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837493

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2018 to Question 125477 on Railways: North of England, whether the journey times will be seven minutes longer for the duration of the franchise, until 2023.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	126612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>There is no contractual requirement for TransPennine Express (TPE) to change this for the remainder of the current franchise, however, we and TPE are aware of the sensitivities around this change, and this will be kept under review.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that in our previous response we stated that 8 minutes would be the journey time increase.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/02/2018 14:16:19 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

837647

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
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 1 February 2018 to Question 125445, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of accidents in which poor eyesight is a contributory factor.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	126766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>All drivers must be able to meet the required visual acuity and visual field standards, which includes being able to read a number plate from 20 metres. Drivers are also legally responsible for notifying the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) at any time of a change in their health or vision which may affect their ability to meet the appropriate standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government fully supports the NHS’ recommendation that adults should have their eyes tested every two years. The DVLA is carrying out an online awareness campaign highlighting the importance of good vision for safe driving. Also, in 2016, the DVLA changed its driving licence application forms to highlight the importance of having regular eyesight tests. The photocard driving licence renewal letter the DVLA sends to drivers is also being amended to include this important message.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/02/2018 14:57:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

835948

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Rural Areas
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 encourage the re-opening of rural railway lines and halts.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	126303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working with local authorities and other partners to identify the best new rail projects that can unlock new housing and economic growth, ease overcrowding, meet future demand and offer good value for money. It is also helping them to identify new ways of designing, financing and funding additional rail capacity.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider proposals on a case by case basis, based on the economic benefits and business case put forward by local partners.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/02/2018 14:47:07 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

835966

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Childcare Vouchers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many employees of his Department make use of the childcare vouchers scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	126321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>At the end of January 2018, the Department and its Executive Agencies had 584 employees using the childcare vouchers scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/02/2018 11:51:09 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

836010

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: York
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 improve the quality and reliability of WiFi on rail services to and from York.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	126365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving wifi and mobile connectivity for rail customers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has taken steps to improve the wifi on rail services to and from York by putting in place requirements for the provision of wifi on the relevant franchises (Cross Country, East Midlands, First TransPennine Express, Northern and Virgin Trains East Coast). Good progress has been made and this work is due to be completed by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we are working with the Department of Digital Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to see what further improvements can be made to mobile connectivity on trains. A joint Call for Evidence, published on 28 December 2017, is seeking views to inform our thinking on policy and delivery, and support the ambition to have digital connectivity on our railways that meets passenger expectations. The results will be published later in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/02/2018 11:55:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

836078

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Welsh Government ministers on cross-border issues in the taxi and private hire industry.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	126433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Officials from the UK and Welsh Governments are in regular contact on a range of issues. The Welsh Government has recently consulted on proposed changes to the licensing of taxi and private hire vehicles and once a response is issued an informed discussion of any cross-border implications issues can be held. There have been no recent Ministerial discussions between the Department for Transport and the Welsh Government regarding regulation of this sector, but I will be happy to engage fully with Welsh minsters on these issues.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/02/2018 14:27:15 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

834614

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide clearer guidance and standardisation for flashing bike lights.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>Standards for the fitment and use of bike lights are set out in the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 as amended.</p><p> </p><p>Front and rear flashing lights are permitted on bicycles provided they do not cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other road users, have a constant flashing frequency of 1 to 4hz and, if they are the only lights fitted, an intensity of not less than four candelas.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2018 13:27:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

834622

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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, what recent assessment he has made of the trend in the level of passenger journeys made by bus by people aged (a) 16 and under, (b) 17-20 and (c) 21-29 since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	126070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport funds the National Travel Survey (NTS), a series of annual household surveys which provide consistent data on personal travel behaviour for all residents of England. The latest year for which data are available is 2016. Estimates for the number of bus trips per person per year by the requested age groups, for the years 2010 to 2016, are given in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="10"><p><strong>Average number of local and non-local bus trips<sup>1</sup>, by age group: England, 2010-2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Trips per person per year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Age group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>0-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>17-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>21-29</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>1 'Bus trips' includes local buses in London and elsewhere, and non-local buses, where the bus stage was the longest part of the trip, by distance.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><em>Source: DfT, National Travel Survey</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The figures suggest that there has been a fall, in 2016, in the number of bus trips taken by all ages shown. The survey is subject to sampling error, however, so single year on year changes should be interpreted with caution.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/02/2018 13:41:22 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

834623

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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, whether he has made an assessment of the causes of decline in the number of passenger journeys made by bus since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	126071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>There are a number of factors that may explain the fall in bus patronage on local bus services seen in recent years. These include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Transport for London attribute the fall in bus patronage in London in the last three consecutive years to increased congestion and road works which has affected bus performance by reducing average bus speeds. This may also result in people switching to other modes of transport such as light rail.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Car ownership: Household car ownership remains high and is likely to have contributed to falling bus patronage. Data from the National Travel Survey (NTS) shows that 77% of households in England owned at least one car or van in 2016, up from 75% in 2010.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Online shopping: The growth in online shopping in recent years may have led to a fall in people using the bus for shopping trips. Data from the National Travel Survey shows that there were 13 shopping trips per person per year on local bus in England in 2016, down from 19 per person per year in 2010.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Reductions in local authority supported services: Vehicle mileage on local authority supported services in England outside London has decreased each year since peaking in 2009/10.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Bus Services Act 2017 presents local authorities with new powers to bring about change, and unlock the potential for the bus industry to achieve more for passengers. In particular, new enhanced partnership and advanced quality partnership powers provide the framework for authorities to work side by side with operators to set a shared vision for bus services in their area.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/02/2018 12:00:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

834645

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport: North Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department provides for community transport initiatives in North Cornwall constituency.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	126093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department has devolved £773,409 of BSOG funding directly to Cornwall County Council. It is for each local authority to decide how to precisely spend their devolved BSOG grant, however funds may only be used to support bus services, which includes community transport services run under a section 19 permit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department paid £505,868 excluding VAT in grant funding to eleven community transport operators in Cornwall, toward minibuses to use for the benefit of their passengers from the Department’s Community Minibus Fund (CMF). The North Cornwall constituency will receive some of this CMF support.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also paid £2,681 directly to four community transport operators in the North Cornwall constituency in the 2016-17 financial year through BSOG.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2018 11:54:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann