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425245

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 28 October (HL2659) stating that there was no intention to seek a derogation from the technical specifications for interoperability in respect of dimensions of the GC structure gauge for new high-speed lines for station platforms, whether HS2 have withdrawn their letter to the European Commission dated 21 July that seeks such a derogation.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport with HS2 Ltd are discussing with the Commission compliance requirements with the technical specification for infrastructure dealing with platform heights. These discussions are ongoing. The intention is, irrespective of the outcome of discussions on platform height, to meet the GC gauge requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/11/2015 12:22:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

425288

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Toxicity of Chemicals in Food Consumer Products and the Environment Committee
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 16 September (HL2047) regarding the Committee on Toxicology's advice about toxic chemicals in food and the environment, when they intend to write to the members of both Houses.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL3214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport’s officials are cooperating with the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment regarding the letter that clarifies the Committee’s position on cabin air. This is to ensure the Committee’s advice is represented in full and with clarity. The letters will be sent to the Members of both Houses imminently, certainly in November.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/11/2015 12:22:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

425289

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aircraft: Air Conditioning
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 8 July (HL831), how many of the recorded fume or smell events during the 100 flights referred to in that answer were reported to the Civil Aviation Authority under the mandatory reporting scheme.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL3215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>No fume event occurred during this study (Aircraft Cabin Air Sampling Study, Cranfield University, 2011) which triggered the airline’s formal reporting procedures to the Civil Aviation Authority.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/11/2015 12:23:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

425290

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Pregnancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 23 July (HL1538), whether workplace exposure limits apply legally to passengers as well as crew; and what evidence they have that damage to a foetus cannot occur from a single exposure at those limits.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL3216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>Air passengers, and by extrapolation an unborn child, are within the scope of workplace exposure limits, which take into account susceptible groups and therefore would protect pregnant women.</p><br /><p>No specific evidence was collected during the studies regarding damage occurring to a foetus from a single exposure at workplace exposure limits.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/11/2015 12:24:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

425339

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	RAF Northolt
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 29 October 2015 to Question 13499, when the Civil Aviation Authority began its review of certain aspects of the safety of operations at RAF Northolt; if he will publish the full remit of the review and its conclusions; when he expects to receive the conclusions of the review; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	14459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) began its review in July in order to respond to several points raised in a letter from Biggin Hill Airport dated 8 July 2015.</p><br /><p>The CAA has now concluded the review and I understand, will communicate the results directly to Biggin Hill Airport shortly.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/11/2015 12:20:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

425473

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current shortage of Certificate of Professional Competence qualified drivers is for the logistics industry; and what the shortage forecast for such drivers is expected to be in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	14319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>Government data (the Office of National Statistics Labour Force Survey) estimates there are 299,000 large goods vehicle drivers, up 40,000 on 2013. Other people require Certificates of Professional Competence to drive large goods vehicles as part of other jobs or to drive public service vehicles. The Department for Transport has not estimated or forecast the shortage of large goods vehicle drivers, although it recognises there is a significant shortage and is aware of industry estimates of its size.</p><br /><p>Prior to the introduction of the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) the department has worked closely with stakeholders who provided estimates of how many Driver Qualification Cards (DQCs) it was necessary to issue to professional drivers in order to ensure continuity of service. Estimates provided ranged from 500,000 to 750,000. The department has now issued over 900,000 DQCs and continues to work with the logistics sector’s representative groups to support them in creating industry-led solutions to any potential shortage of professional drivers.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 05/11/2015 14:13:16 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

425474

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Anglia Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that the bidding process for the Great Eastern Main Line franchise includes increased service frequency and improved train capacity.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	14342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>As with all competitions, after running a public consultation to help specify services, we have published the Invitation To Tender which sets out the minimum service specifications for the next East Anglia franchise. This asks bidders to set out detailed proposals on what improvements for passengers they will deliver. This approach allowsbidders the flexibility to design the best way of delivering or exceeding those specifications.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/11/2015 12:28:35 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

425475

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) passenger vehicles, (b) vans, (c) public service vehicles and (d) heavy goods vehicles are licensed; and how many vehicles in each such category (i) use petrol, (ii) use diesel and (iii) are hybrid.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	14349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The numbers of licensed vehicles in the categories requested are shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Licensed vehicles of selected types of propulsion type in the UK as at 30 June 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong></strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Vehicle Body Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Petrol</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Diesel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hybrid</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Passenger Vehicles</p></td><td><p>1906892</p></td><td><p>11592134</p></td><td><p>22382</p></td><td><p>5956</p></td><td><p>30944434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vans</p></td><td><p>1414</p></td><td><p>3518023</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>14328</p></td><td><p>3673873</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Service Vehicles</p></td><td><p>4851</p></td><td><p>164107</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>504</p></td><td><p>169463</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heavy Goods Vehicles</p></td><td><p>2537</p></td><td><p>498816</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1085</p></td><td><p>502438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>1. Vehicle types shown are based on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency vehicle body type definitions:</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Passenger vehicles = cars; Vans =Light Goods with a gross weight of up to and including 3.5 tonnes; Heavy Goods Vehicles = Goods vehicles with a gross weight of over 3.5 tonnes;</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Public Service Vehicles = Buses and Coaches (including minibuses with 9-16 seats)</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>2. Hybrid vehicles may be under-recorded for Public Service Vehicles and Heavy Goods Vehicles: other includes gas and electric</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 05/11/2015 14:19:52 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

425476

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Qualifications
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 cost of acquiring a Certificate in Professional Competence on access to such certificates for young people.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	14308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not made any assessments on the effect of the cost of acquiring a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) on access to such Certificates for young people.</p><br /><p>In order to allow newly qualified drivers to gain experience, the department allows those who have passed the theory test (module one) and practical driving test (module three) to enrol on an approved National Vocational Training (NVT) programme and defer taking the Driver CPC theory and practical tests. This allows a driver to work professionally for up to 12 months whilst working towards a Driver CPC qualification.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 05/11/2015 13:12:07 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

425477

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Qualifications
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 on businesses in the Humber area of the shortage of Certificate of Professional Competence qualified drivers.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	14309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not made any assessment on the economic effect of a potential driver shortage specific to the Humber area.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 05/11/2015 13:15:08 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn