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714211

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has conducted an assessment of the (a) reasons for the change in the number of drink-driving convictions between 2004 and 2014 and (b) the implications of that change for the Government's policy on drink-driving.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	69185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>We have made no assessment of changes in drink-driving convictions; however, drink drive casualties went down in the period 2004 to 2014 and drink drive fatalities are at their lowest ever level; the proportion of people who tested positively for alcohol following a reported road traffic accident has fallen from 4% in 2004 to 3% in 2014; and the overall proportion of drivers who tested positively on a roadside screening test fell from 18% in 2004 to 11% in 2014. We continue to promote our THINK! Campaign and we have no plans for lowering the drink drive limit.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/03/2017 14:22:49 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

714215

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the (a) negotiations on the Service Level Agreement and Funding Agreement and (b) mechanism for High Speed 2 and departmental funding for local authorities in Buckinghamshire will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	69200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>Service Level Agreements are currently subject to ongoing negotiations with local authorities and it is HS2 Ltd’s intention to conclude these as soon as possible. HS2 Ltd aims to have all Service Level Agreements with local authorities signed by the end of 2017. This includes with the local authorities in Buckinghamshire. The mechanism for funding local authorities will be outlined in the individual Service Level Agreements and any Funding Agreements agreed to support these.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/03/2017 12:54:43 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

714225

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people working for (a) his Department and (b) HS2 Ltd have had their travel costs to and from their place of work paid for by his Department in the last two years; and from what locations each such payment of costs related to.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	69199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>a) Under the Department’s Travel &amp; Subsistence policy, employees may only be reimbursed for the additional cost of official travel. Official travel is classed as any travel you need to make away from your normal workplace. Home to normal workplace journeys are not official travel and these costs must not be claimed unless in exceptional circumstances. However, information on the numbers of staff who have received exceptional reimbursements and the locations of their travel is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>b) HS2 Ltd does not reimburse individuals for travel between home and permanent place of work (as per the HS2 Business Expenses Policy). This travel is treated as ordinary commute and not reimbursable. There are individually agreed exceptions such as: taxis home following late night working, where staff members are taken ill at work and have to go home, and other specific circumstances. These decisions are made by the local Head of Department and there is no single record detailing these exceptional circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/03/2017 13:01:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

713832

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Genecoe
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 details of all payments made by his Department or HS2 Ltd to Genecoe Ltd in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	69097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not made any payments to Glencoe during the last six years.</p><p> </p><p>The value of payments made directly by HS2 Limited to Genecoe in each of the last 6 calendar years are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Amount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£49, 734.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£458,040.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£98,115.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£0:00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (01 /01/17 -26/03/17)</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£ 605,889.76</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/03/2017 10:24:57 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

713833

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a list of the High Speed 2 contracts which were due to be awarded in April 2017 and are now delayed until June 2017 by value of each such contract.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	69098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>No construction contracts that were due to be awarded in April have been delayed until June 2017.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/03/2017 10:32:04 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

713834

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	CH2M Hill: Contracts
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 24 March 2017 to Question 68775, on CH2M Hill: contracts, what questions were raised by the bidder on the decision on the Phase 2b development partner.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	69093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>A number of questions have been raised. The matter remains under discussion between HS2 Ltd and bidders for the contract. HS2 Ltd expects to make an announcement concerning this matter shortly.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/03/2017 11:11:50 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

713835

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: South Yorkshire
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 specific requirements of South Yorkshire in relation to taxi and private hire licensing; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	69064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The legislation that provides for licensing of taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) services is enabling in its nature, giving local licensing authorities the discretion to set standards that they deem to be appropriate. The Department does not therefore undertake assessments of the licensing requirements of individual authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will shortly consult on Statutory Guidance in relation to the protection of children and vulnerable adults when using taxi and PHV services. The adoption of these measures among licensing authorities will be assessed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/03/2017 09:54:43 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

713566

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Eyesight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will direct the DVLA to ensure that opticians are required to report drivers whose eye test has revealed that their eyesight, even with glasses or lenses, is below the standards needed to drive safely.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	68915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>All drivers have an ongoing legal responsibility to ensure that they meet the vision standards for driving, wearing glasses or corrective lenses if needed. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) makes the eyesight standards for driving clear in leaflets, forms and on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Opticians and optometrists already have a duty of care to their patients and the general public. On this basis they can already inform the DVLA of instances where they consider a patient to be unfit to drive. This is supported by guidance issued by the Royal College of Optometrists.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA’s “Assessing Fitness to Drive: A Guide for Medical Professionals” clarifies medical professionals’ obligations to notify a condition to the DVLA if their patient is unwilling or unable to report it themselves.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to introduce a legal requirement for opticians to inform the DVLA if a driver is unable to meet the required eyesight standards for driving.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/03/2017 15:17:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

713572

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons no HS2 Ltd board meeting minutes have been published on the gov.uk website since 3 March 2016; and if he will publish those minutes.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	68882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The minutes of the HS2 Board meetings for 7 April 2016, 5 May 2016, 17 May 2016, 2 June 2016, 15 June 2016, 7 July 2016, 1 September 2016, 6 October 2016, 3 November 2016, and, 8 December 2016 are now online at <a href="http://www.hs2.org.uk" target="_blank">www.hs2.org.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/03/2017 15:20:20 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

713026

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on improving access to affordable transport for 16 to 18 year old further education students.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	68655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of accessible transport to all young people and my Department continues to engage on a regular basis with the Department for Education and other Government Departments as well as local authorities and the transport sector on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The legal responsibility for transport to education and training for 16 to 19 year-olds rests with local authorities who are free to put in place appropriate arrangements. This enables them to make decisions that best match local needs and circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The new Enhanced Partnership powers in the Bus Services Bill would allow local transport authorities and bus operators to agree standard ticket rules, such as eligibility for half fares across operators.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/03/2017 12:05:30 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous