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782865

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Humber Bridge: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse would be of abolishing fees on the Humber Bridge.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	111245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The tolls on the Humber Bridge were introduced to help pay for the costs of constructing the Bridge, which opened in 1981. Construction was financed through a loan from the Government of the day.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012, the present Government wrote off £150m of the £332m debt In order to reduce tolls and encourage use of the Bridge. Since then, the number of vehicles using the Bridge has increased significantly.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015, the Humber Bridge Board refinanced the remaining debt of £172m with a Public Works Board Loan. The Government has not made an estimate of the costs of abolishing tolls on the Humber Bridge, since the operation and financing of the remaining debt of the Humber Bridge is the responsibility for the Board and its constituent authorities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 111238 111246 question first answered 08/11/2017 10:59:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

782866

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Humber Bridge: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the Government introduced fees on the Humber Bridge; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	111246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The tolls on the Humber Bridge were introduced to help pay for the costs of constructing the Bridge, which opened in 1981. Construction was financed through a loan from the Government of the day.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012, the present Government wrote off £150m of the £332m debt In order to reduce tolls and encourage use of the Bridge. Since then, the number of vehicles using the Bridge has increased significantly.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015, the Humber Bridge Board refinanced the remaining debt of £172m with a Public Works Board Loan. The Government has not made an estimate of the costs of abolishing tolls on the Humber Bridge, since the operation and financing of the remaining debt of the Humber Bridge is the responsibility for the Board and its constituent authorities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 111238 111245 question first answered 08/11/2017 10:59:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

782867

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Humber Bridge: Tolls
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 (a) reduce and (b) abolish fees for customers on the Humber Bridge; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	111238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The tolls on the Humber Bridge were introduced to help pay for the costs of constructing the Bridge, which opened in 1981. Construction was financed through a loan from the Government of the day.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012, the present Government wrote off £150m of the £332m debt In order to reduce tolls and encourage use of the Bridge. Since then, the number of vehicles using the Bridge has increased significantly.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015, the Humber Bridge Board refinanced the remaining debt of £172m with a Public Works Board Loan. The Government has not made an estimate of the costs of abolishing tolls on the Humber Bridge, since the operation and financing of the remaining debt of the Humber Bridge is the responsibility for the Board and its constituent authorities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 111245 111246 question first answered 08/11/2017 10:59:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

782874

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's preparations for the UK leaving the EU with (a) an agreement on future partnership and (b) no agreement with the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
tabling member printed	Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg
uin	111217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Following the referendum in June 2016, the Department for Transport continues to make rigorous preparations for a range of possible outcomes from the UK's negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 09/11/2017 12:23:27 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

782879

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lifeboats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which areas of the UK coastline have no lifeboat coverage within a one hour journey time.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	111050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>Lifeboat provision in the UK is delivered by independent charitable organisations who declare their lifeboats available to Her Majesty’s Coastguard (HMCG). It is the responsibility of those organisations to decide on the specific operational capacity it considers appropriate based on factors such as coastal activity and the availability and suitability of other declared rescue assets covering that area.</p><p> </p><p>Search and rescue (SAR) response in the United Kingdom relies on a matrix of resources including SAR helicopters, lifeboats, community-based Coastguard Rescue Teams, commercial shipping, fishing and other vessels in the vicinity of an incident, and potentially other emergency services. In coordinating a response to any incident, HMCG will consider the range of resources available to them, on an incident by-incident basis, before tasking the most appropriate asset.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/11/2017 10:37:53 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

782880

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Telephone Services
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 his Department's public phone-lines charge members of the public to call.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	111089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department, including its Agencies, has 3,187 public phone-lines. The vast majority of these lines are for the general public to make enquiries at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (more than 40 numbers using over 1500 lines) and at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (for example at driving test centres).</p><p> </p><p>Fewer than 1% of those phone lines are free to the caller (via an 0800 number). However, the charges otherwise paid by the caller from a landline will in virtually all cases be at the standard or local rate. Whilst the DVLA publicise two premium rate numbers which the general public can call for translation services, this means that apart from those the Department including its Agencies makes no income from their phone lines for the general public to call.</p><p> </p><p>Charges may be different for a mobile phone depending upon the rate that the relevant network operator imposes, though many people have a free calls allowance as part of their mobile phone package.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/11/2017 10:41:46 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

782881

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Volkswagen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with representatives of Volkswagen on the timetable for the completion of the required emissions and technological repair work for affected vehicles in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	111008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>Ministers have pressed Volkswagen to apply the technical fix to vehicles in the UK (including Northern Ireland) as quickly as possible and to make it as easy as possible for owners to have this work completed. Officials meet monthly with the company to discuss their progress. Volkswagen have now applied the technical measure to around 800,000 of the 1.2m affected vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/11/2017 10:50:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

782193

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M62: Kirklees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential economic effect of the decision to review improvements to the M62/M606 Chain Bar road junction on local businesses and communities.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	110775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>When evaluating the scheme, transport related benefits including travel time, operating costs and reliability were taken into account. The Value for Money assessment for the scheme was less than 1, meaning for every £1 invested, there would have been a loss to the UK economy in terms of return.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/11/2017 14:28:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

782196

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what medical evidence motorists are required to provide to the DVLA regarding fitness on reaching the age of 70; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	110911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>When renewing their driving entitlement at the age of 70, licence holders must declare that they can continue to meet the relevant medical standards, including as regards their eyesight. The law requires all driving licence holders, regardless of age, to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) of any medical condition that could affect their fitness to drive. Failure to do so is an offence.</p><p> </p><p>If a driver of any age notifies the DVLA of a medical condition, an investigation will be carried out. This can involve requesting additional information from the applicant’s doctors, or they may be asked to attend a medical examination with a DVLA-appointed doctor.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/11/2017 14:17:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

782250

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department will publish its assessment of the necessary changes to local waste management plans which will result from removing the Lakeside Energy from Waste plant in Slough as part of the proposed Heathrow Northwest Runway scheme.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	110899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises in the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) the role of the Lakeside Energy from Waste plant in local waste management plans. The draft Airports NPS requires any future applicant for development consent to have assessed the effects of removing the plant upon capacity for treatment of waste and to make reasonable endeavours to ensure that sufficient provision is made to address the reduction in waste treatment capacity caused by the loss of the plant.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 06/11/2017 15:12:37 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable