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1137144

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Mersey Gateway Bridge: Fixed Penalties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fixed penalty notices have been issued to people crossing the Mersey Gateway bridge in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	273746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Mersey Gateway Bridge and its tolling operation are the responsibility of Halton Borough Council and its operational company the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board. It is contracted to Merseyflow.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Transport does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 273747 question first answered 09/07/2019 13:48:53 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

1137145

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Mersey Gateway Bridge: Fixed Penalties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many unpaid fixed penalty notices for crossing the Mersey Gateway bridge resulted in action from a bailiff in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	273747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Mersey Gateway Bridge and its tolling operation are the responsibility of Halton Borough Council and its operational company the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board. It is contracted to Merseyflow.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Transport does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 273746 question first answered 09/07/2019 13:48:53 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

1137147

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much in grant funding the Government has made available through the on-street residential chargepoint grant scheme in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber and (d) the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	273825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>No proposals have been received from, and therefore no awards have been made to, local authorities in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber under the On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme to date.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has allocated grant funding through the On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme in the UK in each year since 2010 as follows:</p><p>2016/17 - £1,000,000.00</p><p>2017/18 - £1,500,000.00</p><p>2018/19 - £2,000,000.00</p><p>2019/20 - £2,500,000.00</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/07/2019 15:39:05 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1137149

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total amount of funding through the Office of Low Emission Vehicles' electric vehicle homecharge scheme was in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber and (d) the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	273827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) was introduced in 2015. The total amount of funding awarded through the EVHS to applications from private plug-in vehicle owners for each of the requested areas is as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>a) Barnsley</p></td><td><p>b) South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>c) Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>d) UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>£3,498</p></td><td><p>£9,738</p></td><td><p>£89,409</p></td><td><p>£1,407,563</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£12,600</p></td><td><p>£95,900</p></td><td><p>£262,982</p></td><td><p>£3,924,383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£24,887</p></td><td><p>£122,887</p></td><td><p>£582,937</p></td><td><p>£7,458,224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>£22,500</p></td><td><p>£136,900</p></td><td><p>£678,732</p></td><td><p>£8,943,624</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>£31,000</p></td><td><p>£167,500</p></td><td><p>£758,799</p></td><td><p>£10,423,724</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019*</p></td><td><p>£6,500</p></td><td><p>£28,000</p></td><td><p>£168,500</p></td><td><p>£2,360,240</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>*figure for 2019 up to the start of April.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/07/2019 15:53:36 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1137220

registered interest
date	05/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A14: Bridges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many days the A14 Orwell Bridge has been closed in each year since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	273775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Closures</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 (from 1 April)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (to 30 June)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The closure summary above is categorised as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>High Winds</p></td><td><p>Suicide</p></td><td><p>Road Traffic Incident</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 (from 1 April)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (to 30 June)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Roadworks closures have not been included in the above summaries because of the way Highways England record roadworks data. Their records do not identify the Orwell Bridge as a specific section, nor do their records differentiate between a complete closure or a lane closure.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/07/2019 15:43:29 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1136910

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Serco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many contracts his Department has awarded to Serco since July 2013; and what the value is of those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	273406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>A total of four contracts were awarded to Serco by the Department for Transport since July 2013. The total value of these contracts is £175,200.95</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/07/2019 10:55:45 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1136939

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A19
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will allocate funding to (a) improve road safety and (b) ensure sufficient capacity on the A19 in respect of traffic created by the Jade Business Park in Murton and the South of Seaham Garden Village.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	273378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department expects to publish decisions in the latter part of the year on funding for the strategic road network between 2020 and 2025. However, we have already announced our intention to provide a safety and congestion designated fund. Highways England will decide where best to allocate this funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/07/2019 11:04:12 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1136981

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding the Government is allocating towards meeting its targets for walking and cycling.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	273330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS), published in April 2017, identified £1.2 billion of funding available for cycling and walking projects over the period 2016-21. Since then, additional funding streams have been made available, including the Transforming Cities Fund, Clean Air Fund, Future High Streets Fund and Housing Infrastructure Fund. As a result, almost £2bn of funding is now projected to be invested in cycling and walking projects between 2016/17 to 2020/21 from a range of funding programmes across Government.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/07/2019 13:11:42 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1136552

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pollinators: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps (a) his Department and (b) agencies of his Department have taken to support the National Pollinator Strategy on (i) roads (ii) railway lines.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	272930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Highways England recognise the critical role of pollinators and support the National Pollinator Strategy through their Biodiversity Plan. Highways England’s delivery of 3500 hectares of wildflower rich grassland is in progress and will support a wide range of pollinating insects.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of how Highways England will support the National Pollinator Strategy are available on:</p><p><em> </em></p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441300/N150146_-_Highways_England_Biodiversity_Plan3lo.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441300/N150146_-_Highways_England_Biodiversity_Plan3lo.pdf</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Network Rail has been working on a range of initiatives across the country aimed at protecting pollinators, such as the Green Transport Corridors Project in Cumbria and South Yorkshire, where locations were identified for pollinator habitat creation and enhancement.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/07/2019 13:16:39 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1136631

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to implement EU Directive 2014/45 to exempt classic cars over 30 years old from periodic roadworthiness testing.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	272770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has already fully implemented EU Directive 2014/45. This Directive enables Member States to exempt vehicles manufactured or registered for the first time at least 30 years ago from periodic roadworthiness testing. The Government’s consultation response, published in September 2017, set out the decision to exempt most vehicles over 40 years old from testing, except for those which have been substantially changed. The Government has no plans to revisit this 40 year threshold.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/07/2019 13:22:26 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell