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	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Outdoor Recreation: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will publish further guidance to local authorities advising them of the benefits of street play for children and of the powers that local authorities have to permit road closures in residential areas for that purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	148866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has no plans to publish guidance on Play Streets. It is for local authorities to decide whether or not to implement road closures.</p><p> </p><p>Specific legislation covering Play Streets is provided in section 29 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This enables local authorities to close roads for the purposes of street play, through a Traffic Regulation Order. This must be indicated on street with appropriate traffic signs.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities may also close roads under Section 16a of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, but this legislation covers special events, rather than specifically street play. An order under this section may only be made three times a year. Any subsequent orders must be approved by the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2018 14:10:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1027512

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department has plans to legalise longer heavier vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	203308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to increase the maximum length or weight of vehicles allowed in general circulation. The Department is running a trial of longer semi-trailers, which have the same maximum weight as a standard articulated lorry, but are longer. The Department has published annual evaluations of the trial, most recently in September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/12/2018 11:40:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1087051

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to implement the recommendations in the document entitled, Blue Badge consultation: summary of responses and government response, published on 29 July 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	231515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is currently developing guidance, drawing on expertise from medical and healthcare professionals, as well as various disability organisations and local authorities, so that authorities will be able to assess applications under the expanded eligibility criteria for non-physical and hidden disabilities. The guidance will be published following forthcoming revisions of the statutory regulations, planned for the end of April. The changes will come into force at a later date, to allow time for local authorities to make appropriate arrangements once the guidance is published.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/03/2019 12:53:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1087118

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Enforcement
	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 18 January 2019 to Question 207270 on Cycleways, what representations he has received on commencing provisions in Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 to allow local authorities in England outside London to enforce moving traffic offences, and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	231518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The issue of moving traffic enforcement has been raised with the Department for Transport by a number of stakeholders over time, including representatives of local government and transport operators. The Department has no current plans to enable local authorities in England outside London to undertake the civil enforcement of these offences.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/03/2019 13:17:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1105475

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
	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 14 March 2019 to Question 231515 on Blue Badge Scheme, which disability organisations his Department has consulted with on developing the guidance on the expanded eligibility criteria for Blue Badges; and on what date he plans for people with non-physical and hidden disabilities to be able to apply for Blue Badges.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	237698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has consulted with the following disability groups Alzheimer’s UK, Disabled Motoring, Scope, Down’s Syndrome Association, Dementia UK, National Autistic Society, Mencap, Parkinson’s UK Anxiety UK and Crohns &amp; Colitis.</p><p>The Department hopes to lay these new regulations in Parliament in April 2019, and they will specify when these changes will come into force.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/04/2019 10:42:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1109452

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shared Spaces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his provides to local authorities on the development of shared space schemes where pedestrians and cyclists, but not motorists, are required to share pavement space.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	240586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The situation in which pavements are shared by cyclists and pedestrians is known as shared use rather than shared space. The Department for Transport issued guidance on the development of these schemes in ‘Local Transport Note 1/12: Shared use routes for pedestrians and cyclists’. It stresses the importance of high quality, inclusive design which addresses the needs of all users, including older people and disabled people. It also emphasises that shared use proposals require careful consideration, and that designers need to ensure that introducing cycling to an existing pedestrian route does not make conditions significantly worse for pedestrians.</p><p> </p><p>Local Transport Note 1/12 is available from the Department’s website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shared-use" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shared-use</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/04/2019 11:47:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1109502

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shared Spaces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the development of shared space schemes where cyclists and motorists are required to share highway space.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	240587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport issued guidance on the design of cycling infrastructure in ‘Local Transport Note 2/08: Cycle Infrastructure Design’. This provides advice on a wide range of measures, including how to provide facilities for cyclists on-road.</p><p>Local Transport Note 2/08 is available from the Department’s website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-208" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-208</a></p><p>The Department is currently updating 'Local Transport Note 2/08: Cycle Infrastructure Design'.</p><p>Guidance on providing for cyclists on the trunk road network is available in ‘Interim Advice Note 195/16: Cycle Traffic and the Strategic Road Network’, which is available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/ha/standards/ians/pdfs/ian195.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/ha/standards/ians/pdfs/ian195.pdf</a></p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/04/2019 11:43:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire