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1665604

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer on 16 October 2023 to Question 199996 on Motorways: Speed Limits, on what (a) basis and (b) authority National Highways conducted a trial without scientific advice to support a trial being beneficial to the environment and in reducing emissions.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	203005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>National Highways have a legal duty to achieve compliance of NO<sub>2</sub> levels on their roads in the shortest possible time. Part of this duty was to review new technology and research.</p><p> </p><p>The speed trial was one of these pieces of research undertaken by experts from Connected Places Catapult, supported by consultation and joint working with leading experts in emission measurements and modelling at TNO in the Netherlands between May 2017 and January 2019, and TU Graz in Austria.</p><p> </p><p>Findings of National Highways’ research have been presented to the Dispersion Modellers User Group (DMUG) and ITS(UK) Smart Environment Interest Group and is published on National Highways’ website.</p><p> </p><p>The speed trial implemented in 2021 was a way to understand if this research would work in real world conditions. The complex analysis of all the data collected on the M1 trial is currently being analysed and a report on the conclusions of the M1 speed trial will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 23/10/2023 14:18:07 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1661135

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
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 1 September 2023 to Question 196948 on Motorways: Speed Limits, whether the Chief Scientific Adviser gave advice to his Department on the potential effect of the 60mph speed limit trial on motorways on air quality.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	199996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>National Highways did not engage with the Chief Scientific Adviser on the research into changes in car and van emissions under different driving conditions.</p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/10/2023 16:36:55 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1657326

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what process National Highways uses to determine variable speed limits on smart motorways.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	196946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>Smart motorways have variable mandatory speed limits to smooth traffic flow and reduce congestion and have electronic signs to warn drivers of incidents ahead.</p><p> </p><p>Variable speed limits will often be triggered automatically when congestion is starting to build up ahead, or when the volume of traffic has reached a point where this is about to happen. Operators in National Highways’ regional control rooms are in overall control of this system and take a strategic regional view of the network. They can override speed limits or set them manually where needed; for example, to deal with a complex incident, help a vehicle leave an emergency area and re-join the carriageway, or provide a safe space to work for road workers as they set out or remove cones and temporary signing.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 06/09/2023 15:10:36 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1657327

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: 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 make it his policy to take steps to release information on National Highways' reasons for taking decisions to enforce variable speed limits on (a) specific dates, (b) times and (c) locations on smart motorways.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	196947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>There are various reasons why National Highways may temporarily lower speed limits, including to deal with traffic congestion. Whatever the reason, the limit will be enforceable. However, National Highways is not an enforcement agency. Variable speed enforcement cameras are installed as part of every smart motorway scheme and are operated by the Police, who, as the enforcement authority, decide when and at what level to enforce.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 11/09/2023 13:22:10 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1657328

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department consulted the Chief Scientific Adviser on the decision by National Highways to trial 60mph speed limits on motorways on the grounds of air quality.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	196948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport draws from a range of scientific advice and expertise, including from the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, the Chief Scientific Advisers in individual Government Departments, and academics and researchers. National Highways are in the process of analysing the results of the speed limit trials and will be publishing the reports in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 11/09/2023 13:20:41 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1657329

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when National Highways plans to end its trial of 60mph speed limits on motorways; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	196949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>National Highways are in the process of working with the vast amount of data collected from the sections of the motorways with the 60mph speed limit trials to analyse the results and will be publishing the reports in due course. Once the analysis has been concluded, we will determine whether the speed limits are beneficial to remain or not. If they are not beneficial for air quality purposes the speed restrictions will be removed.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 06/09/2023 15:13:30 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1648311

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: 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 make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a pilot scheme for an 80mph motorway on the (a) M3, (b) M4 and (c) M6 toll road.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	191368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>We have no plans to do so at present but keep this issue under close review.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 03/07/2023 14:19:29 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1644764

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing motorway speed limits to 80mph.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	189588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department has not undertaken any recent assessment on increasing the national speed limit from 70mph to 80mph.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 23/06/2023 10:48:16 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1641241

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of variable speed limits on smart motorways on the economy.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	187275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>Motorway speed limits benefit the economy by reducing congestion through smoothing, increasing motorway capacity and helping to prevent the significant economic cost of accidents. There are no plans to remove them.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 187301 question first answered 12/06/2023 09:29:56 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1641277

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he plans to remove variable speed limits from existing smart motorways.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	187301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>Motorway speed limits benefit the economy by reducing congestion through smoothing, increasing motorway capacity and helping to prevent the significant economic cost of accidents. There are no plans to remove them.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 187275 question first answered 12/06/2023 09:29:56 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight