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437964

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Highways Act 1835 to allow the use of hoverboards and segways.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	20031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>To maintain the UK’s position as a world-leading location to test, develop, and use connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies, the Department for Transport is planning a wider review of domestic regulations by Summer 2017.</p><br /><p>The Highways Act 1835 will form part of the review, which is at an early stage. No decisions have yet been taken as to which regulatory changes will be necessary to support CAV technologies, or if the review will cover other forms of transport such as Segways or so-called ‘hoverboards’. People are already free to use Segways and ‘hoverboards’ on private land.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/12/2015 13:09:51 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

433174

registered interest
date	30/11/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans for the UK to ratify the 1945 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	18182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to bringing forward legislation to ratify the Hague Convention and accede to its two Protocols at the first opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/12/2015 16:26:15 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

432850

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Lasers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to the aviation industry on ensuring the safety of pilots by their avoiding the illegal use of lasers from the ground.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	17841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published a Safety Notice which provides guidance on laser attacks, including the action that aircraft crew and controllers should take during and immediately after a laser attack. It also includes a self-assessment tool to help those exposed to lasers to make an immediate assessment of their vision and determine whether or not they need to consult an eye specialist.</p><br /><p>The CAA is also co-ordinating an industry-wide initiative to decide what further measures might be needed to reduce the risk of an accident arising from the misuse of lasers. As part of this process, the CAA is working with a wide range of key stakeholders including relevant Government Departments, emergency services, air traffic control, airports, and airlines.</p><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/12/2015 13:37:52 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

432851

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of signage for the Dart Charge in effectively informing users about that charge.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	17842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>Work was undertaken to assess the signage before the launch of Dart Charge in November 2014, with fifty new signs unveiled ahead of its introduction.</p><br /><p>The initial compliance rate is 92.6% which compares favourably with other similar schemes and indicates strong awareness levels among drivers. However Highways England continue to monitor feedback from customers to see if any enhancements can be made.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/12/2015 13:43:52 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

432336

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce localised painted symbols on the highway to make motorists aware of the Dart Charge payment scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	17569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>Road charging symbols were introduced on the 5<sup>th</sup> November 2015 on each of the lanes both northbound and southbound at the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing. Work continues to paint road charging symbols on both carriageways of the A282 and this is due to be completed, subject to weather conditions, on 13 December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/12/2015 13:34:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

431980

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Cyprus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of a possible deal to unify Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	17464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is a strong supporter of the UN-facilitated settlement process, and will do whatever we can to help. On 19 November the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge, visited Cyprus and met President Anastasiades and Mr Akinci, commending both for their courageous leadership and urging them to take the bold steps needed to secure a historic agreement. As the Secretary of State said last week, there now exists a ‘real opportunity’ to end four decades of division on the island.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 02/12/2015 16:43:19 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

431994

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for disparities between clinical commissioning groups in achieving the recovery target for mental health patients who have received NHS treatment.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	17465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS England monitors clinical commissioning groups’ (CCGs) performance against the recovery target for people who have received psychological therapies through the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme.</p><p>The Department is working closely with NHS England to reduce the variation in recovery rates across CCG areas. Key factors that have been identified are variation in data quality, waiting times, numbers of sessions completed by patients, leadership and supervision of services and particular challenges in areas with high deprivation.</p><br /><p>NHS England is working with good performers and is analysing data from the IAPT programme to better understand factors that impact on recovery performance.</p><p>NHS England is also supporting lowest performing IAPT providers to improve their recovery rates and is offering workshops to spread good practice to all commissioners and providers.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/12/2015 13:09:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

432037

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the level of awareness among drivers who do not normally use the Dartford Crossing that a charge is made for using that crossing.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	17466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>In July 2014 Highways England undertook research to assess levels of public awareness of the introduction of Dart Charge. Following the Public Information Campaign that ran from October to December 2014, further research took place to assess how the campaign had increased public awareness.</p><br /><p>Both surveys were based on samples of over one thousand drivers, consisted of a mix of online responses and face to face interviews, including both regular and infrequent users of the Crossing. Between July and December 2014 awareness rose from 43% to 80% for online respondents and 47% to 89% for those interviewed face to face.</p><br /><p>The initial compliance rate is 92.6% since the launch of Dart Charge in November last year, which compares favourably with other similar schemes around the world and indicates strong awareness levels among drivers.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/12/2015 13:59:17 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

432038

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many penalty charge notices have been issued since the introduction of the free-flowing element at the Dartford Crossing.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	17467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the Dart Charge remote payment system at the Dartford Crossing on 30 November 2014, there have been 1,594,225 penalty charge notices issued to UK drivers and 380,663 passed to a European Debt Recovery Agency for issue to overseas drivers (to 31 October 2015). There have been 42,499,904 chargeable crossings during the same period, so this equates to 4.6% of all chargeable crossings.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/12/2015 14:03:05 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

428983

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will amend the criteria by which some students without permanent residence may be entitled to a student loan to reflect the judgement of the Supreme Court in the case of R v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (2015) UKSC 57.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	16883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>On 16 September 2015 the Department published details of an interim policy in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling of 29 July 2015 (on the application of Tigere) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (respondent) 2015 UKSC57.</p><p>We intend to consult shortly on amending the relevant Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 23/11/2015 12:43:40 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord