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782877

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the task and finish group on taxi and private hire vehicle licensing will invite disabled people and organisations representing disabled people to give evidence.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	111254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>In recognition of the breadth of perspectives and needs which the task and finish group on taxi and private hire vehicle licensing must consider in its review of sector issues, the terms of reference were designed to ensure that evidence could be taken from external parties. The group has recognised the importance of the sector to disabled people by already taking written evidence from the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee, the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, and the National Association of Taxi Users.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 07/11/2017 15:42:09 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

782878

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how his Department took account of the needs of disabled people when it set out the terms of reference and membership of the task and finish group on taxi and private hire vehicle licensing.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	111255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The terms of reference and membership of the task and finish group on taxi and private hire vehicle licensing were designed to bring together a small but broadly representative group of sector stakeholders, to consider current issues and produce recommendations for action. In recognition of the breadth of perspectives that the group would need to consider, the terms of reference were specifically designed to ensure that the group would have the ability to invite others to provide evidence. To that end, the group has already taken written evidence from a range of organisations including the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee, the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, and the National Association of Taxi Users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 07/11/2017 15:36:47 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

756204

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
	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 ensure that local authorities have a taxi licensing policy in place.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	7563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The legislation that provides for the licensing of taxi services is enabling in its nature, giving licensing authorities the discretion to set standards that they deem to be appropriate for their area. Although currently there is no requirement in legislation for local authorities to have a published taxi licensing policy in place, the Department for Transport does publish Best Practice Guidance to assist licensing authorities when setting standards for taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers and operators.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will, for the first time, issue statutory guidance to licensing authorities. The guidance will contain robust standards that I expect all licensing authorities to adopt, to ensure that all passengers, particularly children and vulnerable adults, are protected when using taxi and PHV services. We will also consult on revised best practice guidance which will include recommendations to licensing authorities to assist them in setting appropriate standards to enable the provision of services the public demand.</p><p> </p><p>At the recent Westminster Hall Debate on the ‘Regulation of working conditions in the private hire industry’ I announced my intention to set up a working group to consider how PHV and taxi licensing authorities use their powers. The group’s terms of reference and membership will be confirmed shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/09/2017 10:21:54 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

722147

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	71051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Freedom of Information requests are responded to by the most appropriate person in the Department, based on the subject matter of the request. This means that any member of staff may be responsible for answering requests, which are allocated to them on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 26/04/2017 10:45:45 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

713023

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions his Department took longer than 30 working days to respond to a freedom of information request in each month since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	68673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my Answer of 24 March to UIN 68270.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 29/03/2017 09:16:55 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

711815

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's average response rate was to individual Freedom of Information requests in each month from July 2016 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	68270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>Freedom of Information statistics are Official Statistics and are governed by the standards set out by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) in their Code of Practice. To publish information outside of the release timetable would be a breach of Protocol 2 of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest FOI statistics were published in December 2016 and are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/freedom-of-information-statistics-july-to-september-2016--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/freedom-of-information-statistics-july-to-september-2016--2</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/03/2017 10:59:42 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

621967

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of senior civil service graded posts in his Department classified as (i) deputy director, (ii) assistant director, (iii) team leader and (iv) policy manager have been based outside London in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	50407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on Deputy Director roles undertaken by Senior Civil Servants (SCS) outside of London is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of deputy director roles</p></td><td><p>Proportion of deputy director roles based outside London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>28.57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>13.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>13.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>2014 consists of SCS roles for the central Department and 5 executive agencies, including the Highways Agency (now known as Highways England). From 1<sup>st</sup> April 2015, Highways England became a Limited Company and is therefore excluded from the figures in 2015 and 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 03/11/2016 11:14:50 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

226067

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M67: Fly-tipping
	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 9 March 2015 to Question 225868, if he will instruct Highways Agency officers to clear fly tipping along the embankments on the M67 in Denton at Queen Street, Holland Street, Manchester Road, Lake Road and Wood Street.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	226747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The Highways Agency is, as of 10 March 2015, on site undertaking an inspection of all areas of the M67, including the embankments. This assessment applies a grading for both litter and refuse in accordance with a Code of Practice, which supplements the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and specifies standards of cleanliness and response times. Nevertheless, I regard these standards as a baseline above and beyond which we should aim.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any restoration measures are required to take place within timescales set out in the Code of Practice. It specifies fourteen days for slip-road carriageways, their hard-shoulders, verges and embankments. It specifies twenty-eight days (or as soon as is reasonably practicable) for mainline carriageways, their central reservations, hard-shoulders, verges and embankments. I have asked the Highways Agency to ensure that it meets its obligations for removing litter and fly-tipped waste, in accordance with the results of the ongoing assessment of all areas of the M67 and to report to me accordingly. When they have done so I will ensure that a copy of the report is forwarded to the honourable gentleman.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/03/2015 16:56:30 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

226069

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M67: Fly-tipping
	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 9 March to 2015 to Question 225869, if he will direct Highways Agency officers to clear the slip roads, central reservations and embankments of the M67 of litter.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	226748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The Highways Agency is, as of 10 March 2015, on site undertaking an inspection of all areas of the M67, including the slip-roads, central reservations and embankments. This assessment applies a grading for both litter and refuse in accordance with a Code of Practice, which supplements the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and specifies standards of cleanliness and response times. Nevertheless, I regard these standards as a baseline above and beyond which we should aim.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any restoration measures are required to take place within timescales set out in the Code of Practice. It specifies fourteen days for slip-road carriageways, their hard-shoulders, verges and embankments. It specifies twenty-eight days (or as soon as is reasonably practicable) for mainline carriageways, their central reservations, hard-shoulders, verges and embankments. I have asked the Highways Agency to ensure that it meets its obligations for removing litter, in accordance with the results of the ongoing assessment of all areas of the M67 and, as noted in my answer to 226747, report to me accordingly. When they have done so I will ensure that a copy of the report is forwarded to the honourable gentleman.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/03/2015 16:34:35 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

224511

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M67: Fly Tipping
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the embankments of the M67 in Denton were last assessed for fly tipping.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	225868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The slip roads and main carriageway of the M67 Motorway at Denton were last inspected on 28 February and 1 March, respectively. These inspections included an assessment of the embankments, where no evidence of fly tipping was found.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 09/03/2015 14:24:56 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne