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105774

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what savings they have made from alliances between passenger train operators and Network Rail.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Network Rail’s Strategic Business Plan for the period 2014-2019 concluded that savings of between £438m and £1,128m could be made from closer working between Network Rail and Train Operators. The Department for Transport and the Office of Rail Regulation will be monitoring progress made towards securing these efficiencies as Control Period 5 progresses.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 06/11/2014 15:48:34 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

105864

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) men and (b) women have been (i) slightly injured, (ii) seriously injured and (iii) killed by cyclists riding on footpaths in each of the last 10 years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
uin	212875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The number of (a) male and (b) female pedestrians that were (i) slightly injured, (ii) seriously injured and (iii) killed in reported road traffic accidents due to a collision with a pedal cyclist on a footway or verge is shown in the attached below.</p><p>Data for the year 2014 will be available in June 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/11/2014 16:17:59 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 212875 - table.xls title 212875 - table collision with pedal cyclists
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

106095

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what function the National Maritime Intelligence Organisation's Vessels of Interest (VOI) list performs in alerting ports to ships with potential cases of Ebola onboard; and how many ships have been listed on the VOI list in the last two months because of possible Ebola cases.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	213173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The National Maritime Information Centre (NMIC) is reporting to interested government departments the movement and expected arrival information of vessels that have been in ports or anchorages in Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone within the Ebola incubation period (21 days). This information is made available to the ports and shipping communities, including port health authorities.</p><p> </p><p>There are six ships on the current Vessels of Interest (VoI) list which have, within the last 21 days, visited ports in the three countries affected by the Ebola outbreak. A total of 67 VoIs has been identified in the last two months. Most of these vessels have not called at a UK port but were rather travelling to neighbouring countries. Of these vessels, none have been identified as having any symptoms of Ebola like virus on board.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 06/11/2014 14:28:16 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

102065

registered interest
date	31/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Noise
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 23 October 2014 to Question 211087, what current legal mechanisms are in place to tackle excessive motorcycle noise and punish the owners of such vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Eric Ollerenshaw
uin	212806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Enforcement of legislation including punishment of offenders is a matter for the Home Office. The police decide whether an offence may be being committed and take such action as they consider appropriate in each case. Action might range from informal advice to, for specified offences, the offer of a fixed penalty, to prosecution.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/11/2014 09:59:26 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4141 label Biography information for Eric Ollerenshaw

101981

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Traffic Lights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's Report, The Operation of Traffic Signals during Low Demand Periods, published in October 2012, what trials to turn off traffic lights during such periods proposed by local authorities have taken place; what the findings were of those trials; and whether his Department has issued any further guidance on this matter.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	212722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The operation of traffic lights is a matter for local authorities. Part-time operation is already possible, but an authority would need to carefully consider the possible impacts, particularly on road safety.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not carried out any trials of turning off traffic lights during low demand periods, and to date it has not been approached by any local authorities wishing to carry out such a trial.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not issued any further guidance on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/11/2014 15:27:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

101982

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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, what estimate he has made of the economic benefit of High Speed 3 to the North West.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	212790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has given the green light to develop proposals for HS3 as part of its long-term economic plan. HS3 will cut journey times, boost business and create more jobs and security for hardworking people in the North West. The Government, working with Transport for the North, will publish an interim report on a transport strategy for the North, including HS3, in March 2015.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/11/2014 17:04:38 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

101983

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department spent on consultants on electrification in financial years (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	212721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department commissioned technical and engineering advice from consultants in respect of electrification in 2013/14 and 2014/15.</p><p>£38,717.28 (including VAT) was spent in the financial year 2013/14.</p><p>£104,400.00 (including VAT) has been spent to date in 2014/15.</p><p>In addition, a research project was carried out in 2010 looking at electrification of Branch Lines with a value of £35,000.00</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/11/2014 15:26:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

101984

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the announcement in HM Treasury's paper, Cm 8669, Investing in Britain's Future, page 13, that £15,145 million will be allocated to the Highways Agency between 2015-16 and 2020-21, to what schemes and use that funding has been allocated; and how that allocation is apportioned over time.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	212729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s proposals for the Road Investment Strategy (RIS) will be outlined in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement on 3 December.　 This will set out how the funding announced in the 2013 Spending Round will be allocated.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/11/2014 12:33:11 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

101985

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of acoustic fencing on reducing traffic noise levels.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	212556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The science of noise barriers (acoustic fencing) is well established. A noise barrier creates a &quot;shadow zone&quot; behind it, reducing the energy of the sound waves in a comparable way to a breakwater protecting a harbour. The Highways Agency is actively encouraging developments in noise barrier technology and is represented on the British Standards Institution (BSI) committee involved in preparing new standards for noise barriers in line with the EU Harmonised standard EN1793.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/11/2014 12:36:21 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

101986

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of trees and vegetation in reducing traffic noise levels.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	212557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>It is well understood that trees and vegetation have a limited effect on noise propagation from roads, and a broad band of densely planted trees is required to significantly reduce noise.</p><p> </p><p>The EC’s 'HOSANNA' research project (Holistic and Sustainable Abatement of Noise by Optimised Combinations of Natural and Artificial Means) has identified and assessed vegetation strategies that could deliver perceptible noise reductions. The project’s findings became available between 2010 and 2013.</p><p> </p><p>The Highways Agency will consider these strategies for use on new or modified road schemes.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/11/2014 12:37:27 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane