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582437

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
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 those provisions in the Consumer Rights Act 2015 which relate to rail passengers claiming compensation.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	46113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>We want to strengthen the rights of rail passengers to get compensation for poor service. The Consumer Rights Act will allow rail passengers to challenge compensation amounts awarded for delays and cancellations where the train operator is at fault.</p><p> </p><p>Train operators’ existing compensation schemes will continue to provide the main means of redress for passengers after 1 October 2016, when the Act comes into force for all transport providers. We will continue to work with train operators to improve their compensation schemes.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/09/2016 10:29:46 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

582590

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Mobility Scooters: Vehicle Number Plates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make plans to introduce number plates for all mobility scooters to ensure that such scooters could be traced in the event of a collision with a pedestrian.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	46139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>Mobility scooters have to comply with the prescribed conditions and requirements set out in the ‘Use of Invalid Carriages on Highways Regulations 1988’ which divides them into two main categories.</p><p> </p><p>The Class 2 type can travel at 4mph and is primarily intended for use on the footway or footpath. 4 mph is considered appropriate for pavement use as it is akin to a brisk walking pace.</p><p> </p><p>The Class 3 type can travel on the road at up to 8 mph, but must have the facility via a limiter to be driven at no more than 4 mph when used on the footpath.</p><p> </p><p>Users of new or second hand Class 3 vehicles are required to register their vehicles with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) for use on public roads. However, there is currently no requirement to display the vehicle registration number on the scooter and I have no plans to change this.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/09/2016 14:26:23 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

582598

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways England: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce stronger key performance indicators to evaluate the performance of Highways England.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	46280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government will review Highways England’s existing performance indicators and targets when setting the next Road Investment Strategy. As part of this process the Government will consider whether existing indicators and targets should be strengthened, and whether new indicators should be introduced.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/09/2016 08:59:50 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

582674

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Anglia Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to take forward the recommendations of the West Anglia Taskforce to examine timetable improvements to reduce rail journey times on the West Anglia Main Line between London, Stansted and Cambridge.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL1857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is carefully considering the recommendations of the draft report of the West Anglia Taskforce, particularly the interactions with the commitments made as part of the new East Anglia franchise. However, the recommendation to establish an “action group” has already been taken forward.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/09/2016 15:13:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

582675

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Anglia Rail Franchise
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in setting up an action group to develop schemes for journey time improvements with the new East Anglia franchise operator, as recommended by the West Anglia Taskforce in order to support growth along that route.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL1858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The first meeting of the West Anglia Main Line Action Group took place on 13 September, with representatives of the rail industry and stakeholders along the line. Good progress was made on how the group will work together going forward in order to support growth along the route.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/09/2016 15:15:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

582676

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Stansted Airport: Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what work they are undertaking to implement the Airports Commission recommendations for surface transport improvements to Stansted to make the best use of existing capacity at London's airports, to encourage more people to travel by rail, and to reduce emissions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL1859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>In its National Infrastructure Plan of December 2013, the government confirmed that it would be taking forward the surface access measures recommended by the Airports Commission to make best use of existing capacity at London airports.</p><p> </p><p>For Stansted, work to examine potential upgrades to rail infrastructure between London, Stansted and Cambridge has been taken forward by the West Anglia Taskforce, which was established by the government and the Mayor of London to consider this issue and the benefits it might generate.</p><p>The Taskforce published its recommendations and a suggested timetable for action in July.</p><p> </p><p>Rail services to Stansted will also be enhanced through the new East Anglia franchise. This will bring a number of improvements for passengers travelling to the airport, including new trains with free Wi-Fi from February 2019 and a minimum 12.5% reduction in anytime return fares and anytime single fares on the Stansted Express by early 2017. By early 2018, passengers will be able to purchase tickets via a dedicated Stansted Express website, to be delivered to their mobile devices for validation. There is flexibility within the new franchise for the train operator to introduce services to different parts of London if market demand for this emerges.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/09/2016 15:08:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

582712

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M4
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the accident rate on the M4 motorway between junctions 10 and 12 is equivalent to the average rate for all motorways; and how many accidents in the last year on that part of the motorway involved heavy lorries.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL1895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The accident rate for 2012-2014 on the M4 between junctions 10 and 12 is below the average rate for all motorways. There were 7 personal injury accidents in 2014 involving heavy lorries on this section of the motorway.</p><p> </p><p>This is based on the latest validated accident data Highways England holds for the Road Network for 2014, with the 2015 data due to be released in October 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/09/2016 15:09:35 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

582089

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorway Service Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will implement the proposal set out on page 326 of the OECD Policy Roundtable on Competition in Road Fuel to introduce road signs displaying the price of petrol and diesel at motorway service stations in order to improve transparency and consumer choice.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	45957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>This Government knows the public is concerned about the price of petrol and diesel at Motorway Service Areas. Highways England is, on behalf of the Government, delivering an 18 month trial of four fuel comparison price signs on the M5 between Bristol and Exeter.</p><p> </p><p>The trial consists of four new electronic signs displaying real-time price information of petrol and diesel for the next three service areas along the route and commenced in Spring 2016. Monitoring and evaluation of the trial will determine the effectiveness of the new fuel comparison price signs in providing useful information to road users and in understanding the impact of improving fuel price transparency on driver behaviour and fuel prices at Motorway Service Areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/09/2016 08:45:36 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

582093

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which reports commissioned by his Department from external bodies between 1 January 2015 and 31 August 2016 have not yet been published; when each report was commissioned for research; what the nature of the research commissioned was; from which external body or individual person the research was commissioned; what the value was of each such piece of research commissioned; on what date each report was received by his Department; for what reasons the research has not yet been published; and when he plans to publish each report.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	45907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department commissions a wide range of research to support its objectives. The general presumption is that research results used in the course of the Department’s business should be made available to broaden knowledge and better inform discussion. In a few circumstances (for instance, where the research relates to security matters or where the Department does not hold the necessary rights to publish) such information is not published; but such circumstances are exceptional. Information on publication of the outputs of this research is not collected centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/09/2016 08:55:25 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

582095

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Disability
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 increase the number of accessible taxis in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	45937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>Government is committed to giving disabled people the same access to transport services as other members of society. It also recognises the particularly significant role played by taxis and private hire vehicle (PHV) operators for many disabled people, in helping them to remain active and independent.</p><p> </p><p>It is for local authorities to specify a number of accessible vehicles to be within their licensed taxi and private hire vehicle fleet, and to take account of their public sector equality duties when doing so.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/09/2016 14:07:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green