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1042264

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will bring forward legislative proposals to allow roadside rescue and recovery operators to use red warning light on their vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	209303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important work that recovery operators perform. The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (RVLR) 1989 permit the use of amber warning beacons capable of emitting a flashing or rotating beam of light to raise awareness of vehicles during recovery operations. Amber is a universally recognised signal colour.</p><p> </p><p>RVLR also permits the use of an illuminated warning sign which must show a steady light, and be red if showing to the rear of the vehicle, and white or in some circumstances yellow if showing to the front.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to change the law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/01/2019 13:30:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1170677

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Safety
	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 potential safety benefits to roadside rescue and recovery operators of being permitted to use red lights; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	3156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The previous Government announced its intention to review available evidence to see if a more flexible approach might be appropriate regarding amending regulations to permit the use of red flashing lights by road recovery operators.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving road safety. The Department is commissioning this study, which will involve an assessment of the potential risks and benefits. A decision to review the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 will be taken once the study has reported.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/01/2020 15:25:09 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1058998

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Freight
	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 support the Road Haulage Association's Road to Logistics initiative that provides (a) training and (b) employment within the road haulage sector; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	219340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department has been working closely with industry representatives on the Road to Logistics package to ensure that the initiative is suitable for consideration by the Government. We are now giving the proposal for specific Government funding support careful scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/02/2019 16:41:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1127082

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many extra emergency refuge areas have been added to existing stretches of all lane running motorways.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	255305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Reviews of the first two schemes to be designed to the all lane running standard, both on the M25, shows they are performing well and in line with expectations; successfully increasing capacity and improving journeys for motorists. These reviews found that the M25 schemes delivered an overall 27% safety improvement.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, to help drivers feel more confident they can find a place to stop in an emergency, Highways England have committed to reducing the maximum spacing of emergency areas which is currently about every mile and a half (about 90 seconds at 60mph), to around every mile (about every minute at 60mph). This will take place on new schemes being constructed from 2020 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>Currently the average spacing on all lane running sections is just over a mile.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in the next twelve months construction work will commence to install 10 additional emergency refuge areas on the M25.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/05/2019 10:41:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1601619

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the Answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 82246, on Motorways: Litter, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including National Highways’ legal duty to ensure the motorways are kept clear of litter as a separate high-level Key Performance Indicator in the Third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) performance specification.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	158837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>As part of developing the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3), we continue to explore potential metrics for inclusion in RIS3 performance specification, as well as possible improvements to existing metrics such as litter. We are working to ensure that the targeted metrics in RIS3 – the Key Performance Indicators focus on the things that are most important to road users and contribute to wider government priorities. This process will involve considering the responses to the forthcoming public consultation on National Highways’ SRN Initial Report.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/03/2023 12:43:43 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1601620

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the Answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 82246, on Motorways: Litter, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that National Highways meets its legal duty to ensure the motorways are kept clear of litter ahead of the commencement of the Third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) performance specification in 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	158838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>As sent out in National Highways’ Litter Strategy, both the Department and National Highways recognise that more can be done to combat litter along motorways, and together we are working to achieve this in a number of ways. This includes working with National Highways to maintain continuous improvement in its partnership working with Local Authorities and working to trial and implement evidence-based anti-littering campaigns on and near motorways to positively influence littering behaviour. The Office of Rail and Road monitors National Highways’ performance against its litter performance indicator.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/03/2023 12:45:43 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1127083

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional emergency refuge areas he plans to add to existing stretches of all lane running motorways in the next twelve months.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	255306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>In the next twelve months construction work will commence to install 10 additional emergency refuge areas on the M25.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Highways England are also enhancing the visibility of emergency areas on all new and existing smart motorways by installing orange surfacing and improved, more frequent signs. These changes are designed to help drivers feel more confident that they can find a safe place to stop in an emergency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/05/2019 10:35:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1174887

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M42
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of breakdowns along the length of the M42 active traffic management pilot took place (a) in a live lane and (b) not in a live lane in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	10330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>We want our roads to be as safe as possible. That is why the Secretary of State asked the Department to carry out an evidence stocktake to gather the facts about the safety of smart motorways and make recommendations. The Department will present the findings of the stocktake shortly.</p><p> </p><p>While I would not want to pre-judge the results of that work, what I can say is that we will continue to prioritise improving safety – making conditions safer for everyone on our roads. The Roads Minister will write to you as soon as the stocktake is completed to answer your specific question.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 07/02/2020 12:14:06 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1170668

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of breakdowns on motorways that do not use (a) all lane running and (b) dynamic hard shoulder take place (a) in a live lane and (ii) not in a live lane; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	3155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The table below includes all breakdown cases where the location has been categorised as being in a live lane or not in a live lane.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Breakdown - live lane</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Breakdown - not in live lane</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Frequency</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Frequency</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>27,004</p></td><td><p>20.3%</p></td><td><p>106,134</p></td><td><p>79.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>26,060</p></td><td><p>21.0%</p></td><td><p>98,317</p></td><td><p>79.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>29,987</p></td><td><p>19.7%</p></td><td><p>122,076</p></td><td><p>80.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>27,410</p></td><td><p>21.0%</p></td><td><p>103,061</p></td><td><p>79.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data which has not conformed to these two location descriptions is not included within the table.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/01/2020 15:39:46 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1601618

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fines for littering have been issued by National Highways and its predecessors since 1 January 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	158836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>National Highways is not an enforcement organisation and so does not have the powers to issue fines for littering or other offences.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/03/2023 12:41:05 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning