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786832

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Noise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which parts of the motorway network his Department defines as noise important areas; when Junctions 6 to 9 of the M20 were last assessed to establish whether noise exceeded the levels of the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006; and how noise levels between Junctions 6 to 9 of the M20 compare to such levels on other parts of the motorway network.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	112396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Noise important areas are defined by the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs, under the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006. There are 13 noise important areas between junctions 6 and 9 of the M20. There are no noise levels defined in these Regulations so it is not possible to state how many areas are in exceedance, but noise levels along this stretch of motorway are broadly similar to other parts of the motorway network with similar levels of traffic flow.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/11/2017 14:21:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

786833

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M20: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) fatal accidents and (b) serious accidents took place on the M20 between junctions 6 and 7 and 8 and 9 London-bound and coast-bound in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15, (iii) 2015-16 and (iv) 2016-17; and how that figure compares to the average number of such accidents for all UK motorways.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	112243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested for 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England responds to requests for collision data using validated STATS19 data, which forms part of the National Statistics.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FINANCIAL YEAR ( APR-MAR )</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Fatal accidents </strong></p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 6 and 7 ( coast-bound)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 7 and 6 ( London – bound )</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 8 and 9 ( coast-bound)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 9 and 8 ( London – bound )</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Serious accidents </strong></p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 6 and 7 ( coast-bound)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 7 and 6 ( London – bound )</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 8 and 9 ( coast-bound)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 9 and 8 ( London – bound )</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The equivalent accident numbers for all UK motorways in each of these years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Number of accidents - Motorways</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fatal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fatal and Serious</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>641</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>712</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>769</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Highways England do not currently have the data available by route for 2016-17.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/11/2017 14:24:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

786834

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Kent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the UK's freight traffic uses the Kent motorway network; and what proportion of funding for motorway resurfacing has been allocated to the M20 in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	112244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department produces estimates of vehicle miles by vehicle type and road type. Based on 2016 estimates, 16.6 billion HGV miles were travelled on Britain’s roads. 1.9% of these HGV miles occurred on the Kent motorway network.</p><p> </p><p>11% of all motorway resurfacing in the South East region during the last five years occurred on the M20.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2017 15:52:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

657262

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures his Department has in place to support those of its staff who have mental health problems.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	57138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) and its agencies take the mental wellbeing of its staff very seriously. DfT has a variety of policies and programmes designed to help staff that find themselves suffering with poor mental health.</p><p> </p><p>DfT has recently published an easy to access, practical guide for line managers on how they can support mental wellbeing in the workplace. It also includes advice on understanding the early warning signs and how to manage difficult conversations around mental health.</p><p> </p><p>DfT also supports workplace adjustment passports which are a living record of adjustments that a disabled member of staff requires, including staff with mental health problems. These documents are designed to do the following:</p><p>A) Ensure that both parties, the individual and the employer, have an accurate record of what has been agreed</p><p>B) Minimise the need to re-negotiate workplace adjustments every time the employee changes jobs, is re-located or assigned a new manager within the organisation</p><p>C) Provide employees and their line managers with the basis for discussions about workplace adjustments at future meetings.</p><p> </p><p>DfT has an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). EAP support is tailored to the department and is provided by expert staff who understand our business. It offers support and signposts individuals to advice on things such as bereavement, depression, and anxiety. It also offers counselling sessions.</p><p>DfT has a Mental Health Buddy Network, set up by staff, for staff. It connects people who are suffering from mental health problems with another member of staff who is able to meet with them in complete confidence. The buddies are aware that they are not trained psychiatrists; they do not give advice but provide a listening ear, and signpost to the relevant, professional organisations.</p><p> </p><p>DfT has a dedicated mental health staff network, Time to Change, which is dedicated to changing the department’s culture, and remove the stigma surrounding mental health.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/12/2016 14:04:52 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately