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1126952

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations Act to reduce the maximum glare permitted by automobile headlights.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	254868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>Regulations are already in place to help prevent headlights from causing glare, and there are no plans to change national law.</p><p> </p><p>Before vehicles can be sold or registered in the United Kingdom manufacturers must ensure compliance with international vehicle approval requirements, which include defined beam patterns and intensities to minimise the occurrence of glare. The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 prohibit the use of headlights that can cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other road users. Vehicle users have a responsibility to ensure their vehicles are maintained correctly, and headlight aim is checked at the annual roadworthiness inspection (MOT test) to ensure it is within acceptable limits.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/05/2019 13:55:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

900389

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission a report on the effect of driving with impaired vision on the safety of motorcyclists.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	142501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no current plans to commission a report on the effect of driving with impaired vision on the safety of motorcyclists.</p><p> </p><p>All drivers and riders must be able to meet the required visual acuity and visual field standards, which includes being able to read a number plate from 20 metres. Drivers are also legally responsible for notifying the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) at any time of a change in their health or vision which may affect their ability to meet the appropriate standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government fully supports the NHS’s recommendation that adults should have their eyes tested every two years. The DVLA has changed its driving licence application forms to highlight the importance of having regular eyesight tests. The photo card driving licence renewal letter that the DVLA sends to drivers has also been amended to include this important message.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2018 13:58:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

900115

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's strategy is on (a) improving road safety and (b) decreasing motorcycle accident rates relating to drivers' impaired vision.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	141882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The British Road Safety Statement sets out the Government’s commitment to improve road safety and reduce the number of people killed or injured on the roads every year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>All drivers and riders must be able to meet the required visual acuity and visual field standards, which includes being able to read a number plate from 20 metres. Drivers are also legally responsible for notifying the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) at any time of a change in their health or vision which may affect their ability to meet the appropriate standards.</p><p> </p><p>The government fully supports the NHS’s recommendation that adults should have their eyes tested every two years. The DVLA has changed its driving licence application forms to highlight the importance of having regular eyesight tests. The photocard driving licence renewal letter the DVLA sends to drivers has also been amended to include this important message.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/05/2018 16:13:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

867426

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: 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 support the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	133401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s “British Road Safety Statement” published in December 2015 sets out the Government’s commitment to actions that do support the UN Decade for Road Safety. This includes measures to improve safety and reduce deaths for vulnerable road users such as cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists. It also includes enhancing road infrastructure and encouraging improved learning and road behaviour. There are also actions on tackling mobile phone use whilst driving.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/03/2018 12:00:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

850064

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aircraft: Air Conditioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will commission an independent inquiry into aerotoxic syndrome.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	129632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Maintaining the safety record of UK aviation is something we take very seriously. That is why concerns raised about cabin air have been investigated at length over a number of years.</p><p> </p><p>Following a recommendation in 2007 by the Committee on Toxicity (COT) – an independent committee of toxicology experts – the Department commissioned a series of scientific studies as part of a research programme into cabin air. The principal research study, carried out by Cranfield University, was published in 2011 and found that, with respect to the conditions of flight experienced during the cabin air sampling, there was no evidence for pollutants occurring at levels exceeding health and safety standards and guidelines. The Department for Transport currently has no plans to launch another independent inquiry into this matter.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/03/2018 17:45:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

823694

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that new standards within the updated driving examination meet health and safety requirements for (a) the applicant, (b) the driving instructor and (c) other road users.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	123145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) introduced the new practical driving test on 4 December 2017. The new elements of the test were trialled extensively.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The DVSA carried out a risk assessment of the new test in July 2017 and conducted further evaluations in September 2017, which did not identify any unacceptable risk.</p><p> </p><p>It also commissioned an independent assessment of the test from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The RoSPA report concluded that all new parts of the driving test were low risk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2018 12:49:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

820825

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Automatic Number Plate Recognition: Rural Areas
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 effectiveness of the use of ANPR equipment to monitor vehicle tax in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	122243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) uses its own ANPR fleet to identify non-compliant vehicles in locations throughout the United Kingdom. The DVLA’s wheelclamping contractor also provides ANPR services which provide geographic coverage across every district in the UK. ANPR equipment is just one of a range of measures the DVLA utilise to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/01/2018 17:13:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

778848

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Glasgow bin lorry crash of 22 December 2014, if he will take steps to undertaken a consultation on (a) how to ensure the completeness and accuracy of information available to the DVLA for the purposes of making fitness to drive licensing decisions and (b) increasing the penalties and altering the mode of prosecution for contravention of section 94 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	110098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK’s roads are among the safest in the world and there is no evidence to suggest that there is a widespread road safety risk relating to people driving inappropriately due to a notifiable medical condition. The majority of individuals notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) of medical conditions as they are required to. The DVLA also accepts notifications from the police and health care professionals. The Government therefore has no plans to carry out a formal consultation as suggested.</p><p> </p><p>The processes for notifying a medical condition to the DVLA are kept under review. Potential improvements to processes are fully explored and implemented, where appropriate. The DVLA has made improvements to raise awareness of the importance of notifying a medical condition which may affect fitness to drive. Officials have worked closely with doctors and other medical professionals to publish revised guidance. The DVLA has also introduced an electronic service which allows drivers to notify certain medical conditions online. Letters to customers and medical professionals have been improved, helping to ensure that the DVLA receives the information it needs as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that there are already sufficient powers available to the relevant prosecution authorities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/11/2017 14:13:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

627489

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	European Community Urgent Radiological Information Exchange
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is his policy that the UK will remain part of the European Community Urgent Radiological Information Exchange after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	George Kerevan
uin	51654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is assessing the legal and policy implications of the public’s vote to leave the EU. This assessment includes implications for the UK’s membership of the European Atomic Energy Community and participation in the European Community Urgent Radiological Information Exchange.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 51592 question first answered 08/11/2016 16:31:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4416 label Biography information for George Kerevan

627493

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Euratom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the implications are for UK membership of the European Atomic Energy Community of the UK's decision to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	George Kerevan
uin	51592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is assessing the legal and policy implications of the public’s vote to leave the EU. This assessment includes implications for the UK’s membership of the European Atomic Energy Community and participation in the European Community Urgent Radiological Information Exchange.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 51654 question first answered 08/11/2016 16:31:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4416 label Biography information for George Kerevan