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1700060

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to 16465 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, what the average waiting time for DVSA driving tests was across Great Britain as of 6 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	21006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p> </p><p>As of 8 April 2024, there were 510,385 car practical driving tests booked, and 119,545 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in Great Britain, in March 2024, was 17.1 weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/04/2024 14:41:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1700331

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Lighting
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 (a) safety of the use of bright LEDs on cycles and (b) adequacy of standards regulation on those lights.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	21175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Requirements for the fitment and use of bicycle lamps are set out in the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 as amended.</p><p>Enforcement of road traffic law is generally an operational matter for individual Police Forces.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/04/2024 14:07:42 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1700410

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
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 7 March 2024 to Question 16992 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, if his Department will publish its response to that consultation before the end of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	21297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Pavement Parking is a complex issue. The Department is considering the consultation findings in order to reach the best outcome for all road users. We want to take the right step for communities and ensure that local authorities have appropriate and effective tools at their disposal and will make an announcement in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/04/2024 11:24:13 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1698868

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 (a) detection and (b) management of drones around UK airports.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	20629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulate the use of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (drones) to ensure the use of drones remains safe and secure.</p><p> </p><p>Some airports in the UK are already using drone detection systems supplied by third parties to detect and/or manage drone activities within their airspace.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 15/04/2024 11:12:57 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1698952

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ragwort
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 ensure that ragwort is removed from (a) roadside and (b) other land for which the Highways Agency is responsible.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	20549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>National Highways recognises that ragwort poisoning can have a devastating effect on horses, as well as being damaging to cattle and other animals. However, in the right place, and where there is no risk to animal welfare, ragwort contributes to the biodiversity of the flora and fauna of the countryside.</p><p> </p><p>On the strategic road network, where ragwort presents a high risk of poisoning horses and livestock or spreading to fields used for the production of forage, National Highways prevents ragwort spreading. National Highways policy for Common Ragwort control applies Defra’s ‘Code of Practice on how to Prevent the Spread of Ragwort’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 13:44:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1698964

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many single justice procedures notices have been issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	20669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of single justice procedures notices the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency issued in each year since 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Single Justice Procedures notices issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,593</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>80,378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>156,946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>166,543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>158,728</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>45,458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>63,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>112,121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>181,873</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 14:55:35 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1699003

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will support the introduction of a railcard equivalent with a discount of a third for off-peak rail travel for people (a) living and (b) working in the north of England.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	20524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>There are a range of existing railcards that offer one third off most rail fares that are available to people living and working in the north of England; these include the Senior Railcard, the 26-30 Railcard and the Disabled Persons Railcard.</p><p>Any new discounts or concessions made to rail fares must consider the effect on a certain individual or group and be balanced against the financial impact on fare payers in general and the public purse.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/04/2024 11:20:17 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1699075

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
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 road safety improvements committed to in the register of undertakings and assurances for HS2 will be fulfilled.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	20826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State takes compliance with all HS2 undertakings and assurances (U&amp;As), including those which relate to road safety, very seriously. In most cases, day to day responsibility for compliance is delegated to HS2 Ltd or the relevant contractor. HS2 Ltd completes regular reviews of each U&amp;A on the register and ensures that a suitable plan for compliance with each U&amp;A is in place. HS2 Ltd also records evidence to demonstrate compliance and performs risk-based assurance. Overall compliance is monitored by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Assurance #2047 on the register committed the Government to provide up to £30 million to improve road safety along the HS2 line of route. The Department informed relevant local authorities of their allocations from this HS2 Road Safety Fund in 2017. Since then, local authorities have been drawing down these funds for use in accordance with their own locally agreed priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/04/2024 11:06:48 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1699076

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
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: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to provide compensation to town and parish councils for time spent on (a) applications and (b) other work linked to sections of the HS2 that have been cancelled.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	20827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Policy changes are a common feature of Government and there is no mechanism or precedent for compensating local authorities or councils for abortive costs incurred as a result of changes in Government policy. Providing compensation in this instance would create wide-ranging and repercussive consequences for the taxpayer. Whilst abortive costs are unfortunate, they should be seen in the context of a broader package of support for local authorities that the Government is providing through Network North. For instance, a new £2.5 billion fund for local transport across all areas in the North outside the six city regions – smaller cities, counties, towns and countryside and as well as a new £3.3 billion fund for road resurfacing in the North.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/04/2024 13:51:46 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1699077

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been allocated from the HS2 Road Safety Fund in (a) total and (b) each local authority area.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	20828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The total amount that has been allocated from the HS2 Road Safety Fund is £29,660,000. This has been allocated to local authorities as set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Road Safety Fund</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authority</p></td><td><p>Allocation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camden</p></td><td><p>£2,425,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westminster</p></td><td><p>£1,560,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing</p></td><td><p>£1,010,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>£645,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>£1,165,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxfordshire</p></td><td><p>£1,140,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solihull</p></td><td><p>£2,435,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>£2,660,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>£8,045,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>£1,650,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>£2,975,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire</p></td><td><p>£3,950,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£29,660,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/04/2024 10:58:02 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan