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794227

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date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Driving Licences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks associated with regulations which allow riders to operate mopeds without any training or experience.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Only car drivers who passed a driving test before 1 February 2001 are permitted to ride a moped without first completing Compulsory Basic Training. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has not carried out a specific assessment of the risks associated with this regulation that allows such persons to operate mopeds without any training or experience.</p><p> </p><p>However, we believe that the number of people who take advantage of this provision is very small and the number will reduce slightly every year as older drivers in the cohort stop driving.</p><p> </p><p>These risks have been considered several times since compulsory basic training (CBT) for learner moped riders motorcyclists was introduced in 1990.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/12/2017 16:12:38 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

794228

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Driving Licences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of mopeds operating in the fast-food delivery business whose riders have only a provisional licence.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>No estimate has been made. However, there are currently about 380,000 riders who hold a certificate of Compulsory Basic Training (CBT). CBT is valid for two years, during this time learner riders are expected to gain experience and take further training prior to taking their motorcycle theory and practical tests. CBT is valid to ride motorcycles and scooters up to 125cc as well as mopeds.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/12/2017 12:48:18 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

794229

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Driving Licences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they collect statistics regarding the number of accidents involving moped riders with provisional licences; and if so, whether those statistics are available by geographical area.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of accidents involving moped riders with provisional licences are available for around half of the police forces in Great Britain. Consequently, comparisons by geographical area will not be complete or comparable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/12/2017 12:46:26 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

794230

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the decision to abolish paper tax discs for vehicles, following publication of data showing an increase in the number of untaxed vehicles.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to review the decision to abolish paper tax discs for vehicles, as more than 98% of motorists license their vehicles correctly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/12/2017 16:08:11 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

794231

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many vehicles failed to pay vehicle excise duty in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what is the total cost to the Exchequer of this tax evasion.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>More than 98% of vehicles are properly licensed and this demonstrates that the vast majority of motorists comply with the law. The vehicle excise duty evasion statistics estimated that around 755,000 vehicles in stock in the UK were unlicensed at the point of the survey in June 2017. It is estimated that this may potentially result in a loss of vehicle excise duty revenue of £107 million, a proportion of which will be recovered. The maximum penalty for using an untaxed vehicle if a case comes to the Magistrates Court is the greater of £1,000 or five times the amount of tax chargeable; or the greater of £2,500 or five times the amount of tax chargeable if using an untaxed vehicle and also having declared a SORN. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s enforcement action led to £41 million being recovered in the last financial year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/12/2017 16:10:44 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

794232

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Technicians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce a licensing and accreditation scheme for technicians working on electric and automated vehicles.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not currently have any plans to introduce a licensing and accreditation scheme for technicians working on electric and automated vehicles. However, the Department recognises the need to develop servicing skills to support the UK’s transition to these vehicles. With regards to electric vehicles, the 2020 Vision for English Apprenticeships supports an industry-led approach to skills training that allows employers to lead on new apprenticeship standards. The establishment of the employer-led Institute for Apprenticeships and the introduction of an employer levy fund provides an opportunity for these sectors to shape the development of training programmes to meet the skills needs they have identified.</p><p> </p><p>It is too early to develop a training, licensing, and accreditation scheme for automated vehicles. We will continue to liaise with the relevant technology and professional bodies; as automated vehicle technology matures, we will be able to consider if such a scheme would be suitable, and what, if any, Government intervention would be needed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/12/2017 16:08:51 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

794291

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the levels of emissions of greenhouse gases from freight locomotives; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	115264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>RSSB (Rail Safety and Standards Board) data from 2010 shows that CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions from rail freight trains are 0.05g per tonne km which is less than 30% of the equivalent road figure. The CO (Carbon monoxide) figure is 0.032 g per tonne km which is less than 10% of the road figure.</p><p> </p><p>At the Rail Freight Roundtable in March, I asked the Rail Delivery Group to develop the industry’s evidence base on this issue. They have created a freight air quality group, which has commissioned an air quality impact study for the sector, which will include greenhouse gases</p><p> </p><p>Once the study is completed, the results will be made available.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/12/2017 12:34:16 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

794310

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Cameras
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of active road safety cameras.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	115283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>There are 66 fully operational speed enforcement cameras on the motorway network and a further 24 are in final stages of installation/commissioning as the Department continues the rollout of new installations as part of Smart Motorways.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of speed enforcement cameras on ‘A’ roads which form part of the Strategic Road Network is not held centrally and the data would need to be sought from each safety camera partnership.</p><p> </p><p>Cameras on other roads are a matter for each local highway authority and no estimate has been made of the total number of active safety cameras.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 14:41:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

794355

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.7 and 4.57 of the Autumn Budget 2017, what plans his Department has to ensure that the proposed new fleet of Metro rolling stock will be introduced onto the network by 2021.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>In the Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced £337m direct grant funding for a new Nexus Metro fleet and depot for the Tyne and Wear Metro. The Metro is a critical part of both local transport provision and the wider economy in the region, and this investment will be a vital boost to the area, supporting access to employment, education and leisure.</p><p> </p><p>To achieve this result, the Department worked closely with HM Treasury. The committed funding is in response to a business case from the North East Combined Authority. Nexus will manage procurement, delivery and rollout of the new fleet of trains and will report progress to the joint DfT-Nexus programme board throughout this process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 11:58:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794357

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.57 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how much of the National Productivity Investment Fund will be allocated to improving the Tyne and Wear Metro.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>In the Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced £337m direct grant funding for a new Nexus Metro fleet and depot for the Tyne and Wear Metro. The Metro is a critical part of both local transport provision and the wider economy in the region, and this investment will be a vital boost to the area, supporting access to employment, education and leisure. All of this funding is from the National Productivity Investment Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 12:21:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn