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1126209

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date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to promote cycling among school pupils.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	253580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has allocated £12.8 million to the Bikeability cycle training programme for the year 2019/20 and delivered more than 400,000 training places to schoolchildren in 2017/18. The programme has recently secured a sponsorship deal with Halfords which has generated an additional £1 million for training places and free bike safety checks for every child participating in Bikeability.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/05/2019 14:01:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1126235

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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 HGV lorry accidents caused by improperly secured cargo moving within a vehicle.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	253509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport holds information on whether an ‘overloaded or poorly loaded vehicle or trailer’ is recorded as a contributory factor in reported personal injury road accidents. In 2017, there were 33 HGVs (1%) involved in accidents in Great Britain with a contributory factor of ‘overloaded or poorly loaded vehicle or trailer’ recorded by the police attending the scene. The Department does not hold specific data on whether cargo was moving within the vehicle.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 13:18:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1126236

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that health and safety checks are carried out to ensure that all HGV lorries carry cargo that is properly secured.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	253510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) checks the security of loads on heavy goods vehicles (HGV) during roadside encounters as part of its enforcement duties, although the responsibility for making sure the load a HGV is carrying is secure before driving rests with the driver and operator.</p><p> </p><p>If the DVSA finds a HGV’s load is unsafe during a roadside encounter, the DVSA (or the police) can take enforcement action. This can result in either penalty points, legal proceedings being issued or a report being sent to the Traffic Commissioner (TC). After consideration of a report from the DVSA, the TC may take regulatory action for failure to comply with the undertaking of an operator’s licence. Disciplinary action can include suspension, curtailment or revocation of an operator licence.</p><p> </p><p>Drivers must conduct a daily walk round of their vehicle before starting a journey. They must also check any load is secure. These requirements are covered within the DVSA’s ‘Guide to maintaining roadworthiness’ which provides useful diagrams to fully explain drivers’ responsibilities and what should be checked during an effective walk round check.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 09:50:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1126241

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: 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 cost to the economy of road crashes resulting in (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	253474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The latest figures available for the total cost elements of reported accidents are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Deaths</p></td><td><p>Serious injuries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>£3,571M (at 2017 prices)</p></td><td><p>£5,490M (at 2017 prices)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A full breakdown on accident and casualty costs by year has been published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> (see <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/ras60-average-value-of-preventing-road-accidents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/ras60-average-value-of-preventing-road-accidents</a> - Table RAS60003 has the total value of prevention for accidents of all severity, by cost element.)</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/05/2019 14:07:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

1126270

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to update the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's health and safety guidance on load securing for HGV lorries.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	253511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) keeps its health and safety guidance on load securing for heavy goods vehicles (HGV) under continuing review. The DVSA updates its guidance when necessary to reflect changes and developments within the transport industry, to help ensure HGV drivers are fully aware of their responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 09:19:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1126274

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cargo transported from abroad adheres to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's health and safety guidance when it is transported in Britain.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	253512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has facilities to check the security of loads carried on foreign heavy goods vehicles (HGV) entering this country at all its ports. The agency also has strategically placed check sites around the country for checking the safety of vehicles, including the security of their loads, regardless of whether they are foreign or based in Great Britain. The responsibility for making sure the load a HGV is carrying is secure before driving rests with the driver and operator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 09:08:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1126279

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that non-UK based hauliers comply with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's health and safety guidance on load securing for HGV lorries when transporting cargo in Britain.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	253513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has facilities to check the security of loads carried on foreign heavy goods vehicles (HGV) entering this country at all its ports. The agency also has strategically placed check sites around the country for checking the safety of vehicles, including the security of their loads, regardless of whether they are foreign or based in Great Britain. The responsibility for making sure the load a HGV is carrying is secure before driving rests with the driver and operator.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The DVSA’s ‘Guide to maintaining roadworthiness’ is aimed at all haulage operators using British roads, not just those based in Britain. It reflects advice contained in the ‘European Best Practice Guidelines on Cargo Securing for Road Transport’. If the DVSA finds a load on a HGV of a non-UK based haulier to be unsafe, the DVSA (or the police) can take enforcement action. This could result in the issue of a prohibition notice to prevent the vehicle from moving until the load is made safe and/or a fixed penalty fine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 09:04:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1126285

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: National Policy Statements
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 (a) legal (b) other costs to the public purse of the judicial review of the Airports National Policy Statement.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Justine Greening
uin	253535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The external costs to date to the Department of defending the judicial review claims are £1,608,642 for legal costs and £95,152 for other costs.</p><p> </p><p>Following the judgments in favour of the Secretary of State, the Department will seek to recover up to £625,000 in costs from the unsuccessful claimants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 09:12:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening