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458832

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the draft bill to enable the extension of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL6866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>Government intends to deposit a hybrid Bill for HS2 from West Midlands to Crewe (HS2 Phase 2a) before the end of 2017. This will enable this section of route to open in 2027, six years earlier than originally planned. This means that cities across the North West and Scotland will realise more of the benefits of HS2 sooner.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to make a route decision for the rest of Phase Two in the autumn of 2016, with a view to introducing a third hybrid Bill before the end of the Parliament. This will enable the full network to open on time in 2033.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/03/2016 13:18:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

458850

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the London Cycle superhighways on the number of cyclists.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL6884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>London’s cycle superhighways are a matter for the Mayor and Transport for London and the Department has not made any assessment of their impact on the number of cyclists.</p><p> </p><p>In his press release of 19 November 2015, the Mayor stated that there had been a 29% increase in the total number of cyclists crossing Vauxhall Bridge in the busiest peak hour since the opening of the superhighway from Oval to Pimlico.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/03/2016 13:04:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

458851

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the London Cycle superhighways on the journey times of buses whose routes run parallel to or intersect with the highways.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL6885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>London’s cycle superhighways are a matter for the Mayor and Transport for London (TfL) and the Department has not made any assessment of the impact of their construction on the journey times of buses.</p><p> </p><p>At any time, different bus routes may be affected by delays and/or diversions as a result of construction works related to the cycle superhighway or other factors and TfL regularly updates the travel information on their website to reflect these changes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/03/2016 13:05:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

458941

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Finance
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 25 February 2016 to Question 26735, how many schemes he expects to be funded (a) by the Local Sustainable Transport Fund in 2015-16, (b) during the Sustainable Travel Transition Year in 2016-17 and (c) by the Access Fund in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	30398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The Local Sustainable Transport Fund supported 44 projects in 2015/16. The Sustainable Travel Transition Year competition is currently live so we cannot confirm how many projects it will support. The Access Fund has not yet been launched and we are therefore unable to estimate the number of bids it might support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/03/2016 13:40:10 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

458942

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
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 2 February 2016 to Question 24092, what steps his Department is taking to tackle regional differences in cycling funding across England and for the (a) East Midlands, (b) North East and (c) East of England.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	30399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>At a local level, the provision of cycling infrastructure is for local authorities to decide. The funding is there for any local area to invest in cycling if they wish to.</p><p> </p><p>At the Spending Review, the Government reaffirmed its commitment to walking and cycling. This included a new Access fund for sustainable travel and our Road Investment Strategy for 2015-20, which includes plans to improve 200 sections of the road network in England for cyclists. In addition, there is now long-term funding available for cycling from the Integrated Transport Block, Highways Maintenance block, and the Local Growth Fund.</p><p> </p><p>We have also launched the Sustainable Travel Transition Year, which is a £20m revenue competition; boosting cycling and walking levels is one of the strategic objectives of this fund. Funding will be awarded competitively, and we will not apply a regional bias.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/03/2016 13:45:11 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

458943

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the effect of the introduction of 20 miles per hour speed limits in residential areas on the number of accidents.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	30403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>In June 2014 the Department for Transport commissioned a comprehensive three-year research project into the effects of 20mph limits.</p><p> </p><p>Effects to be assessed include the impacts of 20mph limit schemes on collision and casualty levels, changes in traffic flow and impacts on air quality and noise.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence is being taken from twelve core case study schemes which cover a variety of area types from metropolitan and city centre locations to small town and residential areas. Three further case studies cover local authorities that have chosen not to implement 20mph schemes.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 30404 30405 question first answered 17/03/2016 15:46:50 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

458944

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the effect of the introduction of 20 miles per hour speed limits in town centres on congestion.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	30404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>In June 2014 the Department for Transport commissioned a comprehensive three-year research project into the effects of 20mph limits.</p><p> </p><p>Effects to be assessed include the impacts of 20mph limit schemes on collision and casualty levels, changes in traffic flow and impacts on air quality and noise.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence is being taken from twelve core case study schemes which cover a variety of area types from metropolitan and city centre locations to small town and residential areas. Three further case studies cover local authorities that have chosen not to implement 20mph schemes.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 30403 30405 question first answered 17/03/2016 15:46:50 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

458945

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the effect of the introduction of 20 miles per hour speed limits in (a) town centres and (b) residential areas on pollution.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	30405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>In June 2014 the Department for Transport commissioned a comprehensive three-year research project into the effects of 20mph limits.</p><p> </p><p>Effects to be assessed include the impacts of 20mph limit schemes on collision and casualty levels, changes in traffic flow and impacts on air quality and noise.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence is being taken from twelve core case study schemes which cover a variety of area types from metropolitan and city centre locations to small town and residential areas. Three further case studies cover local authorities that have chosen not to implement 20mph schemes.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 30403 30404 question first answered 17/03/2016 15:46:50 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

458946

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M6: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to assist the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner to establish which lessons Highways England, West Midlands Police and the relevant local highways authorities can learn following the incident on the M6 motorway between junctions five and six on 4 February 2016 and the resulting delays in reopening the motorway.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	30424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>A public hearing is to be held on 18 March which representatives from Highways England will be attending to present their views on the multi-agency response to the M6 incident that occurred on 4 February. In addition, Highways England representatives will be meeting with me on the 22 March to consider a more streamlined approach by agencies when responding to similar incidents in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/03/2016 14:44:18 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

458947

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M6: Accidents
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 participation of representatives from Highways England with any public scrutiny held into the incident on the M6 motorway between junctions five and six on 4 February 2016 by the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	30425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>A public hearing is to be held on 18 March which representatives from Highways England will be attending to present their views on the multi-agency response to the M6 incident that occurred on 4 February. In addition, Highways England representatives will be meeting with me on the 22 March to consider a more streamlined approach by agencies when responding to similar incidents in the future.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/03/2016 14:57:17 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne