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626089

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Night Flying
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 28 October 2016 to Question 50202, on Heathrow Airport: night flying, what (a) flexibility and (b) penalties for violation the Government plans to put in place in respect of the six-and-a-half hour ban on night flights from an expanded Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	51174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is seeking a legally binding ban on scheduled night flights of six and a half hours at an expanded Heathrow. This would provide an extra hour and a half free from noise compared to today’s operation. The rules around the operation of night flight restrictions would be determined through consultation in line with the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s Balanced Approach to noise management. Furthermore, it is also expected that new binding noise targets and runway alternation arrangements would be consulted on with local communities as part of the planning process.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 03/11/2016 12:17:34 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

626091

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Air Routes
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 28 October 2016 to Question 50200, on Heathrow Airport: air routes, what legal mechanisms the Government plans to use to protect existing domestic routes and provide additional connectivity across the UK with new routes from Scotland, Northern Ireland and the South West and North East of England.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	51175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that expansion at Heathrow benefits the whole of the UK and strengthens regional connectivity. The Government will set out mechanisms to protect and strengthen domestic services when it publishes a draft National Policy Statement in the New Year.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 03/11/2016 12:22:33 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

626092

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to include provisions on the regulation of drones in the Modern Transport Bill; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	51177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>We have a robust regulatory framework for drones to ensure the safety and security of our citizens. We continue to work closely with the CAA and industry to adapt and strengthen these regulations as drone use and the technology evolves. The detailed content for the Modern Transport Bill is currently being considered.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 03/11/2016 13:39:19 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

626141

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lasers: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister for Climate Change and Industry of 13 September 2016, Official Report, columns 757-8, what progress the Government has made on assessing options to help tackle the misuse of laser pens (a) on aircraft, (b) on transport infrastructure and (c) generally.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	51178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is clear that the misuse of laser pointers against transport operators presents serious safety concerns. That is why my Department is looking into legislative options to address the misuse of laser pointers against aircraft and other modes of transport.</p><p> </p><p>My officials will continue to work with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Home Office in tackling this important issue and ensuring public safety.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 03/11/2016 12:13:26 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

622700

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the oral statement on Airport Capacity of 25 October 2016, Official Report, column 163, on what evidential basis the figure of £61 billion was calculated for the economic benefit to the UK of expanding that airport; and what the reasons are for the difference between that figure and the £211 billion estimated by the Airports Commission.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	50792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The estimate of £61 billion includes the benefits to passengers and the wider economy of a new northwest runway at Heathrow, and was derived using established government appraisal techniques. The Airports Commission’s equivalent figure for the Heathrow Northwest runway scheme was £69 billion. The difference between the Commission’s and the DfT’s estimates reflects the DfT’s further consideration of wider economic impacts included in these figures.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Airports Commission used innovative modelling to estimate how airport expansion could impact on the growth in UK annual gross domestic product (GDP). The £211 billion figure represents the Commission’s estimate of the GDP impact in one of their five scenarios (“global growth”), which assumed higher global GDP growth than their central scenario. GDP and economic benefit measures are not comparable in their approach or purpose.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 01/11/2016 16:35:38 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

622701

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A34: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State of 26 October 2016, Official Report, column 136WH, when he plans to begin consultation on the study of safety on the A34.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	50670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>On 26 October 2016, the Secretary of State for Transport tasked Highways England to carry out a safety study on the A34.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England wrote to West Berkshire Council, Oxfordshire County Council and Thames Valley Police on 27 October 2016 inviting them to collaborate as part of this study. A further series of meetings have been arranged with key stakeholders in November to consider the scope of the safety study.</p><p> </p><p>I will of course be meeting with the Hon Member and other Members whose constituencies are affected on 22 November to discuss further the safety of the A34.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 02/11/2016 13:46:28 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

622703

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London City Airport: Noise
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 14 October 2016 to Question 48758, what steps have been taken to measure the effect of noise caused by flights going to and from London City Airport in Eltham constituency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	50646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>As stated in the Government’s 2013 Aviation Policy Framework, the Government expects airports to help local communities understand the noise impacts they are affected by, through monitoring and provision of information. It is the responsibility of the airport to determine what monitoring is appropriate and to carry out such monitoring.</p><p> </p><p>London City currently operates four noise monitoring terminals around the perimeter of the airport. Further details can be found in the airport’s noise action plan at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.londoncityairport.com/content/pdf/Noise_Action_Plan_2013_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.londoncityairport.com/content/pdf/Noise_Action_Plan_2013_2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Under the terms of a previous planning agreement, the airport is also required to produce annual noise contours as part of its annual performance report. Further details, including noise contours for 2015 and a summary of planning agreement requirements, can be found at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://lcacc.org/meeting-papers-key-documents/airport-annual-performance-report/" target="_blank">http://lcacc.org/meeting-papers-key-documents/airport-annual-performance-report/</a></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 01/11/2016 16:34:19 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

622704

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London City Airport: Noise
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 19 October 2016 to Question 48759, what measures are in place to minimise the noise footprint around London City Airport; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	50647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>In addition to the operating restrictions referred to in my answer of 19 October 2016 to Question 48759, London City Airport also has other measures to reduce its noise footprint including limits on the number of flights that are allowed to operate on specific days of the year, restrictions which prevent the noisiest aircraft from operating at the airport, and various operational procedures such as a minimum height at which an aircraft must join the airport’s instrument landing system (ILS). Aircraft also follow a steep descent of 5.5 degrees when approaching the airport, higher than 3 degree standard recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organisation and used by other airports, which keeps aircraft higher for longer.</p><p> </p><p>More details of the measures used to address noise at the airport can be found in its noise action plan at the web address below:</p><p><a href="https://www.londoncityairport.com/aboutandcorporate/page/noiseandtrackkeepingsystem" target="_blank">https://www.londoncityairport.com/aboutandcorporate/page/noiseandtrackkeepingsystem</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 01/11/2016 16:26:26 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

622706

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what objectives his Department set for the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organisation of 24 to 28 October 2016; and what progress was made against those objectives.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	50666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The high level objectives set for the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) by the UK included the agreement of a data collection system for fuel consumption, an agreement on the revision of the Ballast Water Convention type approval Guidelines, the acceptance of a proposal to designate the North Sea as a NOx emissions control area and the adoption of 2020 as the date of entry into force for a global limit on the sulphur content of fuels.</p><p> </p><p>The MEPC was a successful meeting for the UK and all objectives were met.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 01/11/2016 16:29:51 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

622710

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many responses his Department received during the public consultation on advanced driver assistance systems and automated vehicle technologies.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	50669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The consultation “Pathway to driverless cars: proposals to support advanced driver assistance systems and automated vehicle technologies” ran between 11 July and 9 September. It is currently being analysed, and a response will be issued in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 02/11/2016 13:51:43 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson