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90880

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	208432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Departmental performance information, for ordinary and named day Parliamentary Questions, is collated by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and submitted to the Procedure Committee. This is published on a sessional basis by the committee, and includes evidence regarding departmental performance. The monitoring report relating to the 2012-13 session was published on 13 February 2014 as HC1046. The report covering statistics relating to performance during the 2013-14 session will be published very shortly by the Procedure Committee.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has answered all named day Parliamentary Questions in the 2014-15 session within the prescribed period.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 12:09:21 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

90786

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Croydon Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to increase capacity at East Croydon station; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	208154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Network Rail’s Sussex Route Study is considering options to enhance capacity right along the Brighton Main Line. A draft report for consultation will be published later this year, and a final report will be publish in 2015 setting out options for potential schemes beyond 2019.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 11:47:39 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

90787

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Ashford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to provide a new rail halt at Kingsnorth in Ashford, Kent; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	208299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>In line with our localism agenda, it is for local authorities to decide whether they want a new station that meets local transport needs. It is for Kent County Council to decide on whether building a new station in Kingsnorth meets local transport needs.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 12:10:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

90789

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Energy
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 reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	208348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has introduced a number of measures across its organisations to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy costs.　 These include:-</p><p> </p><p><ul><li>An overarching Operations Sustainability Strategy which enables the identification, management and delivery of energy efficiency measures;</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>The development and implementation of the Carbon Trust endorsed organisation specific Carbon Management Plans by the Central Department and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (former Driving Standards Agency estate);</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Rationalisation of offices to maximise the efficient and effective use of office space;</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Relocation of staff to more appropriate sites where functions have diminished or changed;</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Partial closing of buildings during low occupancy periods (i.e. Christmas, New Year);</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Optimising Building Management Systems to minimise the use of heating and cooling;</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Installation of boiler optimisation controls to improve boiler efficiency;</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Installation of voltage optimisation equipment at large administrative buildings to reduce electricity consumption;</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Lighting improvement programmes (including the installation of LED lights where appropriate and Passive Infrared (PIR) controls);</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Optimisation of IT servers;</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Improvements to building insulation;</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Updating desktop IT with more efficient models;</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Rationalisation of peripheral IT equipment such as printers and faxes with the introduction of Multi-Functional Devices (MFDs);</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Installation of renewable energy sources such as wind turbines, air source heat pumps and photovoltaic cells where appropriate and cost effective;</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Motorway lighting switch off scheme between Midnight and 5AM in pre-assessed areas of the motorway network.</li></ul></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is committed to achieving all its sustainability targets and lowering energy costs through improving energy efficiency is seen as a key element in attaining that goal.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 12:07:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

90547

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to ensure safety on Northern Rail and TransPennine Express trains running driver-only operations.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Eric Ollerenshaw
uin	207965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are currently no services on either the TransPennine Express (TPE) or Northern franchises that use driver only operation (DOO). In the consultation on the future of these franchises, which concluded on 28<sup>th</sup> August, we stated that: &quot;on the Northern franchise, we expect to require bidders to set out how DOO may be introduced onto suitable services. On TPE, this will be left at bidders' discretion.&quot; Driver only operation is a safe method that is already the working practice on around 30% of existing franchise services (including for instance many commuter services in London and Glasgow).</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 11:30:19 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4141 label Biography information for Eric Ollerenshaw

90548

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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, how many complaints his Department has received from people in Northern Ireland about the DVLA since July 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	208059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since 1 July, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has received 38 complaints from Northern Ireland residents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2014 11:26:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

90549

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Signs and Markings
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 confidence of drivers in the information conveyed by dot matrix information signs on motorways and trunk roads.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	208046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Highways Agency carries out a continuous survey with road users, tracking satisfaction and expectations with the services provided by the Agency including variable message signs (dot matrix information signs). In respect of surveys carried out during 2013-14, 9% of respondents said that the messages on these signs were unhelpful, while 72% of respondents found that the signage was mostly or completely accurate in the same period.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, I have asked my officials to examine once again the effectiveness of various approached to messaging with a view to developing a coherent policy.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p /><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/09/2014 10:52:27 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

90550

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Highways Agency has been subject to legal challenge by a local authority in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	208080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The only figures available are the total number of legal challenges by any organisation or person against the Highways Agency in each of the last 10 years. These are in the table below. The figures include any challenges by local authorities but we do not hold a breakdown of these figures. The research to establish a breakdown of these figures could only be undertaken at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year </strong></td><td><strong>Number of cases opened </strong></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>71</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>71</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>47</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/09/2014 10:49:37 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

90551

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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 and what proportion of (a) men, (b) women and (c) child cyclists suffered (i) fatal and (ii) serious injuries in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	208079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The number of killed and seriously injured pedal cyclists in Great Britain who were male, female or a child (aged 0 to 15) in the years 2004 to 2013 is given in the tables below. The proportion of killed and seriously injured pedal cyclists who were male, female or a child for each year is given.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/09/2014 13:07:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 208079 - table.doc title pedal cyclists - fatalities and seriously injured
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

90552

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) agency workers in executive agencies which report to his Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	208013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does not pay any direct employees or agency workers in its executive agencies less than the Living Wage. We do not hold information on the earnings of outsourced workers.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/09/2014 15:10:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead