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1166839

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Exhaust Emissions
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 sustainability of motorcycling as a form of transport; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	6406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not made any recent assessment on the sustainability of motorcycling as a form of transport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 15:11:27 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1166840

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence her Department uses in respect of motorcycle emissions of NOx; how the practice of filtering is reflected in the emissions modelling that her Department uses; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	6407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The method for estimating emissions from road transport, including powered two wheelers, is available in the latest National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory’s (NAEI) informative inventory report: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/reports/cat09/1904121008_GB_IIR_2019_v2.0.pdf" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/reports/cat09/1904121008_GB_IIR_2019_v2.0.pdf</a>. It uses the internationally recognised COPERT methodology produced by Emisia and if the abatement technology is already incorporated in the emission factor, then it will be reflected in the emissions estimates. Emission factors are presented in the EMEP/EEA Guidebook. The NAEI results for 2017 show that motorcycles and mopeds account for less than 0.5% of road traffic NOx emissions. The NAEI is subject to rigorous international reviews and has a continuous improvement programme to incorporate the latest available evidence.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/11/2019 17:49:32 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1166841

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Nitrogen Oxides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the primary source of NOx is in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	6408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The latest estimates made of annual pollutant emissions in the UK show that road transport accounts for 32% of NO<sub>x</sub> emissions, followed by emissions from energy generation (21%) and emissions from manufacturing and construction (17%).</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the UK’s air pollutant emissions can be found on the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory website: <a href="https://naei.beis.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://naei.beis.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information is also reported in the UK emissions statistical release:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/778483/Emissions_of_air_pollutants_1990_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/778483/Emissions_of_air_pollutants_1990_2017.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/11/2019 17:49:24 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1166843

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
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 trends in the level of road casualties of policies to promote active travel; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	6410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government's Response to the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy Safety Review was published in November 2018 and sets out how it intends to achieve its ambition to make cycling and walking a safe, easy and affordable travel option. As part of the review the Department commissioned a rapid assessment to explore the evidence around the impact of cycling and walking interventions on improving cyclists and pedestrian safety and feelings of safety, and whether these can be introduced without adversely effecting participation in cycling and walking. The results of this assessment will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/11/2019 14:46:00 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1166844

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Bus Lanes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities allow motorcycles access to bus lanes; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of revising guidance on motorcycle access to bus lanes to create consistency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	6411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, as amended, prescribe the traffic signs to be used to indicate if motorcycles are allowed into bus lanes. This is a decision for local traffic authorities to make, and they are not required to inform the Department. Accordingly, the Department does not hold information on which authorities allow motorcycles into bus lanes.</p><p>Traffic authorities are responsible for providing traffic management schemes for their roads and are free to make their own decisions about the streets under their care, provided they take account of the relevant legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has published Traffic Advisory Leaflet (TAL) 2/07 ‘The Use of Bus Lanes by Motorcycles’ in 2007. There are no plans to revise this. TAL 2/07 is available at the link below:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-advisory-leaflets-1989-to-2009" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-advisory-leaflets-1989-to-2009</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 14:28:45 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1166845

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of motorcycle road injuries involved drivers and riders who acted unlawfully with respect to using the road in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	6412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on whether drivers or riders involved in reported road accidents acted unlawfully. The closest information available in the road casualty data is contributory factors.</p><p> </p><p>Contributory factors provide some insight into why and how road accidents occur. They are designed to give the key actions and failures that led directly to the actual impact to aid investigation of how accidents might be prevented.</p><p> </p><p>When police officers attend the scene of an accident, they are able to select up to six factors they believe contributed to the accident (for each vehicle and casualty involved). Please note that this does not assign blame for the accident to any specific road user, but gives an indication of which factors the attending officer thought contributed to the accident.</p><p> </p><p>The contributory factor data for motorcyclist casualties for the last three years is given in the table attached. Contributory factor statistics presented here are allocated to the drivers, riders or pedestrians involved in accidents where the motorcyclist casualties occurred.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 14:39:33 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman attachment 1 file name 6412.docx title Table
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1166846

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Commuters: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of exposure to particulate matter between commuting at (a) street level and (b) on the London Underground; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	6413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>My Department has not carried out such an assessment. Air quality in London, and on the London Underground is the responsibility of the Mayor of London. The Committee on the Health Effects of Air Pollution did publish a review of air quality on the London Underground last January, which was discussed with Transport for London.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 15:07:06 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1150456

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Third Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 3 July 2019 to Question 272862 on Developing Countries: Third Sector, what proportion of the £1.3 billion allocated by his Department to fund the work of civil society was spent on civil society organisations registered in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	1705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>A full answer to this question could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. DFID is committed to working with Civil Society Organisations based in developing countries. Funding is available through our country offices, and both streams of the latest funding round of UK Aid Direct were open to applications from the global south.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/10/2019 13:39:23 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1150457

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 11 July 2019 to Question 272858 on Developing Countries: Human Rights, what plans he has to raise awareness of the Government document entitled, UK support for human rights defenders, to (a) his Department's staff and (b) human rights defenders.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	1706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>FCO and DFID have conducted a number of awareness raising activities for the ‘UK Support for Human Rights Defenders’ document both before and after its publication.</p><p> </p><p>During its development a selected number of overseas diplomatic posts, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and human rights defenders were consulted. Following its publication and announcement at the Global Conference for Media Freedom in July, the document has been made available on GOV.UK in all six UN languages. The document has been sent to all posts in the UK diplomatic network encouraging them to use it in the course of their work with human rights defenders as well as to relevant policy staff in DFID headquarters.</p><p> </p><p>The document has also been circulated on external websites such as Human Rights Watch, Global Witness, and the Business &amp; Human Rights Resource Centre. The FCO and DFID will continue their outreach with human rights networks, NGOs and human rights defenders. Lord Ahmad has also written to Michelle Bachelet (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) to inform her of the document.</p><p> </p><p>The FCO and DFID will continue to look for opportunities to further promote and publicise the document including Human Rights Defenders Day on 9 December and Human Rights Day on 10 December.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 24/10/2019 13:14:48 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law