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1700013

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to expedite compensation for people required to move home for the construction of HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	20881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>In all cases, HS2 Ltd seeks to provide compensation in as timely a manner as possible. And the focus of the Department for Transport has always been on devising policies to ensure that transactions are progressed promptly. For instance, the streamlined residential blight (SRB) scheme was introduced to provide a quicker route for property owners to sell their home as the process does not require negotiation on the property value and disturbance items. This goes beyond what is mandated in law (through the Compensation Code).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/04/2024 14:42:41 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1700060

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to 16465 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, what the average waiting time for DVSA driving tests was across Great Britain as of 6 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	21006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p> </p><p>As of 8 April 2024, there were 510,385 car practical driving tests booked, and 119,545 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in Great Britain, in March 2024, was 17.1 weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/04/2024 14:41:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1700331

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bicycles: Lighting
	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 (a) safety of the use of bright LEDs on cycles and (b) adequacy of standards regulation on those lights.
	tabling member constituency	St Ives
	tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
	uin	21175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Requirements for the fitment and use of bicycle lamps are set out in the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 as amended.</p><p>Enforcement of road traffic law is generally an operational matter for individual Police Forces.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/04/2024 14:07:42 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1700410

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
	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 7 March 2024 to Question 16992 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, if his Department will publish its response to that consultation before the end of this Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
	uin	21297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Pavement Parking is a complex issue. The Department is considering the consultation findings in order to reach the best outcome for all road users. We want to take the right step for communities and ensure that local authorities have appropriate and effective tools at their disposal and will make an announcement in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/04/2024 11:24:13 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1700423

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce which Access for All programmes will be funded during Control Period 7.
	tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
	uin	21310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of our recent Network North announcement, the Government confirmed £350m will be made available to improve the accessibility of our train stations. We are assessing over 300 nominations for Access for All funding. At stations awarded funding this will create an obstacle free, accessible route from the station entrance to platforms. Successful nominations will be announced in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/04/2024 14:46:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1699293

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) on 18 March (17105), what discussions have taken place between the Department for Transport and the Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency regarding the Motorcycle Industry Association’s 'A Licence to Net Zero' campaign.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL3690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is committed to reviewing all aspects of motorcycle training and testing. It is working with key industry representatives, including the Motorcycle Industry Association, to plan the next roundtable meeting scheduled for 8 May 2024. The roundtable meeting will explore reforms to motorcycle training and testing, and licensing for L category vehicles as set out in the ‘A Net Licence to Zero’ action plan.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 09/04/2024 15:14:21 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1699294

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) on 12 February (12929), when they will publish the chapter on zero emission powered light vehicles for the Local Authority Transport Decarbonisation Toolkit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL3691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>The guidance for Local Authorities on zero emission powered light vehicles is being finalised and is expected to be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 09/04/2024 15:11:29 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1698868

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airports: Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) detection and (b) management of drones around UK airports.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	20629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulate the use of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (drones) to ensure the use of drones remains safe and secure.</p><p> </p><p>Some airports in the UK are already using drone detection systems supplied by third parties to detect and/or manage drone activities within their airspace.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 15/04/2024 11:12:57 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1698952

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ragwort
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that ragwort is removed from (a) roadside and (b) other land for which the Highways Agency is responsible.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	20549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>National Highways recognises that ragwort poisoning can have a devastating effect on horses, as well as being damaging to cattle and other animals. However, in the right place, and where there is no risk to animal welfare, ragwort contributes to the biodiversity of the flora and fauna of the countryside.</p><p> </p><p>On the strategic road network, where ragwort presents a high risk of poisoning horses and livestock or spreading to fields used for the production of forage, National Highways prevents ragwort spreading. National Highways policy for Common Ragwort control applies Defra’s ‘Code of Practice on how to Prevent the Spread of Ragwort’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 13:44:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1698964

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many single justice procedures notices have been issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	20669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of single justice procedures notices the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency issued in each year since 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Single Justice Procedures notices issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,593</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>80,378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>156,946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>166,543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>158,728</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>45,458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>63,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>112,121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>181,873</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 14:55:35 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight