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1051325

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Motorcycles: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the killed and seriously injured (KSI) rate per kilometre is for (a) bicycles and (b) powered two wheelers.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	214575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Rates of killed and seriously injured for pedal cyclists and motorcyclists per billion vehicle miles are published in tables RAS30065 and RAS30066 respectively, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/ras30-reported-casualties-in-road-accidents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/ras30-reported-casualties-in-road-accidents</a>. Converted to billion vehicle kilometres, the rate was 722 for pedal cyclists and 1,335 for motorcyclists in Great Britain in 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2019 15:18:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1050568

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has held with bus companies on disability awareness training for all bus drivers.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	213995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Bus and coach operators must ensure that drivers subject to the EU Regulation 181/2011 requirement to complete disability awareness training receive appropriate instruction. As part of the 2018 annual bus statistics survey, we sought data on whether operators were compliant with these new duties, and we are considering the results published on the 30th January. We also intend to publish best practice guidance on disability awareness training in the spring.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to developing a framework for the monitoring and enforcement of relevant training requirements, and continue to liaise with Regulators and the bus industry to ensure that operators understand fully their responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/02/2019 11:16:11 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1050569

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Disability
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 level of discrimination experienced by disabled people when travelling by taxi.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	213996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Disabled Persons’ Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) have a statutory duty to advise Ministers on the transport needs of disabled passengers, and we have discussed with them the challenges that disabled people face when using taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs).</p><p> </p><p>Ministers are considering the recommendations made in the report of the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing, including those intended to improve accessibility. A Government response will be issued in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We also intend to commission research to understand more clearly the experience of passengers who have been refused service by taxi and PHV drivers on account of using a wheelchair or assistance dog, and the levers available to Government to help eliminate such unacceptable behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/02/2019 12:14:01 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1050093

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the September 2018 report of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and PHV Licensing; and whether he plans to bring forward primary legislation to implement that report’s recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Hornchurch and Upminster
tabling member printed	Julia Lopez
uin	213442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Ministers are considering the recommendations made by the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing, a Government response will be issued in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Legislation to reform the regulation of taxis and private hire vehicles will be brought forward if required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 31/01/2019 16:41:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez

1050263

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to increase the use of carbon neutral fuel through captured C02.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>In 2018 the Government amended the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation so that transport fuels made using waste CO<sub>2</sub> are eligible for reward, provided that sustainability and eligibility requirements are met. Those requirements include that all the input process energy used to make the fuel is from renewable sources, and that the fuel delivers significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the Department’s Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition (F4C) makes up to £20m of capital funding available to projects that will produce low carbon waste-based fuels for use in planes and lorries.</p><p> </p><p>Projects capable of producing fuels using waste CO<sub>2</sub> were eligible to apply for F4C funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2019 16:32:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1050270

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: West Sussex
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 17 January 2019 to Question 206710 on Road Traffic Control: West Sussex, whether a Walking, Cycling and Horse-riding assessment, including stakeholder engagement, will be undertaken by staff that are independent of the design team.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	213151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>It is a requirement of Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Assessments and Reviews that the lead assessor should be part of the design team and not independent of it.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2019 15:42:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1050301

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Trade Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	213189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>To answer this question would require a review of every regulatory function in the Department, which would be disproportionately costly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/02/2019 12:33:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1048024

registered interest
date	25/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Barnsley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much highway maintenance block funding has been allocated to Barnsley in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	212652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is a constituent member of the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority. Since 2015 highway maintenance block funding has been paid directly to Sheffield City Region Combined Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The funding provided by the Department for Transport for highway maintenance, including pothole repair, to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority since 2010 is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding Stream £m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Barnsley</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sheffield City Region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>17.333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2010</p></td><td><p>Severe Weather</p></td><td><p>0.330</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011</p></td><td><p>Severe Weather</p></td><td><p>0.788</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>15.932</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 *</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12.394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including top up)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11.075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>Wet Weather</p></td><td><p>0.606</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including top up)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10.082</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>Pothole Fund</p></td><td><p>0.503</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12.568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including incentive element)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12.226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>Pothole Action Fund</p></td><td><p>0.218</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017//18</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including incentive element)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12.248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Pothole Action Fund</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Flood Resilience Fund</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including incentive element)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11.791</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Pothole Action Fund</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Budget £420 million</p></td><td><p>1.683</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>4.128</p></td><td><p>118.674</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: In August 2012 Sheffield City Council entered into a 25-year Highway Maintenance Private Finance Initiative. The Department provides Sheffield City Council with a fixed payment of £47.664 million per annum to fund the contract, and in consequence the Council is no longer eligible for separate highway maintenance funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 212653 212654 212655 question first answered 30/01/2019 15:50:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1048025

registered interest
date	25/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much highway maintenance block funding has been allocated to South Yorkshire in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	212653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is a constituent member of the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority. Since 2015 highway maintenance block funding has been paid directly to Sheffield City Region Combined Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The funding provided by the Department for Transport for highway maintenance, including pothole repair, to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority since 2010 is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding Stream £m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Barnsley</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sheffield City Region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>17.333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2010</p></td><td><p>Severe Weather</p></td><td><p>0.330</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011</p></td><td><p>Severe Weather</p></td><td><p>0.788</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>15.932</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 *</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12.394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including top up)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11.075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>Wet Weather</p></td><td><p>0.606</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including top up)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10.082</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>Pothole Fund</p></td><td><p>0.503</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12.568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including incentive element)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12.226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>Pothole Action Fund</p></td><td><p>0.218</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017//18</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including incentive element)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12.248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Pothole Action Fund</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Flood Resilience Fund</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including incentive element)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11.791</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Pothole Action Fund</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Budget £420 million</p></td><td><p>1.683</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>4.128</p></td><td><p>118.674</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: In August 2012 Sheffield City Council entered into a 25-year Highway Maintenance Private Finance Initiative. The Department provides Sheffield City Council with a fixed payment of £47.664 million per annum to fund the contract, and in consequence the Council is no longer eligible for separate highway maintenance funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 212652 212654 212655 question first answered 30/01/2019 15:50:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1048026

registered interest
date	25/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the pothole fund has been allocated to South Yorkshire in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	212654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is a constituent member of the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority. Since 2015 highway maintenance block funding has been paid directly to Sheffield City Region Combined Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The funding provided by the Department for Transport for highway maintenance, including pothole repair, to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority since 2010 is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding Stream £m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Barnsley</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sheffield City Region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>17.333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2010</p></td><td><p>Severe Weather</p></td><td><p>0.330</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011</p></td><td><p>Severe Weather</p></td><td><p>0.788</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>15.932</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 *</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12.394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including top up)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11.075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>Wet Weather</p></td><td><p>0.606</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including top up)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10.082</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>Pothole Fund</p></td><td><p>0.503</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12.568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including incentive element)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12.226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>Pothole Action Fund</p></td><td><p>0.218</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017//18</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including incentive element)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12.248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Pothole Action Fund</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Flood Resilience Fund</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Highways Maintenance Block (including incentive element)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11.791</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Pothole Action Fund</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Budget £420 million</p></td><td><p>1.683</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>4.128</p></td><td><p>118.674</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: In August 2012 Sheffield City Council entered into a 25-year Highway Maintenance Private Finance Initiative. The Department provides Sheffield City Council with a fixed payment of £47.664 million per annum to fund the contract, and in consequence the Council is no longer eligible for separate highway maintenance funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 212652 212653 212655 question first answered 30/01/2019 15:50:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock