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57677

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date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Warrington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of applicants from the Borough of Warrington passed their driving test in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	David Mowat
uin	198615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Candidates</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Passed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Passed</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>15,799</p></td><td><p>7,734</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>15,530</p></td><td><p>7,727</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>13,359</p></td><td><p>6,675</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>13,340</p></td><td><p>6,584</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>13,130</p></td><td><p>6,533</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>12,125</p></td><td><p>6,332</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>12,200</p></td><td><p>6,433</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency systems do not hold specific data for the <em>Borough of Warrington</em>. The data in the table above reflects the number of practical test candidates who registered a WA postcode at the time of booking the test.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 11:03:41 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

57678

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Instruction: Warrington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many approved driving instructors were registered in the Borough of Warrington in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	David Mowat
uin	198608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are currently 362 approved driving instructors (ADI) with a WA postcode. Please note Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) systems do not hold specific data for the <em>Borough of Warrington</em>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DVSA's training and registration system is a live database and does not hold historical data; therefore it can provide only the current number of ADIs with a WA postcode.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 10:55:36 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

57740

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Official Cars
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles built by Nissan are in the Government car pool.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	198961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are 84 vehicles operated by the Government Car Service for ministerial use. None of these are currently built by Nissan. The Government Car Service trialled the use of a Nissan Leaf in 2012 and it operated the Nissan Primera within the ministerial fleet until 2005. The ministerial fleet is scheduled for review later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 18/06/2014 14:05:11 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

57790

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what use his Department has made of the National Wellbeing Index introduced by the Office for National Statistics in formulating policy since the introduction of that Index in 2011; and what policies his Department has introduced to improve national wellbeing as defined in that Index since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	198872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is measuring National Wellbeing, not as an index but through a framework of 41 indicators which capture social progress around important aspects of life for individuals, communities and the nation. The statistics are experimental and we would not expect to have examples of major policies that have been heavily influenced by the wellbeing data at this stage.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence provided to the Environmental Audit Committee for its Inquiry into Wellbeing can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/well-being/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/well-being/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 14:29:38 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

57879

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help blind and partially sighted passengers travel on buses.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	199038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is committed to ensuring that all disabled people have the same access to transport services and opportunities to travel as other members of society. The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 (PSVAR) outline specific requirements for the bus industry to ensure that buses are as accessible as possible for disabled passengers. Latest statistics (September 2013) show that 78% of buses in England now meet PSVAR accessibility requirements, while 92% operate with a low floor facility and these figures continue to grow steadily.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department also recognises that blind and partially sighted passengers find audio and visual announcements particularly useful when travelling on buses. We will therefore continue to encourage bus operators and local authorities to invest in audio/visual announcement systems for their buses where possible. However, we also understand that this technology comes at a considerable cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>With this in mind, my noble colleague, Baroness Kramer wrote to bus operators on 4<sup>th</sup> February 2014 to encourage the development of simpler, more affordable audio/visual announcement systems for buses that can provide benefits to as many passengers as possible. Alongside this, the Department for Transport is also looking into the possibility of establishing a research initiative involving small businesses and academic institutions through the <em>‘Transport Systems Catapult'</em>to encourage further innovation.</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 10:42:09 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

58213

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what training is given to driving examiners who test students in laden lorries.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	198687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Potential large goods vehicle (LGV) examiners are required to hold the relevant driving licence entitlement for the category of vehicle they will be testing. In the case of laden lorries that is either category C or category CE.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Initial training courses last five weeks with a ratio of two trainees to each trainer. Courses emphasise health and safety issues connected with working practices, test centres and vehicles. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) conducts regular progress checks which culminate in a final test and end-of-course evaluation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since early 2010 some of the vehicles used to train examiners to conduct category C and CE practical driving tests have been loaded with independent bulk containers to simulate a lorry carrying a commercial load. Consequently during training all potential LGV examinersare trained and examined using loaded vehicles. Before 2010, some category CE training made use of concrete blocks on the trailer to simulate a load.</p><p> </p><p>DVSA also delivers refresher courses for examiners who have not conducted LGV testing for six months or more which readdress the most important elements of the initial training course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 10:26:42 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

58232

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
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 extent of compliance of operators with point 30 of the Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain guidance in Statutory Document 14: Local Bus Services.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	198843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>‘Statutory Document 14: Local Bus Services', which was drafted by and consulted on by the Senior Traffic Commissioner, has not yet been finalised following the consultation period. There is, therefore, no ‘point 30' within existing guidance on which to make any assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 18/06/2014 12:49:23 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson