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436171

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department provides for local authorities on the administration of blue badge disabled parking arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	19143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The Blue Badge scheme applies to on-street parking only. The Department for Transport (DfT) has produced non-statutory guidance designed to help local authorities with the administration and enforcement of the scheme. The guidance can be viewed at:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-blue-badge-scheme-local-authority-guidance-england" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-blue-badge-scheme-local-authority-guidance-england</a></p><br /><p>The guidance also includes a link to a good practice guide on inclusive mobility which includes a chapter on parking issues aimed at helping local authorities meet their obligations under the Equalities Act 2010.</p><p><strong></strong></p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/12/2015 16:44:13 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

436327

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing web-enabled out-of-hours transfer of vehicle ownership and payment of vehicle excise duty by new vehicle owners.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	19158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>Vehicle keepers are already able to license their vehicle and pay vehicle excise duty online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.</p><br /><p>The online notification of a change of vehicle keeper service is an innovative new facility that was launched in 2015 as an alternative to postal services. This service is currently available between 8am and 6pm as the systems that support it rely on real-time validation of the registered keeper’s details against the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s vehicle register. The legacy IT services that support the vehicle register are only available during these hours, due to the system requirements to update the record daily. There are no current plans to extend the hours that this service is available.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 16/12/2015 15:06:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

436335

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Shrewsbury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the increased passenger growth due to the introduction of the direct train service between Shrewsbury and London.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	19183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the new direct services to Shrewsbury in December 2014, there has been an additional 30,000 journeys on the route year on year on the flows of Shrewsbury, Wellington and Telford to and from London. The new services themselves also provide an enhanced level of service between Shropshire and the West Midlands.</p><br /><p>In terms of journey growth figures for each station, they are as follows:</p><p><strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Flow</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Growth %</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London - Shrewsbury</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London - Wellington</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London - Telford Central</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong></strong></p><p>Advanced bookings on the direct trains are also showing a steady growth since introduction. As we only have one year’s data available, it is difficult to compare but we have seen a growth of around 25% -30% which ties in with the figures above.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/12/2015 14:37:26 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

436336

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock
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 potential merits of the procurement of bi-modal trains so that more trains can run on the West Coast Main Line and then travel on to parts of the network that are not electrified.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	19184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>It is for the operator to assess the merits of using such rolling stock. We believe that they are best placed to procure the rolling stock that they require to deliver the necessary levels of service and capacity. Bi-modes clearly provide one option for new rolling stock as can be seen by the current procurement of the<del class="ministerial"> Class</del> <ins class="ministerial">Hitachi AT-</ins>300s by Great Western Railway.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/12/2015 14:59:41 question first ministerially corrected 17/12/2015 16:22:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 35922 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

436337

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has invested in cycling in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	19067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>In the last three years, the Department for Transport (DfT)’s budgets for cycling programmes were:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>DfT budgets:</strong> (million)</p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cycle-Rail</p></td><td><p>£7.0</p></td><td><p>£7.5</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bikeability</p></td><td><p>£11.7</p></td><td><p>£11.7</p></td><td><p>£11.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Junction safety</p></td><td><p>£30.0</p></td><td><p>£5.0</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Linking Communities</p></td><td><p>£8.0</p></td><td><p>£7.5</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cycling Ambition - Cities/National Parks</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>£46.6</p></td><td><p>£46.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways Agency</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>£4.8</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LSTF- Cycling</p></td><td><p>£37.8</p></td><td><p>£37.8</p></td><td><p>£37.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total DfT </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£94.5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£120.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£96.1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong></strong></p><p>In 2014-15, the Department’s dedicated cycling programmes were Bikeability, Cycle Ambition Cities, Cycling in National Parks and the Highways Agency’s cycling programme. The Department funds cycling programmes through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund, with around 28% of the LSTF being spent on cycling. The Department secures a range of match funding contributions from local authorities for these programmes: the LSTF secured 99% match funding.</p><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/12/2015 15:26:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

436338

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department plans to spend per person on cycling in England outside London for each year until 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	19071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government has agreed a four-year revenue and five-year capital settlement for local transport spend, which includes cycling and walking investment. The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, to be published in summer 2016, will explain the Government’s investment strategy for cycling and walking.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/12/2015 11:21:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

436339

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Health Hazards
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 publish a health impact assessment on proposals for new airport runways of (a) the health effects of noise and (b) other health effects before the construction of those runways is started.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	19081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the large amount of very detailed analysis contained in the Airports Commission’s final report before taking any decisions on next steps.</p><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/12/2015 11:17:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

435753

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce regulations to monitor the sale of drones for private and commercial use.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	19037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority keeps a record of all the permissions they have issued to fly commercial drones in UK airspace. However this does not extend to leisure users of drones. To address this the Department for Transportis currently looking at a range of options including regulation, registration and licensing options and a database to increase transparency on the use of drones for the general public. We will be looking to address these issue without placing unnecessary bureaucratic burden on this emerging industry. We intend to consult on all of these issues and other possible solutions in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/12/2015 16:51:32 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

435939

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff were employed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	18985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The figures below provide details of how many staff were employed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in each of the last five years.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year:</p></td><td><p>Headcount:</p></td><td><p>Full time equivalent: <br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>4912 (2607+2305)</p></td><td><p>4669.11 (2434.16+2234.95)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>4832 (2584+2248)</p></td><td><p>4544.03 (2407.61+2136.42)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>4715 (2450+2265)</p></td><td><p>4451.75 (2273.07+2178.68)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>4545 (2277+2268)</p></td><td><p>4304.19 (2123.53+2180.66)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>4526</p></td><td><p>4266.28</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The figures in brackets are to show the break-down of staff members before the merger of the Vehicle and Operators Service Agency and the Driving Standards Agency.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/12/2015 13:33:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

435940

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) homes and (b) businesses that will need to be demolished in Eddisbury constituency to construct phase two of the High Speed 2 line.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	18944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Further work is needed on the remainder of the Phase Two route and stations before a final route decision can be taken. The Government intends to make this decision in autumn 2016. At that point the Department will consult on its safeguarding directions which are designed to ensure that land which has been identified for HS2 is protected from conflicting developments. We will then be in a position to provide a robust estimate of the potential impact on homes and businesses along the line of route.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/12/2015 15:21:44 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach