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834614

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide clearer guidance and standardisation for flashing bike lights.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>Standards for the fitment and use of bike lights are set out in the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 as amended.</p><p> </p><p>Front and rear flashing lights are permitted on bicycles provided they do not cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other road users, have a constant flashing frequency of 1 to 4hz and, if they are the only lights fitted, an intensity of not less than four candelas.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2018 13:27:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

834645

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport: North Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department provides for community transport initiatives in North Cornwall constituency.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	126093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department has devolved £773,409 of BSOG funding directly to Cornwall County Council. It is for each local authority to decide how to precisely spend their devolved BSOG grant, however funds may only be used to support bus services, which includes community transport services run under a section 19 permit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department paid £505,868 excluding VAT in grant funding to eleven community transport operators in Cornwall, toward minibuses to use for the benefit of their passengers from the Department’s Community Minibus Fund (CMF). The North Cornwall constituency will receive some of this CMF support.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also paid £2,681 directly to four community transport operators in the North Cornwall constituency in the 2016-17 financial year through BSOG.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2018 11:54:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

834653

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of damage to pavements as a result of (a) illegal parking and (b) unloading by vehicles; and will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	126101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has made no estimate of the cost of damage to pavements as a result of (a) illegal parking and by (b) unloading of vehicles. This also includes how many pedestrians were injured as a result of damage to the pavement caused by vehicles in each year since 2005.</p><p> </p><p>The management and maintenance of footways falls under the responsibility of highway authorities. The Department for Transport endorses the Code of Practice on Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure as published by the UK Roads Liaison Group.</p><p> </p><p>The Code provides advice to highway authorities on a number of issues including highway and footway maintenance. Advice suggests that illegal parking on verges and footways, especially by heavy vehicles, could cause considerable damage and where this has occurred it might be relevant for authorities to increase inspection frequency and consider new materials or other forms of prevention.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 126109 question first answered 09/02/2018 11:49:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

834657

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedestrians: Injuries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pedestrians were injured, excluding by terrorism, as a result of vehicles (a) driving and (b) parking on pavements in (i) Dacorum, (ii) Hertfordshire and (iii) England and Wales in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	126105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The number of pedestrian casualties in reported road accidents and the number of pedestrian casualties on the footway or verge for (i) Dacorum, (ii) Hertfordshire and (iii) England and Wales, for the years 2005 to 2016, are set out in the tables.</p><p> </p><p>(i) Dacorum</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>All pedestrian casualties </strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Pedestrian casualties on the footway or verge</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p><strong>42</strong></p></td><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p><strong>51</strong></p></td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p><strong>54</strong></p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p><strong>44</strong></p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p><strong>49</strong></p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p><strong>45</strong></p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p><strong>52</strong></p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p><strong>38</strong></p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p><strong>44</strong></p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p><strong>31</strong></p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p><strong>43</strong></p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(ii) Hertfordshire</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>All pedestrian casualties </strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Pedestrian casualties on the footway or verge</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>287</p></td><td><p><strong>374</strong></p></td><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p><strong>40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p><strong>377</strong></p></td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p><strong>46</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p><strong>396</strong></p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p><strong>361</strong></p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p><strong>308</strong></p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p><strong>42</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p><strong>327</strong></p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p><strong>361</strong></p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p><strong>45</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p><strong>359</strong></p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p><strong>323</strong></p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p><strong>45</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p><strong>394</strong></p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p><strong>67</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p><strong>381</strong></p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p><strong>46</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p><strong>333</strong></p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p><strong>46</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(iii) England and Wales</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>All pedestrian casualties </strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Pedestrian casualties on the footway or verge</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>605</p></td><td><p>5,800</p></td><td><p>23,828</p></td><td><p><strong>30,233</strong></p></td><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>449</p></td><td><p>2,631</p></td><td><p><strong>3,128</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>614</p></td><td><p>5,694</p></td><td><p>21,840</p></td><td><p><strong>28,148</strong></p></td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>477</p></td><td><p>2,389</p></td><td><p><strong>2,908</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>5,699</p></td><td><p>21,226</p></td><td><p><strong>27,510</strong></p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>484</p></td><td><p>2,340</p></td><td><p><strong>2,863</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>511</p></td><td><p>5,437</p></td><td><p>19,939</p></td><td><p><strong>25,887</strong></p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>2,123</p></td><td><p><strong>2,616</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>453</p></td><td><p>5,040</p></td><td><p>19,196</p></td><td><p><strong>24,689</strong></p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>2,104</p></td><td><p><strong>2,601</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>4,747</p></td><td><p>18,729</p></td><td><p><strong>23,834</strong></p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>333</p></td><td><p>2,048</p></td><td><p><strong>2,420</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>4,942</p></td><td><p>18,789</p></td><td><p><strong>24,141</strong></p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>1,997</p></td><td><p><strong>2,399</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>5,103</p></td><td><p>17,800</p></td><td><p><strong>23,269</strong></p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>404</p></td><td><p>1,984</p></td><td><p><strong>2,407</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>361</p></td><td><p>4,596</p></td><td><p>17,332</p></td><td><p><strong>22,289</strong></p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>1,929</p></td><td><p><strong>2,305</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>4,640</p></td><td><p>17,979</p></td><td><p><strong>23,009</strong></p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>398</p></td><td><p>1,962</p></td><td><p><strong>2,388</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p>4,519</p></td><td><p>17,487</p></td><td><p><strong>22,373</strong></p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>1,910</p></td><td><p><strong>2,293</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>416</p></td><td><p>4,743</p></td><td><p>16,728</p></td><td><p><strong>21,887</strong></p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>1,841</p></td><td><p><strong>2,296</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2018 11:38:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

834661

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedestrian Areas: Injuries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pedestrian were injured as a result of damage to the pavement caused by vehicles in (a) Dacorum, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) England and Wales in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	126109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has made no estimate of the cost of damage to pavements as a result of (a) illegal parking and by (b) unloading of vehicles. This also includes how many pedestrians were injured as a result of damage to the pavement caused by vehicles in each year since 2005.</p><p> </p><p>The management and maintenance of footways falls under the responsibility of highway authorities. The Department for Transport endorses the Code of Practice on Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure as published by the UK Roads Liaison Group.</p><p> </p><p>The Code provides advice to highway authorities on a number of issues including highway and footway maintenance. Advice suggests that illegal parking on verges and footways, especially by heavy vehicles, could cause considerable damage and where this has occurred it might be relevant for authorities to increase inspection frequency and consider new materials or other forms of prevention.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 126101 question first answered 09/02/2018 11:49:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

834677

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support the aviation industry in reducing carbon emissions as that sector expands.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	126125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>Given the international nature of the aviation sector, the Government’s emphasis has been on taking action at the global level as the best means of addressing carbon emissions from aviation.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016, the UK was instrumental in reaching a ground-breaking international agreement through the International Civil Aviation Organisation, aimed at decoupling growth in flights from growth in emissions by achieving carbon neutral growth in the sector from 2020.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government has also encouraged other measures to reduce aviation emissions, including VIA the use of biofuels, airspace reform and improvements in aerospace technology.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends to make aviation biofuels eligible for certificates under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation. This will help increase the use of renewable fuels in a sector that remains likely to require liquid fuels over the long term.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition, the Government has made £22 million matched capital funding available to support the production of low carbon fuels for aviation and heavy good vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will set out its strategic approach to the aviation sector in a series of consultations leading to the publication of a new Aviation Strategy for the UK in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy will consider what the best approach and combination of policy measures are at the international and domestic levels to ensure we effectively address carbon emissions from aviation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2018 11:24:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

834776

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Brakes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the (a) known and (b) estimated safety benefits to vulnerable road users including (a) pedestrians, (b) cyclists and (c) motorised two wheelers of fitting (i) cars, (ii) vans and (iii) lorries fitted with the latest sensing Autonomous Emergency Braking.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	126198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>UK casualty data regarding pedestrians and cyclists were used in the European project, “Assessment methodologies for forward looking Integrated Pedestrian and further extension to Cyclists Safety Systems”(AsPeCSS - 2014). It estimated that first generation AEBS could reduce pedestrian fatalities by 6% and serious injuries by 4% when assessed against a baseline of no AEBS. Estimates for second generation systems, with greater pedestrian recognition capability, indicated a reduction of fatal and serious injuries of 14% and 9% respectively.</p><p> </p><p>The capability of AEBS to reduce cycle casualties was assessed but, due to the less mature state of the technology, the benefits could not be quantified in such clear terms.</p><p> </p><p>This study does not provide a breakdown by casualty and by vehicle type.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2018 11:04:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

834783

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Brakes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to promote the adoption of the latest sensing Autonomous Emergency Braking systems to support advances in the technology sector.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	126205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>New sensor technology, together with advances in system software, mean that a new generation of Advanced Emergency Braking Systems have the potential to have a positive effect on road casualties.</p><p> </p><p>Through its support for a dynamic rating system in EuroNCAP, the UK Government has encouraged the uptake of AEBS and other new technologies by vehicle manufacturers who seek the highest safety ratings for their products. The UK is also an active participant in UN ECE consideration of proposals to require AEBS to be fitted to all new passenger cars and vans.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, the Government is investing £150m into Collaborative Research and Development and Feasibility Study projects, including a range of high profile public trials and demonstrations of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, and related technologies and business models.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2018 10:52:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley