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1134456

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department plans to use to assess the effectiveness of its new guidance issued on Blue Badges for people with (a) dementia and (b) other hidden disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	269103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department will review the impact of the expanded criteria 12 months after implementation.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities are responsible for administering the scheme. The Department has no authority to store or capture personal data. However, we will be able to track how many badges are being awarded under the new criteria in England from 30 August 2019 but it will not be condition or disability specific.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/07/2019 12:27:08 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1134457

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme: Dementia
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 collect data on the number of people with dementia that have been (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful in applying for a Blue Badge.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	269104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department plans to collect data via the Blue Badge Digital Service to determine the number of successful and unsuccessful applications submitted online under the new criteria from the 30 August 2019. However, the data collected will not be condition or disability specific.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/07/2019 12:34:14 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1133994

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the DVSA's Theory Test for cars and motorcycles, which ten questions within that Test candidates most frequently answered (a) correctly and (b) incorrectly in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	268487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>In order to protect the integrity of the theory test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency cannot disclose the ten questions candidates most frequently answer (a) correctly and (b) incorrectly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/07/2019 13:45:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1134027

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Infrastructure
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 effectiveness of Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans in delivering their goals.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	268426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department is currently piloting a programme of support to assist 46 local authorities with the development of Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs). These plans are still under development. LCWIPs help local authorities think strategically about their cycling and walking networks and prioritise a pipeline of projects for future investment. The Department intends to formally evaluate the support offered later in the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 27/06/2019 12:14:08 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1134115

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Helicopters: Offshore Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Civil Aviation Authority and (b) European Aviation Safety Agency on the imposition by Airbus of flight speed restrictions on H175 helicopters used to transport offshore oil and gas workers.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	268479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published an Emergency Airworthiness Directive, relating to the Airbus Helicopters EC175, which mandates inspections of the Horizontal Stabiliser main spar before the next flight, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 10 flight hours.</p><p> </p><p>Airbus Helicopters issued an Emergency Alert Service Bulletin temporarily restricting EC175 helicopters to a maximum speed of 80 knots to facilitate a return to a maintenance facility for these inspections to be carried out. When the EASA Emergency Airworthiness Directive is complied with, the speed restriction no longer applies.</p><p> </p><p>As the UK’s aviation safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) monitors all aspects of the operations of offshore helicopter companies and any risks to safe operation through its safety oversight programme and is in close contact with EASA and offshore helicopter operators on this subject. The Secretary of State has not had direct contact on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 268480 question first answered 01/07/2019 13:50:37 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1134116

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Helicopters: Offshore Industry
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 implications for his policies of recent news reports of a crack in the tailpiece of a H175 helicopter operated by NHV from Aberdeen to offshore oil and gas installations; and what steps he is taking to reassure offshore workers about the safety of H175 models.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	268480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published an Emergency Airworthiness Directive, relating to the Airbus Helicopters EC175, which mandates inspections of the Horizontal Stabiliser main spar before the next flight, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 10 flight hours.</p><p> </p><p>Airbus Helicopters issued an Emergency Alert Service Bulletin temporarily restricting EC175 helicopters to a maximum speed of 80 knots to facilitate a return to a maintenance facility for these inspections to be carried out. When the EASA Emergency Airworthiness Directive is complied with, the speed restriction no longer applies.</p><p> </p><p>As the UK’s aviation safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) monitors all aspects of the operations of offshore helicopter companies and any risks to safe operation through its safety oversight programme and is in close contact with EASA and offshore helicopter operators on this subject. The Secretary of State has not had direct contact on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 268479 question first answered 01/07/2019 13:50:37 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1134117

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Helicopters: Offshore Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Civil Aviation Authority’s Safety review of offshore public transport helicopter operations in support of the exploitation of oil and gas, CAP1145, will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	268481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) seeks to ensure that North Sea helicopter flights are as safe as possible. It is carefully reviewing the Recommendations and Actions in CAP 1145 to check that they achieve the objective of making further improvements to offshore helicopter safety standards.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA currently intends to publish the review in the autumn of 2019.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/07/2019 13:53:30 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1134156

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) traffic incidents and (b) fatal traffic incidents there have been on (i) traditional motorways, (ii) motorways running a Smart Motorway Scheme, and (iii) motorways with an all-lane running scheme in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	268573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2017, the latest year for which figures are available, there were 4,778 reported road accidents involving personal injury on motorways in Great Britain, of which 77 were fatal accidents. These figures can be found in the published Department for Transport statistics table RAS10001: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/755701/ras10001.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/755701/ras10001.ods</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Non-injury accidents are not recorded in these statistics. The statistics for motorways are not broken down further for smart motorways or smart motorways with all-lane running.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 27/06/2019 13:32:16 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1134237

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the regulation of the sale of drones.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	268456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s recent drone consultation response on 7 January 2019, my Department is working with the Home Office and the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy on product standards for drones. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has also published new product standards for drones which will become fully applicable by 2022. These include a mandatory requirement for drones to be fitted with geo-awareness software and being remotely identifiable before being placed on the market.</p><p>At an international level, the International Organization for Standardization is currently developing standards for drone safety and operation in which the British Standards Institution (BSI) committee members represent the UK. It is vital that we balance maintaining the UK’s world-leading position in aviation safety and security with supporting the development of this emerging industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 27/06/2019 12:38:08 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1134277

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: ICT
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 potential benefits of automotive-telematic products for road safety and the environment.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	268629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport recognises the potential benefits of telematics and other in-vehicle technologies in promoting fuel-efficient driving behaviours, which could save motorists and businesses money and reduce vehicle emissions. In line with our commitment in Government’s ‘Road to Zero’ strategy, the Department has established a technology taskforce with the motoring and insurance industries to explore the role that new vehicle technologies has to play, and put in place appropriate interventions. The Department is also exploring the potential benefits of this technology in reducing the risk of young driver collisions through the Driver 2020 project.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 01/07/2019 12:47:42 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double