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registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the report by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on Air Quality and the recommendation to introduce a diesel scrappage scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	35809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Tackling air quality is a priority for this Government and we are committed to meeting air quality limits for nitrogen dioxide in the shortest possible time. My Department and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs work closely together at all levels to embed air quality considerations in the development of transport policy and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Air Quality Plan, published on 17 December 2015, sets out a comprehensive approach for meeting EU legal limits in the shortest possible time through a new programme of Clean Air Zones. The Plan combines targeted local and national measures to ensure that UK air will be cleaner than ever before, forming part of a wider approach that exploits new and clean vehicle technologies.</p><p> </p><p>A national scrappage scheme cannot guarantee emissions reductions as effectively as other alternatives. This is because air quality issues are often localised and can be managed in other ways. Government will respond to the report by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on Air Quality in the normal way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/05/2016 15:21:34 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

516348

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on whether constructing Phase 1 of High Speed 2 would breach the requirements of Directive 2008/520/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	35815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/05/2016 15:59:29 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

516349

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work his Department is carrying out to follow up the International Maritime Organisation summit on shipping emissions in April 2016; and whether the UK will play an active role in the working group established at that summit.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	35783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are working closely with other Government departments, as well as the European Commission and European Union and IMO Member States, to reach an agreement on the development of a work plan and timetable to define shipping’s fair share of global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is committed to ensuring that the international maritime sector plays its part in achieving a global solution to limit average temperature increases as set out in the Paris Agreement, reached at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, and will play an active role in the working group on this issue as set up at the 69<sup>th</sup> session of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee in April 2016.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 06/05/2016 13:12:44 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

516350

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by which body he plans that the Construction Commissioner for High Speed 2 will be paid; and to whom it is planned that that Commission will report.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	35751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>Terms of reference for the Construction Commissioner will be agreed by an independent steering group following Royal Assent. The group will monitor performance and review funding arrangements. An interim commissioner will be appointed this summer and the role will initially be paid for by HS2 Ltd.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/05/2016 09:33:56 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

516351

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Walking: Standards
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 19 April 2016 to Question 33300, for what reason the objectives for walking contained in the draft Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy are not measurable.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	35889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The objectives for walking are measureable using the total number of walking stages per person per year and increasing the percentage of children aged 5 to 10 that usually walk to school as mentioned on page 6 of the draft Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/05/2016 09:13:01 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

516352

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Insurance Premium Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the potential merits of exempting telematics car insurance policies from insurance premium tax.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	35927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department has held a number of meetings with the motor insurance industry, at which a range of topics have been discussed. These topics include young driver safety and technology measures, such as telematics, which can impact on the cost of insurance.</p><p> </p><p>Representatives of some parts of that industry have indicated to us that they support a reduction in, or exemption from, Insurance Premium Tax for telematics insurance policies for young drivers. Insurance Premium Tax is a matter for the Chancellor of the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>As indicated in the British Road Safety Statement <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487949/british_road_safety_statement_web.pdf" target="_blank">“Working Together to Build a Safer Road System”</a>, published 21 December 2015, we will work with the insurance industry to incentivise safer behaviours and to reward the uptake of those new technologies and opportunities to improve skills that are proven to reduce collisions.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 35928 35929 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:22:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

516353

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the potential merits of exempting drivers between the ages of 17 and 25 who have telematics car insurance policies from insurance premium tax.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	35929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department has held a number of meetings with the motor insurance industry, at which a range of topics have been discussed. These topics include young driver safety and technology measures, such as telematics, which can impact on the cost of insurance.</p><p> </p><p>Representatives of some parts of that industry have indicated to us that they support a reduction in, or exemption from, Insurance Premium Tax for telematics insurance policies for young drivers. Insurance Premium Tax is a matter for the Chancellor of the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>As indicated in the British Road Safety Statement <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487949/british_road_safety_statement_web.pdf" target="_blank">“Working Together to Build a Safer Road System”</a>, published 21 December 2015, we will work with the insurance industry to incentivise safer behaviours and to reward the uptake of those new technologies and opportunities to improve skills that are proven to reduce collisions.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 35927 35928 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:22:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

516354

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the potential merits of reducing the insurance premium tax paid by drivers between the ages of 17 and 25 who have telematics car insurance policies.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	35928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department has held a number of meetings with the motor insurance industry, at which a range of topics have been discussed. These topics include young driver safety and technology measures, such as telematics, which can impact on the cost of insurance.</p><p> </p><p>Representatives of some parts of that industry have indicated to us that they support a reduction in, or exemption from, Insurance Premium Tax for telematics insurance policies for young drivers. Insurance Premium Tax is a matter for the Chancellor of the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>As indicated in the British Road Safety Statement <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487949/british_road_safety_statement_web.pdf" target="_blank">“Working Together to Build a Safer Road System”</a>, published 21 December 2015, we will work with the insurance industry to incentivise safer behaviours and to reward the uptake of those new technologies and opportunities to improve skills that are proven to reduce collisions.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 35927 35929 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:22:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

516355

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Israel
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 effectiveness of security measures implemented at Israeli airports in order to inform his Department's policies.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	35874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport works closely with a number of countries, including Israel, to share knowledge and best practice on a range of aviation security matters, including the development and deployment of new technologies and techniques to protect aviation.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/05/2016 09:16:41 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

516356

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Motor Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with motor vehicle insurance companies on reducing the number of uninsured drivers.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	35899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Officials in my Department have regular contact with the insurance industry to discuss measures to reduce uninsured driving.</p><p> </p><p>I last met with representatives from the insurance industry in January to discuss a range of issues related to motor insurance including measures which can reduce the cost of insurance and thereby reduce the incentive to drive without insurance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/05/2016 16:39:47 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney