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62735

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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 form he expects the Chinese investment in High Speed 2 to take.
tabling member constituency	Holborn and St Pancras
tabling member printed	Frank Dobson
uin	201342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The 2013 Spending Review provided a long-term funding commitment of £50bn to deliver HS2. We are continuously seeking ways to reduce costs to the taxpayer, and we are very open to proposals around including elements of private financing, including Chinese investment.</p><p> </p><p>Opportunities for external investment might exist in relation to rolling stock and development and regeneration around stations. This could provide benefits to both taxpayers and investors.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/06/2014 13:59:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	180 label Biography information for Frank Dobson

62736

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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, whether he expects Chinese workers to be employed in the construction of High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Holborn and St Pancras
tabling member printed	Frank Dobson
uin	201343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Contracts let for the construction of HS2 infrastructure and rolling stock will be open to competition irrespective of country of origin, in accordance with EU and UK procurement legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Prospective bidders are welcome to work alongside British based bidders.</p><p> </p><p>It will be for bidders to propose how they can best deliver their proposals and the contribution of British companies and supply chain will be of interest.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd is undertaking a range of initiatives to ensure businesses are aware of the opportunities and their forthcoming requirements so that they can prepare, so as to compete effectively.</p><p> </p><p>Any non-EU overseas workers would of course be subject to the UK's immigration regime and would be required to comply with whatever regulations were in force at the time.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/06/2014 14:01:42 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	180 label Biography information for Frank Dobson

62737

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each such number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at BT local rates are available in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	201389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The department has three numbers in use detailed in the chart below.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 23/06/2014 16:02:37 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond attachment 1 file name 201389 - table.doc title Telephone lines used by DfT 0845, 0844, 0843
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

62738

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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, how many people were prosecuted for failure to pay vehicle excise duty in (a) Dartford constituency and (b) England and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	201323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency does not hold this data broken down by parliamentary constituency. Figures are not held specifically for England and Wales. The table below shows the total amount of prosecutions for the offence of keeping or using an unlicensed vehicle in England, Scotland and Wales in each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Total number of prosecutions</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p><p> </p></td><td><p>64,408</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p><p> </p></td><td><p>53,648</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>44,159</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>29,035</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>25,044</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><strong></strong></strong></p><p>The DVLA operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion. These range from reminder letters and penalties through to court prosecutions and the wheelclamping and/or removal of unlicensed vehicles. These measures have helped to improve compliance and the latest estimates show that vehicle excise duty evasion is at a historic low of just 0.6%.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 25/06/2014 11:21:28 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

62739

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods 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 with his European counterparts to encourage the reduction of fuel consumption by heavy-duty vehicles across the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Stephen Phillips
uin	201318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are committed to reducing the fuel consumption of heavy duty vehicles. We continue to work closely with both the UK industry and our European counterparts to ensure that the recently published EU Strategy for improving heavy duty vehicle fuel consumption and reducing CO<sub>2 </sub>emissions reflects UK interests, and is ambitious but deliverable, proportionate and cost effective.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/06/2014 11:31:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4054 label Biography information for Stephen Phillips

62740

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A5: Shrewsbury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration he has given to reclassifying the A5 from Shrewsbury to the M54 so that the M54 runs to Shrewsbury.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	201198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Following the meeting with my honourable Friend last year, I asked the Highways Agency to look into the case for and against reclassifying the A5 between the M54 and Shrewsbury as a motorway. The Agency has indicated that work to quantify costs associated with such a reclassification is almost complete but that identifying and evaluating the resulting benefits is proving more problematic. Further assessment will be necessary before a robust cost/benefit analysis can be completed. I have asked the Agency to liaise with my honourable Friend as this matter progresses.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/06/2014 11:23:55 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

62388

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving
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 had with the insurance industry on the behaviour and attitudes of novice drivers.
tabling member constituency	Rochford and Southend East
tabling member printed	James Duddridge
uin	200667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The number of young people being killed on our roads is far too high and we are determined to tackle this issue. It is an issue which, understandably, features prominently in the range of representations which we receive about road safety generally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of our consideration of the way forward, we met the insurance industry on 27 January 2014 to discuss novice drivers and, in particular, our proposed research into the role which telematics can play in changing the behaviours and attitudes of new drivers. My officials regularly talk to the insurance industry and current discussions are aimed at encouraging participation in the research project before we can get it underway. We will publish the results of the research when they are available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will also publish the findings of the focus groups comprising parents, young people and employers which we undertook in order to get a better understanding of the issues from their perspective.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 200666 200668 question first answered 24/06/2014 15:18:10 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge

62389

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish (a) details and (b) results of focus groups with parents, young people and employers about the behaviour and attitudes of novice drivers.
tabling member constituency	Rochford and Southend East
tabling member printed	James Duddridge
uin	200668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The number of young people being killed on our roads is far too high and we are determined to tackle this issue. It is an issue which, understandably, features prominently in the range of representations which we receive about road safety generally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of our consideration of the way forward, we met the insurance industry on 27 January 2014 to discuss novice drivers and, in particular, our proposed research into the role which telematics can play in changing the behaviours and attitudes of new drivers. My officials regularly talk to the insurance industry and current discussions are aimed at encouraging participation in the research project before we can get it underway. We will publish the results of the research when they are available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will also publish the findings of the focus groups comprising parents, young people and employers which we undertook in order to get a better understanding of the issues from their perspective.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 200666 200667 question first answered 24/06/2014 15:18:10 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge

62390

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
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 effect of the EU Roadworthiness Directive on the owners of historic vehicles in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	201102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department will shortly start seeking views and evidence from interested organisations, individuals and the devolved administrations on the best way to implement the new rules in Directive 2014/45/EU relating to historic vehicles. We will seek to minimise burdens while supporting road safety. Any changes need not come in to force in domestic legislation until May 2018.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/06/2014 12:46:57 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

62392

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
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, what recent representations he has received about deaths of young people in traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rochford and Southend East
tabling member printed	James Duddridge
uin	200666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The number of young people being killed on our roads is far too high and we are determined to tackle this issue. It is an issue which, understandably, features prominently in the range of representations which we receive about road safety generally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of our consideration of the way forward, we met the insurance industry on 27 January 2014 to discuss novice drivers and, in particular, our proposed research into the role which telematics can play in changing the behaviours and attitudes of new drivers. My officials regularly talk to the insurance industry and current discussions are aimed at encouraging participation in the research project before we can get it underway. We will publish the results of the research when they are available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will also publish the findings of the focus groups comprising parents, young people and employers which we undertook in order to get a better understanding of the issues from their perspective.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 200667 200668 question first answered 24/06/2014 15:18:10 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge