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855503

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide Members of Parliament with a direct line to contact the Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	130810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency provides a dedicated telephone line to Members of Parliament and is always happy to discuss issues with them directly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2018 13:42:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

855504

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	British Transport Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to the British Transport Police on the timescales for responding to correspondence from Members of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	130811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not issue guidance to the British Transport Police (BTP) on the timescales for responding to correspondence from Members of Parliament. However, the Department understands that the BTP aims to acknowledge receipt of correspondence from MPs, that are received in the Chief Constable’s office, within 2 days and to provide a formal response within 2 weeks of receipt.</p><p> </p><p>I understand that this deadline was not met in relation to a recent piece of correspondence from the Hon Member. I am assured by the BTP that this oversight was exceptional and that steps have been put in place to ensure the correspondence from all Members of Parliament will be dealt with promptly.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/03/2018 10:00:04 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

855519

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the evidence base for traffic-calming measures introduced recently in (a) Derbyshire and (b) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	130826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Installation of traffic calming measures is the responsibility of the relevant local highway authority.</p><p> </p><p>Traffic calming provides a proven and effective way of saving lives and reducing casualties. Its primary purpose is to reduce vehicle speeds in areas where inappropriate speed is a problem. It plays an important role in improving road safety, and each 1 mph reduction in vehicle speed resulting from traffic calming has been found to reduce accidents by around 5%.</p><p> </p><p>Traffic calming has been the subject of extensive research. The Department publishes advice for local authorities on designing and installing traffic calming, in Local Transport Note 1/07: Traffic Calming, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-calming-ltn-107" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-calming-ltn-107</a>. This brings together a summary of the research commissioned by the Department and its predecessors, together with some research from external sources, to provide advice on the use of traffic calming measures today.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2018 09:26:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

855572

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Emergency Services: Snow and Ice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on the mandatory use of (a) snow tyres and (b) snow chains by the emergency services in severe winter weather.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	130879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The emergency services are to be commended for doing an excellent job in such difficult conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not have a policy on the use of winter tyres and snow chains. The decision on whether to fit them relates to local winter driving conditions, which will vary from region to region and different times. The emergency services are best placed to make a judgement on whether the use of these tyres and chains can enhance the safety of their staff and the effectiveness of the work they do.</p><p> </p><p>Snow chains are an option that is available for use in particularly challenging road conditions and while the emergency services may choose to make them available, it may fall to the driver to choose when to use them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2018 10:07:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

855618

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: West Midlands
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 level of accessibility by public transport of hospitals in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	130925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 will enable local authorities to take steps to improve service and grow passenger numbers. This could include introducing multi operator tickets, improved vehicle standards and better connections between transport modes, employment and housing. In terms of access to hospitals via public transport, the most recent statistics show that around 94% of the population of England can reach a large hospital within an hour by public transport or walking in urban areas. In rural areas this falls to around 59% of the population.</p><p> </p><p>More generally the Government is committed to making the transport system, in urban and rural areas, accessible to all users irrespective of the reason for or destination of the journey. The draft Accessibility Action Plan, published for consultation last year, set out a number of steps we will be taking across transport modes.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/03/2018 09:43:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

855653

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport to make an assessment of the effect on passenger services of Arriva Rail North closing the Southport, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Airport line.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	130960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>It is for the operator to provide such an assessment and they did so in September 2016. As a result Arriva Rail North have agreed two morning peak services will go to Piccadilly, and 2 back in the evening. We continue to work with Northern and the user group to look at ways of further improvement for future timetables.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/03/2018 15:54:56 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

855658

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	130965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department (including Central Department and Executive Agencies) currently employs 230 apprentices which equates to 1.58% of the workforce.</p><p> </p><p>This is based on apprenticeship data and Departmental headcount at end of February 2018. These figures are subject to constant change due to workforce movement and apprenticeship completion.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has a number of apprenticeship starts in progress which will increase the numbers of apprentices once they have been signed up by learning providers, but they are not yet registered as apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/03/2018 09:52:55 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

855775

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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, in he will meet with the Minister for Loneliness to discuss the role of reliable and timely bus services in helping to alleviate social isolation.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	131080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Prime Minister’s commitment to deliver a national strategy on loneliness, a Ministerial group has been established, chaired by Tracey Crouch. As the lead Minister on the role of transport in tackling loneliness, I represent the Department on this group.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/03/2018 09:49:05 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

853305

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
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 extending the eligibility for the older person's bus pass to 60 year olds in England.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	130754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>There have been no assessments on extending the statutory scheme for older person’s bus passes to all 60-year olds in England. Government is committed to retaining the current benefit which means ensuring its financial sustainability. The process of equalising the difference in the age of eligibility between men and women will go some way to support this.</p><p> </p><p>However, local authorities have powers to provide enhancements to the statutory scheme should they wish to put these in place based on their assessments of local funding priorities and resources.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/03/2018 11:30:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

853318

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the extension of the 26-30 railcard to people living in Sussex.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	130767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The 26-30 railcard is currently undergoing a trial period in the Greater Anglia area to assess the commercial viability of a national rollout. Rail Delivery Group (RDG) are overseeing this trial and the railcard’s implementation.</p><p>Further information will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/03/2018 14:20:32 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle