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437233

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to encourage an increase in the number of HGV drivers in the UK to meet demand for such drivers.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	19665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>The Department’s agencies are taking action on HGV driver testing and licensing. This includes recruiting 78 new driving examiners, as well as 65 in training and 41 offered posts. Licence renewal times where there are not medical issues have reduced and changes are being made to the operation of parts of the medical renewals process. The Department is working with other parts of Government to encourage and enable more people to become lorry drivers, including via apprenticeships and action related to Jobcentre Plus.</p><br /><p>I note that over 55,000 tests were conducted in 2014-15, the highest total since 2008-09. Further, the number of Large Goods Vehicle practical and theory tests of all types conducted during July to September 2015 was 34 per cent higher than in the same quarter of 2014.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/12/2015 09:55:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

437235

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to give local authorities the power to enforce moving traffic contraventions under the provisions of the Traffic Management Act 2004.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	19602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to do so at present.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/12/2015 11:31:49 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

437238

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	NATS: Prestwick
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to hold a consultation with the Scottish Government on the future of the NATS centre at Prestwick.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	19537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is currently exploring the sale of its 49 per cent shareholding in NATS, and will ensure that the Scottish Government is consulted about any implications for Prestwick.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/12/2015 09:59:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

437240

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on extension of the Unizone reduced fares rail scheme to the University of Brighton's Hastings campus; if he will provide funding to allow that extension to be implemented immediately; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	19515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>I have received two representations on this matter from Rt Hon and Noble members and two from members of the public in the last 12 months.</p><br /><p>Department for Transport officials have been discussing with GTR the feasibility of extending the Unizone product scope to encompass Hastings, requesting that GTR produce a business case. I understand that GTR are consulting with the University of Brighton and Local Authorities to see if they would be minded to support the initiative and to help keep the Unizone fare low. GTR are also looking at how they can use their ‘Key’ smartcard product to provide a better passenger experience for the user of the Unizone product.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/12/2015 10:24:05 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

436841

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Manchester Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what response his Department has made to requests for more rail travel paths from North Wales to Manchester Airport.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	19450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>The allocation of train paths is a matter for the independent Office of Road and Rail to decide, not the Department for Transport.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/12/2015 15:17:41 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

436842

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Manchester Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on rail paths from North Wales to Manchester Airport.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	19451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>We are aware that Arriva Trains Wales (ATW), and other operators, are seeking to introduce additional services to Manchester Airport; however, capacity through central Manchester and at the Airport is limited. Infrastructure investment to deliver the Northern Hub (including the recently-opened fourth platform at the Airport) will improve the situation, but there are more aspirations for direct services to the Airport than even the post-Hub infrastructure will be able to accommodate.</p><br /><p>Please note that it is the Independent Office of Road and Rail which is responsible for the allocation of train paths and not the Department and it is therefore for the Office of Road and Rail to consider ATW’s application alongside other requests submitted for use of the limited available capacity for additional rail services to/from Manchester Airport.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/12/2015 15:21:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

436845

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	NATS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his plans are for the Government's 49 per cent stake in NATS; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	19420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is currently committed to exploring the sale of its 49% shareholding in NATS and maximising returns to the taxpayer.</p><br /><p>We have not yet set a timetable for the sale.</p><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/12/2015 11:10:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

436846

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 2 of the Government response to the Fifth Report from the Transport Committee, Session 2013-14, on Access to transport for disabled people, HC870, whether he plans to review his Department's Inclusive Mobility guidance in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	19401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>This Government plans to review the Inclusive Mobility Guidance during 2016. We are working with the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) to assess what information should go in this publication and how to make it used and useful to a wide audience.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/12/2015 11:28:36 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

436847

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Manchester Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will estimate the number of passengers from North Wales and Cheshire who are projected to use Manchester Airport in (a) 2015, (b) 2020 and (c) 2025.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	19300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>The last aviation forecasts made by the Department for Transport were produced in January 2013. These gave the following forecasts of passengers using Manchester Airport who began or ended their journeys in North Wales or Cheshire in the central demand case:</p><p>(a) 2015 : 2.46 million</p><p>(b) 2020 : 2.74 million</p><p>(c) 2025 : 3.05 million</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/12/2015 14:58:10 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

436848

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Manchester Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of passengers using Manchester Airport in (a) 2015, (b) 2020 and (c) 2025.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	19299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>The last aviation forecasts made by the Department for Transport were produced in January 2013. These gave the following forecasts of passengers using Manchester Airport for the central demand case:</p><p>(a) 2015 : 19.5 million</p><p>(b) 2020 : 22.1 million</p><p>(c) 2025 : 25.0 million</p><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/12/2015 14:53:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas