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	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Works: Utilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to require utilities companies to coordinate the digging up of roads and pavements to (a) minimise inconvenience to residents and (b) ensure a good quality of surfacing.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	200303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Government recently published a <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fplan-for-drivers%2Fthe-plan-for-drivers&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7Cf5504a5a663b419c959908dbc9a5fffa%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638325487018038635%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lildbIDK8XMvy9ZlCA6zLX0ym9g2zVz9JfBtNxYDJjQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">plan for drivers</a> which included support for further Lane Rental schemes, which reduce roadworks by incentivising utilities to avoid the busiest roads at the busiest times helping to reduce inconvenience for residents. The Department is to consult on requiring local authorities with Lane Rental schemes to use at least 50% of any surplus on pothole repairs or resurfacing poor quality roads and encourages all local transport authorities to get a Lane Rental Scheme if they don’t already.</p><p> </p><p>The efficient co-ordination of street and road works is one of the most important aspects of street works legislation. Section 60 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA) sets a duty on utility companies to use their best endeavours to minimise inconvenience to residents when carrying out street works. In 2020 the Department launched the digital service <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fplan-and-manage-roadworks&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7Cf5504a5a663b419c959908dbc9a5fffa%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638325487018038635%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WD7v8Eai3f%2B7a2xOJNIB3w7F1dx7u3sztx9oL9XDNvk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Street Manager</a> for highway authorities and utility companies within England to plan and manage street works. To further help utility companies fulfil their duty to co-operate in this process, a substantial update to the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fstreet-works-co-ordination&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7Cf5504a5a663b419c959908dbc9a5fffa%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638325487018038635%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=iSxcfWNBUYdrAztM9YOxvd4S3eLR9Lcnt4p9EfKLzeU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">code of practice for coordination of street works</a> was published earlier this year.</p><p> </p><p>An update to the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fspecification-for-the-reinstatement-of-openings-in-highways&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMyles.Smith%40dft.gov.uk%7Cf5504a5a663b419c959908dbc9a5fffa%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638325487018038635%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5oJqVT5QqHZO4gzndmKXvdYil%2FhL0s8uwrJbvF5vz58%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">‘Specification of the reinstatement of openings in highways’</a> (SROH) was also published in 2020, outlining the standards for reinstating streets after completing street works. Utility companies must reinstate the street once the work is finished, in-line with these standards. We introduced new regulations in April 2023 that introduced performance-based inspections of reinstatement to improve quality and compliance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/10/2023 08:18:28 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1567142

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2023
	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, how many UK citizens have died in the UK as a result of the actions of a US citizen driver over the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	123927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 123928 123929 123930 question first answered 20/01/2023 09:29:08 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1567143

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2023
	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, how many UK citizens have died in the UK as a result of the actions of a US citizen driver over the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	123928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 123927 123929 123930 question first answered 20/01/2023 09:29:08 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1567144

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2023
	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, how many UK citizens have died in the UK as a result of the action of a US citizen driver over the last 15 years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	123929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 123927 123928 123930 question first answered 20/01/2023 09:29:08 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1567145

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2023
	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, how many UK citizens have died in the UK as a result of the actions of a US citizen driver over the last 20 years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	123930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 123927 123928 123929 question first answered 20/01/2023 09:29:08 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1540101

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	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 steps his Department is taking to help maintain local bus services; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
	tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
	uin	80695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has provided nearly £2 billion in emergency and recovery funding since March 2020 to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic on bus services. On 19 August the Government announced a further £130 million, six-month extension to the Bus Recovery Grant to continue to support services until March 2023. Department for Transport Ministers made a written statement to Parliament on this issue on 5 September.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is considering what additional support may be required from April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also provides support to the sector through the Bus Service Operators Grant every year. Around £200 million is provided annually to bus operators to help them maintain an extensive network and keep fares down, and a further £42 million is provided to Local Transport Authorities every year to subsidise socially necessary bus services</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/11/2022 09:29:13 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom