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1665287

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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	Railway Stations: Musical Instruments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with (a) Network Rail and (b) train operators to help support the use of public pianos within railway stations.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	203002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Where stations are owned by Train Operating Companies, the installation of public pianos are a matter for the operator. Network Rail is supportive of the use of pianos at its stations, subject to any local safety and security issues being addressed and ultimately signed off by their station teams.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 24/10/2023 16:19:42 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1665600

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is taking steps to recruit employees from the private sector into the civil service.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	203003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>I announced at a speech in June at Policy Exchange a series of measures to make the Civil Service more attractive to external candidates. This included when recruiting for senior roles in the Civil Service the default position is that all recruitment must operate externally by default. This means vacancies at this level must be advertised both to applicants internal and external to the Civil Service on openly available websites to allow for all those interested in the role, including in the private sector, to apply. I announced that roles will be advertised on a broader range of openly available job boards with simplified job advertisements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/10/2023 15:53:57 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1665603

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service Governance and Accountability Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of Lord Maude of Horsham's report on civil service governance and accountability; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	203004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>I am grateful to Lord Maude for undertaking this review and will update on next steps in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/10/2023 15:24:43 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

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

1665605

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	Driving: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held discussions with the insurance industry on taking steps to help reduce motor insurance costs for young drivers in the context of increases in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	203006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>My officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry and discuss issues as they arise. However, it is the responsibility of individual motor insurers to set their premiums and the terms and conditions of their policies, and the Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.</p><p> </p><p>That said, analysis suggests that leaving the EU and removing the impacts of the Vnuk decision from UK law, is likely to have saved motorcar policyholders an increase of around £50 in their premiums.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 24/10/2023 10:59:37 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1665606

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Planning Inspectorate: Remote Hearings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effectiveness of virtual examination hearings conducted by the Planning Inspectorate.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	203007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Planning Inspectorate continues to run both in-person and virtual (or “digital”) events, as well as using a combination of these options to run so-called “blended” events. These apply to Local Plan examination hearings, Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project examination sessions and planning appeal hearings and inquiries. <br> <br> The Planning Inspectorate has undertaken various pieces of work, formal and informal, to assess the effectiveness of virtual (or “digital”) public events. These have included research by the Royal Town Planning Institute (September 2021) as well as surveys of customers, from Local Planning Authorities to members of the public, and Planning Inspectors during 2020.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 25/10/2023 13:45:25 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1665108

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is taking steps to detect bugs planted by hostile states on the Government estate.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	202801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive administrations, it is Government policy not to comment on security procedures on the Government estate. However, the Cabinet Office plays a supporting role through the Government Security Group, which sets the security standards to which Departments are expected to adhere.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 24/10/2023 16:21:54 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1665110

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help support the work of community railway station adoption groups.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	202803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport actively supports the work of Community Railway Station Adoption Groups by providing funding and access to a range of non-financial support. The Department provides grant funding to the Community Rail Network, who offer guidance and training, alongside opportunities for networking, promotion, and access to resources and community engagement initiatives. These efforts are integral to the realisation of the National Community Rail Development Strategy and the broader goals outlined in the Plan for Rail, which collectively aim to enhance the quality and accessibility of rail services while strengthening community involvement.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 23/10/2023 13:51:56 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1665111

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to rescind the decision of the Welsh Government to introduce default 20mph speed limits.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	202804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>As part of the Wales Act 2017, power for setting national speed limits was devolved to the Welsh Government.</p><p>It is disappointing that the Welsh Government seems to be ignoring its own impact assessments, which suggest a £4.5 billion hit to the Welsh economy.</p><p>The UK Government does not have any current plans to change the national speed limits, or to introduce 20mph as the default speed limit for urban areas in England.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 23/10/2023 08:45:42 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1662875

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Clean Air Zones: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has plans to mandate Birmingham City Council to expand its Clean Air Zone for the purposes of generating income following the issuing of a Section 114 notice by that council.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	200729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>No. Local authorities cannot use Clean Air Zones as a revenue raising measure. Under the Transport Act 2000 the net proceeds of any charging schemes made under the Act are only available to the local authority for the purpose of facilitating the achievement of its local transport policies.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 20/10/2023 11:41:56 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight