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227178

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
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 noise from aircraft taking off or landing at Heathrow on productivity in (a) schools in the Thames Valley and (b) businesses in the Thames Valley.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	227401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>No such specific assessment has been made. The Government keeps under review all research carried out on the impacts of aircraft noise on health and sleep disturbance, including any effects on productivity, and would take this into account when considering the costs and benefits of any relevant policy or regulatory proposals.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the last review of night flying restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports, my Department commissioned the Civil Aviation Authority to undertake a review of literature on these impacts. The CAA published this review in January 2013 (Report ERCD 1208 on Aircraft Noise, Sleep Disturbance and Health Effects) and updated it in June 2014 (Report CAP 1164).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/03/2015 15:28:13 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

227181

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Windsor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to improve road safety in Windsor constituency since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	227400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Britain is a world leader in road safety, but we are always striving to improve. For example, from 2 March this year it is now an offence to drive with certain drugs in your body in excess of official limits.</p><p> </p><p>And measures in the deregulation bill will remove the driver’s right to demand a blood or urine test if they fail a breathalyser test.</p><p> </p><p>The Department issued revised guidance in January 2013 aimed mainly at local traffic authorities who are responsible for setting speed limits on local roads. It has also been designed to help explain to everyone why and how local speed limits are determined. This circular has been revised following full public consultation in summer 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Traffic authorities set local speed limits in situations where local needs and conditions suggest a speed limit which is lower than the national speed limit. They have the flexibility to set local speed limits that are appropriate for the individual road, reflecting local needs and taking account of local considerations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/03/2015 15:24:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

227185

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government has taken to reduce motorists' driving costs.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	227394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>As Robert Goodwill informed the House in a written answer on 10 February 2015 [223954], between 2010 and 2014 the real cost of motoring, including the purchase of a vehicle, decreased by 5%. The Government has contributed to this in a number of ways. The Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed in the 2014 Budget that Fuel Duty would be frozen to the end of this Parliament. The maximum MoT test fee has also been frozen for the duration of this Parliament. Last October, I announced that we would be reducing driving licence fees by up to 32% and that theory test fees would drop by 25%.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, various measures have been taken to reduce and simplify motorists’ paperwork, including abolishing the paper tax disc which should save businesses around £8m per year and motorists £5m per year; removing the insurance check at vehicle relicensing which should save motorists around £1m per year; and removing the requirement to make annual Statutory Off Road Notifications, with savings for private motorists estimated to be nearly £6m per year.</p><p> </p><p>By investing in the road network, including allocating around £1billion more for local roads maintenance, including on potholes, in this Parliament compared to the previous one and a further £6 billion of funding announced in December 2014, the Government has helped to make journeys smoother, safer and more reliable, saving motorists time and wear and tear on their vehicles.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/03/2015 11:28:57 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

227186

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: Berkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to reduce traffic congestion in Berkshire.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	227396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>On 29 January the Government announced a £10.2m expansion of the Growth Deal with the Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). We understand the LEP intends to use around £7.5m of that additional funding for 4 new local transport schemes, taking the total funding for local transport improvements as part of the Growth Deal to over £100m, supporting delivery of 20 transport projects across Berkshire.</p><p> </p><p>This funding is in addition to £36.9m integrated transport block funding for the six Berkshire local authorities covering the period 2015/16 to 2020/21, and £2.1m local pinch point funding for the Stafferton Way Link Road in Maidenhead.</p><p> </p><p>The Government launched the Roads Investment Strategy on 1 December 2014. The M4 Junctions 3-12 smart motorway project to upgrade the M4 from east of Heathrow to west of Reading continues to be progressed. The Highways Agency intends to submit a Development Consent Order (DCO) application for the scheme at the end of March. Subject to consent and the final business case, construction could start in late 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Highways Agency is due to complete the £2.5 million pinch point scheme to relieve traffic congestion at the M4/A329 (M) junction in June, and will deliver a scheme to improve the operation of the A404 Bisham roundabout in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also investing heavily in improvement of the rail network in Berkshire, including the Crossrail, Great Western electrification and Waterloo-Windsor lines train lengthening projects, which may have the impact of relieving traffic congestion in the county by offering improved alternatives to travel by car.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/03/2015 11:34:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

226770

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission a strategic environmental assessment of the proposal for a High Speed 3 line between Leeds and Manchester.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	227131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is still developing and considering proposals for High Speed 3 (HS3). As such it is too early to say whether or not we would complete a strategic environmental assessment. As we move ahead with HS3, we will ensure that an appropriate approach is taken to assessing environmental impacts and considering alternatives, and that any proposed scheme is developed in line with relevant domestic and European legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/03/2015 11:19:01 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

226771

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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 changes to the proposed route alignment of High Speed 2 have resulted from feedback received during the High Speed 2 Community Forum process.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	227132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>In developing the route alignment for HS2 Phase One a wide variety of suggestions have been considered from many different sources, including the Community Forums. The main local alternatives considered are described in the Environmental Statement published in November 2013. These can be found in section 2.6 in each of the Volume 2 Community Forum area reports. Given the scale of suggestions received it would not be possible or practical to identify those changes that are a direct result of the Community Forums alone.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/03/2015 15:36:01 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

226772

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	227159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>At the time of the 2014 Survey the Department for Transport comprised a central department and five executive agencies as follows:</p><p> </p><p>· Highways Agency</p><p>· Driver &amp; Vehicle Licensing Agency</p><p>· Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency</p><p>· Vehicle Certification Agency</p><p>· Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency</p><p> </p><p>The survey collated answers from 11,414 respondents. Out of these, 1,523 declared a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability.</p><p> </p><p>a) In the 2014 People Survey, 23% (350) of Department for Transport respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>b) 10% of Department for Transport respondents declaring that they did not have a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/03/2015 11:05:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

226774

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Macquarie Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which of his Department's projects and enterprises Macquarie Bank has financed or invested in since May 2010; and how much it has invested in each such projected enterprise.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	227247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>An online record of Department projects and enterprises is maintained by HMT on a regular basis. This includes details of investors and project size and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2014-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2014-summary-data</a></p><p> </p><p>Macquarie invested in the Mersey Gateway Bridge project in March 2014. This project was procured by Halton Borough Council with support from the Department for Transport. Macquarie European Rail, a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank, are an active participant in the privatised rolling stock leasing sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/03/2015 11:12:18 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

226778

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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 arrangements are in place to correct errors of fact in the High Speed 2 Phase One Environment Statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	227325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The HS2 Phase One Environment Statement, as deposited in November 2013, was peer reviewed by experts in their field to ensure it was of the highest quality. The subsequent consultation allowed the public to comment on its content and issues contained in the responses received were included in the report by Parliament’s Independent Assessor, which was laid in the House of Commons on 9 April 2014. Where new information has become available through consultation responses that might give rise to new likely significant effects, these effects will be brought before Parliament through a Supplementary Environmental Statement in accordance with the Standing Orders of the House.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/03/2015 15:39:45 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

226389

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department responded that they were treated fairly at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	226972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>At the time of the 2014 Survey the Department for Transport comprised a central department and five executive agencies as follows:</p><p> </p><p>· Highways Agency</p><p>· Driver &amp; Vehicle Licensing Agency</p><p>· Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency</p><p>· Vehicle Certification Agency</p><p>· Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>a) In the 2014 People Survey, 65% of DfT respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability responded that they were treated fairly at work.</p><p> </p><p>b) 79% of DfT respondents declaring that they did not have a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability responded that they were treated fairly at work.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/03/2015 16:39:29 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck