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1628447

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date	17/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways: High Speed 2 Line
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 merits of constructing a cycle lane alongside the HS2 line from London to Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	185536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government commissioned a study of cycling opportunities along the spine of HS2 corridor in 2013 and this was published in 2018 National cycleway feasibility study associated with HS2 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/05/2023 11:58:24 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1628505

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Cheshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any ground investigations for HS2 have been carried out in (i) Weaver Vale (ii) Cheshire; and whether it is his policy to publish the evidence resulting from HS2 ground investigations.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	185636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has previously undertaken ground investigations to increase the understanding of geological risks associated with settlement across the HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg scheme. Further ground investigations will be carried out as the scheme progresses. HS2 Ltd has recently published their ‘Crewe to Manchester: Understanding the Ground Risk across the Cheshire Plain’ report on the GOV.UK website on 3 March 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/05/2023 11:53:39 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1628514

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Cheshire
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 potential impact of the presence of brine on (a) levels of subsidence and (b) ground condition on the HS2 route in (i) Weaver Vale constituency and (ii) Cheshire.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	185638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has reviewed the ground conditions, the associated risks, and the appropriate mitigation measures for the HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg scheme as it passes across the Cheshire Plain in areas of former salt mining and other areas where salt mining is ongoing. Their assessment is published in the ‘Crewe to Manchester: Understanding the Ground Risk across the Cheshire Plain’ report published on the GOV.UK website on 3 March 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/05/2023 11:55:23 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1628519

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Cheshire
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 potential impact of salt caverns on the safety of the ground along the HS2 route in (a) Weaver Vale constituency and (b) Cheshire.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	185640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has reviewed the ground conditions, the associated risks, and the appropriate mitigation measures for the HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg scheme as it passes across the Cheshire Plain in areas of former salt mining and other areas where salt mining is ongoing. Their assessment is published in the ‘Crewe to Manchester: Understanding the Ground Risk across the Cheshire Plain’ report published on the GOV.UK website on 3 March 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/05/2023 11:56:44 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1628665

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M3
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the M3 westbound speed limit is 50mph at Junction 2; and for what reason the carriageway is reduced to one lane at that junction.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	185719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>There is only a single lane coastbound through M3 Junction 2. The speed limit is permanently reduced to 50mph to allow slow moving vehicles, such as heavy goods vehicles and vehicles towing trailers, to safely move into and out of lane 3 either side of the junction.</p><p>The traffic flows at this junction are unusual with a very low traffic flow through the junction on the M3 but with very high traffic flows joining the coastbound M3 from the M25. The layout of the junction allows these uneven traffic flows to be accommodated with the minimum of delays for road users of both motorways.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 22/05/2023 14:26:46 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1628041

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Passengers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 17 February 2020 to Question 13938 of that session, what recent estimate he has made of the average number of passengers on a public service bus route.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	185327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The average bus occupancy in England for 2021/22 was 9.5. This was an increase on the previous year, when it was 5.7. Both of these figures are impacted by movement restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, the average bus occupancy had remained steady in England at about 12.5 from 2017/18 to 2019/20.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 22/05/2023 14:24:09 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1628052

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of driving test appointments available in (a) the London Borough of Southwark and (b) London.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	185181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) recognises there is a high demand for learners who are wanting to take their car practical driving test.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA has a 24-week forward booking window and tests are not available to book beyond this. As the booking service is live, test appointments can also become available to book through other candidates cancelling, or rescheduling, their test.</p><p> </p><p>As of 15 May 2023, there were 6,402 car practical driving tests booked, and 297 car practical driving tests available within the next 24-weeks at the three centres that serve the London Borough of Southwark.</p><p> </p><p>Within London, as of 15 May 2023, there were 79,109 car practical driving tests booked, and 4,390 car practical driving tests available within the next 24-weeks.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the measures already taken by the DVSA, overall, since April 2021, an estimated 813,000 additional car test slots have been created. On average, the DVSA is creating approximately 35,300 extra car test slots each month.</p><p> </p><p>Actions already being taken to make this possible include asking all those qualified to conduct tests but who do not do so as part of their current day job to return to conducting tests, conducting out of hours testing, such as on public holidays and weekends, asking recently retired driving examiners to return, and recruiting more than 300 driving examiners across Great Britain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 22/05/2023 11:42:40 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Baroness Harman

1628084

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Lighting
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 merits of introducing a minimum level of brightness car lights must have when driving at night.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	185441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>This is already the case. Before cars can be sold or registered in the UK, they must demonstrate that the lighting system meets a range of lighting system performance requirements. Lamps must also be maintained throughout the life of the vehicle - which is checked at each MoT.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 22/05/2023 13:37:21 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1628151

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Cables: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many instances of cable theft affecting train services have been reported in the last 12 months for which figures are available; what steps the Government is taking to help reduce this number; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	185199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The British Transport Police (BTP) recorded 214 incidents of live cable theft in 2022-2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the disruption that can be caused by cable theft and strongly supports BTP’s engagement with the rail industry, and operational activities to tackle it. The BTP-led National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnership works to problem solve, disrupt and reduce all aspects of metal and infrastructure crime across the UK. BTP also have dedicated disruption teams which proactively target metal crime hotspots. The Force conducts a national training programme to upskill police forces and partners across the UK to tackle metal crime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/05/2023 12:01:23 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1628157

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Active Travel: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) capital and (b) revenue funding for active travel was allocated to the South West for the (i) 2023-24 and (ii) 2024-25 financial years (A) before and (B) after March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	185385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The majority of capital and revenue funding for dedicated active travel schemes has not been allocated for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 financial years.</p><p> </p><p>Three South West councils (Cornwall and Bath, North East Somerset, and Plymouth) are part of a three-year £13.9m Active Travel Social Prescribing Pilot Programme that commenced in 2022. Allocations under this pilot programme are expected to be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 22/05/2023 11:44:56 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard