preliminary design stage and before commencement of detailed design followed by a further Review Report at the end of the detailed design phase and before construction commences. The design team is now at the end of the preliminary design stage, but detailed design has not yet begun. A Review Report is now due and will be completed before the commencement of detailed design.</p><p>The preliminary design improved pedestrian, cycle and equestrian access in the vicinity of the South Downs National Park, and further opportunities for improvement may be identified through a forthcoming Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Review. The preliminary design was also compliant with Highways England’s design standards for cycle provision. Any non-compliance identified during detailed design will be removed or be subject to the process of assessment whether there may be grounds for a specific variation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 213150 213152 question first answered 31/01/2019 13:22:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1050266

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: West Sussex
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 17 January 2019 to Question 20610 on Road Traffic Control: West Sussex, what criteria Highways England used to support the scheme in the absence of a Walking, Cycling and Horse-riding assessment at each stage of the process.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	213150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>A Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Assessment is carried out by the relevant design team, not Highways England. In this case, we understand that the options and concept stages of the scheme began in the autumn of 2016 before the publication of the Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Assessment and were subject to the applicable standard on Non-Motorised User Audits. The Transport Assessment accompanying the planning application provided information satisfying the criteria for a non-motorised user context report.</p><p>A Review Report is required at the end of the preliminary design stage and before commencement of detailed design followed by a further Review Report at the end of the detailed design phase and before construction commences. The design team is now at the end of the preliminary design stage, but detailed design has not yet begun. A Review Report is now due and will be completed before the commencement of detailed design.</p><p>The preliminary design improved pedestrian, cycle and equestrian access in the vicinity of the South Downs National Park, and further opportunities for improvement may be identified through a forthcoming Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Review. The preliminary design was also compliant with Highways England’s design standards for cycle provision. Any non-compliance identified during detailed design will be removed or be subject to the process of assessment whether there may be grounds for a specific variation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 213149 213152 question first answered 31/01/2019 13:22:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1050279

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: West Sussex
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 17 January 2019 to Question 20610 on Road Traffic Control: West Sussex, what steps he is taking to ensure that Highways England will revise the scheme in the event that the scheme (a) worsens pedestrian, cycle and equestrian access and in the vicinity of the South Downs National Park and (b) is not compliant with Highways England's design standards for cycle provision.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	213152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>A Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Assessment is carried out by the relevant design team, not Highways England. In this case, we understand that the options and concept stages of the scheme began in the autumn of 2016 before the publication of the Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Assessment and were subject to the applicable standard on Non-Motorised User Audits. The Transport Assessment accompanying the planning application provided information satisfying the criteria for a non-motorised user context report.</p><p>A Review Report is required at the end of the preliminary design stage and before commencement of detailed design followed by a further Review Report at the end of the detailed design phase and before construction commences. The design team is now at the end of the preliminary design stage, but detailed design has not yet begun. A Review Report is now due and will be completed before the commencement of detailed design.</p><p>The preliminary design improved pedestrian, cycle and equestrian access in the vicinity of the South Downs National Park, and further opportunities for improvement may be identified through a forthcoming Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Review. The preliminary design was also compliant with Highways England’s design standards for cycle provision. Any non-compliance identified during detailed design will be removed or be subject to the process of assessment whether there may be grounds for a specific variation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 213149 213150 question first answered 31/01/2019 13:22:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1047728

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Scotland
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 encourage the creation of international connections to and from Scotland from other UK airports.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	212430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Government is supportive of all airports including those in Scotland, in creating new international connections. The Government believes that air passengers are best served by a commercial airline market which is able to operate in a competitive environment. It is solely a matter for airlines to determine which airports they operate based on their own assessment of costs and passenger demand.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 14:15:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1047756

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M20: Noise
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 noise levels on the M20 between Junctions 8-9.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Helen Whately
uin	212423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The noise levels on this section of the M20 have been assessed as part of DEFRA’s Noise Action Plan. This identified 10 areas between M20 Junction 8-9 which required investigation because of the level of noise.</p><p>Action has been taken to mitigate noise at five out of the 10 areas with the installation of noise insulation. Highways England are working to address the remaining five areas, including trials to test options to reduce the noise generated by concrete road surfaces.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 16:30:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1047757

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M20: Accidents
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 number of accidents on the M20 between Junctions 8 and 9 in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Helen Whately
uin	212424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Below are the accident figures for the number of reported accidents on the M20 Junctions 8-9 in each of the last 10 years</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Number of reported road accidents on the M20 (Juncs: 8-9)<sup>1</sup>, 2007 to 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of accidents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Source: DfT Stats19</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>1. Includes all the slip roads on and off at each of the junctions.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 15:39:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1047779

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Assets
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 the value of written-off assets held by his Department in each of the last two financial years.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	212437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department did not make any write-offs of permanent fixed assets in financial years 2016-17 and 2017-18.</p><p>The Department records an annual write-down of infrastructure assets in the financial statements. These write-downs represent notional accounting adjustments arising from the different valuation bases which are applied at different stages over an asset’s life in accordance with HMT’s financial reporting rules, and do not represent write-offs of actual permanent assets.</p><p>Write-offs may also arise in respect of other asset categories such as debt, investment or inventory balances. These write-offs are included within Losses as reported by the Department. Where such write-offs individually exceed £300,000, they are separately disclosed as Losses in the Parliamentary Accountability Report within the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 13:43:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1047789

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M26: Large Goods Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of HGVs that can be accommodated on a temporary basis on the M26.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	212296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department is working with Highways England and other key stakeholders to finalise the Operation Brock plans. Operation Brock consists of three phases, involving a contraflow queuing system on the M20, and holding areas at Manston Airport and finally, and only if necessary, on the M26.</p><p> </p><p>The initial assessment made by Highways England is that the M26 could potentially accommodate up to 2300 HGVs if all running lanes on both carriageways were utilised, subject to the necessary health and safety risk assessments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 14:37:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon