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685335

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Solar Power: Roads
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 cost-effectiveness, durability, safety and efficiency of paving roads with solar panels.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>No assessment has been made by the Department for Transport regarding the cost-effectiveness, durability, safety and efficiency of paving roads with solar panels. The Department is aware of similar schemes overseas, including France, the Netherlands and the United States of America and will monitor the progress of them.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/02/2017 11:54:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

685391

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1: Nottinghamshire
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 19 September 2016 (HL1574), whether they will now publish in the Official Report the findings of the inquiry which was set up as a consequence of the escalation in costs for the A1 road improvement at Elkesley by 83 per cent to £13.6 million.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL5295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The outcome of Highways England’s review is set out below.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England found that a number of unforeseen and additional areas of work were identified after award of the contract, which added to the programme, as well as the cost.</p><p> </p><p>These include:</p><ul><li>Changes to the central pier design</li><li>Removal and treatment of a previously unidentified old landfill site.</li><li>The need to excavate old concrete and tarmac within the central reservation.</li><li>The need for an additional drainage pond</li></ul><p> </p><p>Highways England has taken steps to minimize the risk of a repeat of the escalation in costs seen on this scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/02/2017 11:47:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

685404

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's news story of 30 January 2017, new vehicle tax rate from 1 April 2017, what steps his Department and Cabinet colleagues are taking to raise awareness of those new vehicle tax rates; and what the cost to the public purse of publicising those new rates will be.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	63243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>Since the beginning of December 2016, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has launched no cost marketing activities to publicise the vehicle excise duty (VED) rates, which will apply to vehicles first registered from 1 April 2017. The campaign aimed towards the general public is being run across social media and is supported by messages on DVLA literature. The DVLA and HM Treasury are also engaging with vehicle manufacturers to encourage them to raise awareness with their retailers and customers on the impact of the changes.</p><p> </p><p>This initial campaign is being supported by paid for publicity activity to target potential new car buyers in the run up to 1 April 2017. This will include messages on internet search engines and on key motor trade websites. The planned cost is up to £95,000 including VAT; £8,000 was spent on the first phase in January. All communications point to a page on GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/newvehicletaxrates" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/newvehicletaxrates</a>) which gives further detail of the changes.</p><p> </p><p>Any paid for communications activity costing over £100,000 would be subject to central government spend controls.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/02/2017 16:09:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

685583

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many security passes into his Department are issued to people (a) not directly employed by and (b) who are not civil servants who work in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	63276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>My Department does not have a business or security need to separate the information between these defined categories therefore we do not record them in this way. However from central records I can confirm that the total number of passes currently issued to non-civil servants by DfTc and our Agencies where there is a business need is 2,410.</p><p> </p><p>The issuing of all passes is controlled by the Departmental and Agency Security teams who robustly manage the life cycle ensuring that strict processes are followed before a pass is authorised and ultimately revoked.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 14/02/2017 11:11:18 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

685584

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
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 3 February 2017 to Question 62467, on shipping: pollution control, whether any UK registered vessels were detained for infringement of provisions of Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	63286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The number of UK registered vessels that were detained for infringement of provisions of Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships was (a) one in 2015 and (b) none in 2016.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 14/02/2017 10:26:24 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

685585

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	CH2M Hill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been paid to CH2M by (a) his Department and (b) HS2 Ltd in each financial year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	63303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">CH2M Hill</del> <ins class="ministerial">CH2M (formerly known as CH2M Hill)</ins> has played a crucial role on all aspects of the development of the HS2 project. The company has provided project and programme management, engineering and environmental expertise and resource and was the driving force behind the preparation and passage of the Phase 1 hybrid bill. This phase of their work came to an end in December 2016. In 2016, <del class="ministerial">in a 50/50 partnership with Atkins, CH2M Hill</del> <ins class="ministerial">a partnership of CH2M (50%), Atkins (40%) and SENER (10%),</ins> was appointed as the phase 1 Engineering Delivery Partner for the delivery phase of the HS2 project, providing expert engineering support for all aspects of HS2 Ltd’s work.</p><p>Since 2011 HS2 Ltd has made the following payments to CH2M<del class="ministerial"> Hill</del>.</p><p> </p><p>Development Partner contract:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Payments in Financial Year (excl VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£1,438,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£14,371,903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£17,058,089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£25,334,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£32,454,382</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£9,493,030</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Engineering Delivery Partner contract:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Payments in financial Year (excl VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£4,062,843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/02/2017 17:57:18 question first ministerially corrected 13/04/2017 10:24:13 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones previous answer version 35237 answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

685586

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: EU Nationals
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 ensure that drivers from other EU member states who are charged with traffic offences in the UK are dealt with effectively by their national authorities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	63219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government does not seek to intervene in the manner in which other EU Governments deal with their citizens. Nonetheless, foreign drivers are subject to UK laws and penalties whilst using UK roads and can be fined or prosecuted for violating those laws or served with a Penalty Charge Notice for civil contraventions. Where a foreign-registered vehicle appears to be a persistent offender, local authorities may opt to use their powers to clamp or remove the vehicle to ensure the vehicle operator complies with parking restrictions and pays any penalty charges that are due.</p><p> </p><p>Courts are legally required to notify DVLA of any penalty and it is recorded in its database for use in any future sentencing or licence application. Although penalty points allocated to foreign licence holders driving in this country do not appear on their national licences, they still count towards a disqualification under the “totting-up” provisions in this country.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/02/2017 10:49:34 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

685587

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of how many (a) ultra low emission, (b) hydrogen and (c) fully electric vehicles there will be on roads in each of the next five years; and whether his Department is on course to meet targets related to such vehicle numbers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	63246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government wants almost every car and van in the UK to be a zero emission vehicle by 2050. In 2013 the Government’s strategy for ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) set out an expectation that ULEVs – which include hydrogen fuel cell, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles – could make up 3-7% of new car sales in 2020. Currently, there are over 85,000 electric vehicles that have benefited from the plug-in grant funding schemes. Uptake in this new market is difficult to predict, and depends largely on the speed with which car manufacturers make new models available. Latest data indicates that ULEV car uptake remains on track for the growth projections set out in 2013.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 09/02/2017 13:25:37 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

685588

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
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 3 February 2017 to Question 62467, on shipping: pollution control, how many vessels on routes in the sulphur emission control areas were inspected for compliance with Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	63287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The number of vessels on routes in the sulphur emission control areas that were inspected at UK ports that fall within these areas, for compliance with Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships was (a) 21 in 2015 and (b) 501 in 2016.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 14/02/2017 10:29:19 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

685589

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
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, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of quality partnership schemes between 2010 and 2016.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	63176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The post legislative assessment of the Local Transport Act 2008, published in November 2013, includes an assessment of how the Quality Partnership Scheme measures have been operating. It can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259164/pla-lta2008.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259164/pla-lta2008.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>A further assessment of the effectiveness of existing legislative tools for improving local bus markets, including Quality Partnership Scheme provisions, was included as part of the Impact Assessment that accompanies the Bus Services Bill. The impact assessment was published in June 2016 and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/558392/the-bus-services-bill-impact-assessments.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/558392/the-bus-services-bill-impact-assessments.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/02/2017 11:16:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner