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registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Road Traffic
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 effect of the expansion of Heathrow Airport on local road networks.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	189623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) was designated on 26 <del class="ministerial">July</del> <ins class="ministerial">June</ins> 2018, paving the way for a development consent application. As part of the development of the Airports NPS, an Appraisal of Sustainability was undertaken which included analysis of surface impacts for all three options shortlisted by the Airports Commission.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the surface access requirements in the Airports NPS, the Government has specified that any applicant for development consent must submit a surface access strategy as part of their application.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2018 10:54:12 question first ministerially corrected 26/11/2018 16:27:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 85388 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

994304

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will request that the outcome of the Civil Aviation Authority's consultation on changing Class E airspace procedures be shared with his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	183313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>There has not been a specific consultation launched on changing Class E airspace by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) but airspace users have asked about its use.</p><p>The department has a close working relationship with the CAA and documents are routinely shared. This would include any outcome of the information request about Class E.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/10/2018 18:09:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 81659 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

900498

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the criteria are for activating an average speed monitored stretch of motorway; what measures are in place to (a) prevent an artificially low speed limit being implemented and (b) ensure that an average speed limit camera check is in place for no longer than necessary; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	142357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Average speed cameras are only used on motorways through roadworks for the safety of those travelling and working on the road. These limits are normally set at 50mph in accordance with published standards and in agreement with the police. Highways England can increase this speed limit to 55 mph or 60 mph where it is safe to do so. These speed restrictions are lifted once the roadworks are completed.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England uses variable speed limits on smart motorways to manage traffic flows at busy times and in response to incidents on the network. A system of road sensors is used to detect actual vehicle speeds and the rate of flow of traffic on a motorway. Based on this information an algorithm is used to determine whether a reduced speed limit is required in order to maintain safety or optimise traffic flow. The algorithm works out the optimum speed for traffic by comparing the observed vehicle speed and traffic flow against the historical norm for a particular stretch of road. The automated system then activates the reduced speed limit at a level that will maintain safety and allow traffic to flow as freely as possible. Speed limits are set to 40mph to maintain safety when a slow moving or stopped vehicle is detected and are set to 50 or 60 mph to optimise traffic flow based on a number of factors detected by the sensors, including average speed, flow rate and traffic density.</p><p> </p><p>The algorithm ensures that speed limits are returned to 70 mph as soon as the detected traffic parameters indicate that this can be done safely. Highways England traffic operations staff are also able to activate or deactivate variable speed limits manually based on observed traffic patterns should this be required.</p><p> </p><p>These measures ensure that automated variable speed limits are set appropriately and that variable speed limits do not remain in place for longer than is necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England routinely monitors, reviews and learns lessons on the performance of variable speed limits on smart motorway schemes to ensure that the speed limits that are set are appropriate for the traffic conditions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2018 10:14:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 57775 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

885359

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of subsidies and financial incentives provided from the public purse has been by scheme for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	136222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The cost of the plug-in vehicle grants* covering the period from 2013/14 to 2017/18 is set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost (£)</p></td><td><p>21,187,337</p></td><td><p>94,359,000</p></td><td><p>226,087,000</p></td><td><p>95,602,000</p></td><td><p>165,519,278</p></td><td><p>602,754,615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vehicles supported</p></td><td><p>5,146</p></td><td><p>22,838</p></td><td><p>39,196</p></td><td><p>30,621</p></td><td><p>51,500</p></td><td><p>149,301</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Government incentivises the purchase of electric vehicles with a grant for consumers to offset the cost of this technology, this approach provides both environmental and industrial benefits. In March 2016, the Plug-in Car Grant was reduced from £5,000 to £4,500 for eligible electric and fuel cell electric vehicles and from £5,000 to £2,500 for qualifying plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The changes in grant level led to a short term increase in take-up prior to the new rates being implemented, particularly for plug in hybrids.</p><p> </p><p>*includes Plug-in car, van, motorcycle and taxi grants</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2018 10:44:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 53598 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

851038

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the next annual update of the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	130229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government will report regularly to Parliament on the progress it is making in delivering the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, as required by section 21 of the Infrastructure Act 2015. A decision on the timing<ins class="ministerial"> of the first such progress report will be made in due course</ins>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/03/2018 15:43:05 question first ministerially corrected 07/03/2018 16:50:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 45235 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

847143

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyclists have died or suffered serious injuries where the cause has been attributed to poorly-maintained roads by (a) local councils, (b) Highways England, (c) Transport Scotland and (d) the Welsh Government in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	129317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The numbers of reported cyclist fatalities and serious injuries that have been recorded in Great Britain for each year since 2007 where poorly maintained roads could be considered to be a contributory factor is provided in the table. A breakdown for all the road networks specified is not available centrally.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The heading “Poor or defective road surface” cover columns 2 and 3 of the table. Whilst, the heading “Inadequate or masked signs or road markings” cover column 4 and 5.</ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Reported cyclist serious and fatal injuries in GB where poorly maintained roads is reported as a contributory factor<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Poor or defective road surface </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Inadequate or masked signs or road markings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported Cyclist Fatilities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported Cyclist Serious Injuries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported Cyclist Fatilities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported Cyclist Serious Injuries</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong><em>Source: DfT STATS19 reported road casualties</em></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>Includes only casualties where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported. In 2016, this related to 73% of reported accidents.</p><p> </p><p>By way of context, cycling in Great Britain has increased over the time period in question, rising from 4 billion kilometres in 2007 to 6 billion kilometres in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>It should be that noted that contributory factors assigned by police officers do not assign blame for the accident to any specific road user, however they do provide some insight into why and how road accidents occur. They give an indication of which factors the attending officer thought contributed to the accident. Officers do not need to carry out a full investigation of the incident before allocating contributory factors; they usually use professional judgement about what they can see at the scene.</p><p> </p><p>Not all accidents are included in the contributory factor data; only accidents where the police attended the scene and reported at least one contributory factor are included. A total of 73% of accidents reported to the police in 2016 met these criteria although each accident can have multiple contributory factors attributed to them.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/02/2018 16:45:50 question first ministerially corrected 15/03/2018 15:22:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 43590 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

846090

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Tyres
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 7 December 2017 to Question 117278 on buses: tyres, which organisations have been approached by his Department to commission the research referred to in that answer.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	128795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to using robust evidence to guide policy decisions. To that end the Department for Transport approached Atkins/CH2M, the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), WSP (and their partner Frazer Nash), Arup and Pell Frischmann through the Highways England Procurement Framework to commission scientific research into the effects of chronological age on the integrity of tyres.</p><p> </p><p>The first tender exercise in June 2016 received no bids. Following further discussions in September 2016 with potential suppliers to improve their understanding of our requirements, a second tender exercise was undertaken. However, this received only one response in December 2016 which did not address the research questions raised.</p><p> </p><p>The Department subsequently engaged direct with TRL who were invited to submit a formal bid in December 2017. After careful consideration, TRL was awarded a 12-month contract to the value of £250,000 in January 2018. This was announced to the House on 1 March 2018. The findings will be published.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 128796 128798 question first answered 01/03/2018 13:26:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 43106 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

846091

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Tyres
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 7 December 2017 to Question 117278 on buses:tyres, what progress his Department has made on commissioning the research referred to in that answer.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	128796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to using robust evidence to guide policy decisions. To that end the Department for Transport approached Atkins/CH2M, the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), WSP (and their partner Frazer Nash), Arup and Pell Frischmann through the Highways England Procurement Framework to commission scientific research into the effects of chronological age on the integrity of tyres.</p><p> </p><p>The first tender exercise in June 2016 received no bids. Following further discussions in September 2016 with potential suppliers to improve their understanding of our requirements, a second tender exercise was undertaken. However, this received only one response in December 2016 which did not address the research questions raised.</p><p> </p><p>The Department subsequently engaged direct with TRL who were invited to submit a formal bid in December 2017. After careful consideration, TRL was awarded a 12-month contract to the value of £250,000 in January 2018. This was announced to the House on 1 March 2018. The findings will be published.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 128795 128798 question first answered 01/03/2018 13:26:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 43105 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

846094

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Tyres
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 7 December 2017 to Question 117278 on buses: tyres, what estimate he has made of the cost of commissioning the research referred to in that answer.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	128798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to using robust evidence to guide policy decisions. To that end the Department for Transport approached Atkins/CH2M, the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), WSP (and their partner Frazer Nash), Arup and Pell Frischmann through the Highways England Procurement Framework to commission scientific research into the effects of chronological age on the integrity of tyres.</p><p> </p><p>The first tender exercise in June 2016 received no bids. Following further discussions in September 2016 with potential suppliers to improve their understanding of our requirements, a second tender exercise was undertaken. However, this received only one response in December 2016 which did not address the research questions raised.</p><p> </p><p>The Department subsequently engaged direct with TRL who were invited to submit a formal bid in December 2017. After careful consideration, TRL was awarded a 12-month contract to the value of £250,000 in January 2018. This was announced to the House on 1 March 2018. The findings will be published.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 128795 128796 question first answered 01/03/2018 13:26:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 43108 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

748297

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Combined Authorities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to relax or amend the regulations relating to the introduction of bus franchising by non-mayoral combined authorities.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	2774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 <del class="ministerial">permits combined</del> <ins class="ministerial">provides</ins> mayoral <ins class="ministerial">combined</ins> authorities <ins class="ministerial">with access to</ins> <del class="ministerial">to apply for</del> new franchising powers. Other authorities can also apply for franchising powers with approval from the Secretary of State, subject to the necessary regulations having been made under the new section 123A(4) of Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000. No such regulations have yet been made.</p><p>The Government wants to see better local bus services for passengers across the country and will assist any local authority seeking to use the powers available to them under the Bus Services Act 2017 to secure improvements. We would also encourage authorities to work closely with local bus operators and passenger representatives to determine how to use the Act’s new powers to serve their local communities better.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/07/2017 14:56:47 question first ministerially corrected 13/07/2017 14:49:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 2923 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson