{ "format" : "linked-data-api", "version" : "0.2", "result" : {"_about" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?date=2019-10-31&min-questionFirstAnswered.=2019-11-05T11%3A57%3A28.813Z&max-ddpModified.=2019-11-05T12%3A29%3A10.466Z&AnsweringBody.=Department+for+Transport", "definition" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/meta/answeredquestions.text?date=2019-10-31&min-questionFirstAnswered.=2019-11-05T11%3A57%3A28.813Z&max-ddpModified.=2019-11-05T12%3A29%3A10.466Z&AnsweringBody.=Department+for+Transport", "extendedMetadataVersion" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?date=2019-10-31&min-questionFirstAnswered.=2019-11-05T11%3A57%3A28.813Z&max-ddpModified.=2019-11-05T12%3A29%3A10.466Z&AnsweringBody.=Department+for+Transport&_metadata=all", "first" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?date=2019-10-31&_page=0&min-questionFirstAnswered.=2019-11-05T11%3A57%3A28.813Z&max-ddpModified.=2019-11-05T12%3A29%3A10.466Z&AnsweringBody.=Department+for+Transport", "hasPart" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?date=2019-10-31&min-questionFirstAnswered.=2019-11-05T11%3A57%3A28.813Z&max-ddpModified.=2019-11-05T12%3A29%3A10.466Z&AnsweringBody.=Department+for+Transport", "isPartOf" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?date=2019-10-31&min-questionFirstAnswered.=2019-11-05T11%3A57%3A28.813Z&max-ddpModified.=2019-11-05T12%3A29%3A10.466Z&AnsweringBody.=Department+for+Transport", "items" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1167613", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1167613/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is responsible for ensuring that only those who meet the required medical standards are issued with a driving licence.<\/p>

<\/p>

The DVLA considers all available medical evidence before making a decision. If a driving licence is revoked based on the medical information, the DVLA will always consider any further information that subsequently becomes available. If this demonstrates that the required medical standards can be met, the DVLA will investigate and, where appropriate, reinstate the driving entitlement. Drivers whose licences are revoked on medical grounds also have the right to appeal through the courts should they wish to do so.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4020", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for George Freeman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Norfolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "George Freeman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-11-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-11-05T11:59:41.2Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-10-31", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Driving Licences"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what protections there are for drivers whose licences are revoked on medical grounds where the medical information used was demonstrably incorrect.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4048", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Nokes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Romsey and Southampton North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Nokes"} ], "uin" : "8251"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1167620", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1167620/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publishes data on the number of rail passenger kilometres by train operator, which has been converted to miles and presented in the table below.<\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

Table 1: Passenger miles on South Western Railway (billions), 2008-09 to 2018-19<\/strong><\/p>

Financial year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

South Western Railways passenger miles (billions)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Annual Percentage change<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2008-09<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3.32<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2009-10<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3.28<\/p><\/td>

-1.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3.43<\/p><\/td>

4.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3.55<\/p><\/td>

3.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3.59<\/p><\/td>

1.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3.76<\/p><\/td>

4.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3.87<\/p><\/td>

2.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3.98<\/p><\/td>

2.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3.98<\/p><\/td>

0.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3.69<\/p><\/td>

-7.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3.75<\/p><\/td>

1.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Passenger kilometres by train operator from 2011-12 are available in Table 12.11 at the following link:<\/p>

https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/passenger-rail-usage/<\/a><\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

Historic data prior to 2011-12 is available in the ORR\u2019s archived publications at the following link:<\/p>

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20180605092325/http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/previous-data/orr-archived-national-rail-trends-publications<\/a><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3977", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Daventry"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Heaton-Harris"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-11-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-11-05T12:17:13.377Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-10-31", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "South Western Rail Franchise"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change in the number of passenger miles travelled there has been in the South Western Trains/South Western Railway franchise area in the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3969", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damian Hinds"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Hampshire"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Damian Hinds"} ], "uin" : "8219"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1167621", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1167621/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Waterloo Capacity Enhancement programme has lengthened suburban platforms to accommodate 10-car length trains and provide an additional five platforms at Waterloo by bringing the former International Terminal platforms back into regular use. This has enabled an increase in seat capacity on trains at Waterloo.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Department for Transport (DfT) publishes data on seat capacity on central London arrivals and departures by rail on a typical autumn weekday. This data was first published for 2011 and the latest published data is for 2018, as presented in the table below.<\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

Table 1: Total seats available on a typical autumn weekday at Vauxhall (for Waterloo) 2011 to 2018<\/strong><\/p>

Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Total seats<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Percentage change from previous year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011<\/p><\/td>

700,825<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012<\/p><\/td>

707,218<\/p><\/td>

0.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013<\/p><\/td>

707,138<\/p><\/td>

0.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014<\/p><\/td>

717,848<\/p><\/td>

1.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015<\/p><\/td>

723,407<\/p><\/td>

0.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016<\/p><\/td>

736,370<\/p><\/td>

1.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017<\/p><\/td>

737,791<\/p><\/td>

0.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018<\/p><\/td>

809,166<\/p><\/td>

9.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Notes:<\/p>

  1. Where a city has more than one station in the city centre along the same route, the seating capacity into the city centre is counted on arrival at the first city centre station the train called at, and the seating capacity departing from the city centre is counted on departure from the final city centre station the train called at. The seating capacity for London Waterloo trains will therefore be the total seating capacity at Vauxhall.<\/p><\/li>

  2. For the production of DfT\u2019s rail crowding statistics, some peak trains are also given a standing allowance to reflect additional standing capacity for shorter journeys. Standing capacity has not been included in the table above.<\/p><\/li><\/ol>

    <\/p>

    Train capacity (total seats) for central London arrivals and departures by rail on a typical autumn weekday by station and timeband are available in Table RAI0203 at the following link:<\/p>

    https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/rai02-capacity-and-overcrowding<\/a><\/p>

    <\/strong><\/p>

    <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3977", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Daventry"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Heaton-Harris"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-11-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-11-05T12:14:11.867Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-10-31", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Waterloo Station"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change in passenger capacity there has been at Waterloo station in the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3969", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damian Hinds"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Hampshire"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Damian Hinds"} ], "uin" : "8220"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1167622", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1167622/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

    Between 2008/09 and 2017/18 the department received net funding of £280m from the South West Trains/South Western Railway franchise area. This included £2.3bn in Network Rail grants offset by £2.6bn Premium payments to the Department. ORR data for 2018/19 have yet to be published.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3977", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Daventry"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Heaton-Harris"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-11-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-11-05T12:19:39.5Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-10-31", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "South Western Rail Franchise"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has allocated to the South Western Trains/South Western Railways franchise area in the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3969", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damian Hinds"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Hampshire"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Damian Hinds"} ], "uin" : "8221"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1167623", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1167623/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

    Crossrail 2 could provide transformational uplifts in capacity, connectivity, and quality of life for those travelling into and across London from the South West Main Line (SWML). The scheme could help to ease pressure at Waterloo, potentially reducing national rail arrivals by more than 15% across the three-hour weekday morning peak.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3926", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Maynard"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Blackpool North and Cleveleys"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Paul Maynard"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-11-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-11-05T12:19:25.1Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-10-31", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Waterloo Station"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the capacity relief created at Waterloo station from the proposed crossrail 2 project.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3969", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damian Hinds"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Hampshire"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Damian Hinds"} ], "uin" : "8222"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1167671", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1167671/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

    The Secretary of State announced on 24 October that the Department for Transport will carry out an evidence stocktake to gather the facts about smart motorway safety. This will include assessing the safety performance of smart motorways and conventional motorways with a hard shoulder.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4020", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for George Freeman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Norfolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "George Freeman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-11-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-11-05T11:57:28.813Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-10-31", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Motorways: Safety"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the safety of smart motorways compared with that of motorways with a hard shoulder.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4652", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lee Rowley"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North East Derbyshire"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lee Rowley"} ], "uin" : "8282"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 6, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }