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993737

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date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of regulations on the calculation of car insurance premiums.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	182734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>Motor insurers are responsible for setting the terms, conditions and premiums for the policies they offer as they are accepting a level of risk when choosing to issue a motor insurance policy.</p><p> </p><p>The setting of premiums is a commercial decision for individual insurers and the Government does not generally intervene or seek to control the market.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/10/2018 13:25:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

993746

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the value for money of allocating funding for electric (a) pedal cycles (b) cars and (c) vans.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	182870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not undertaken any comparative assessment of the value for money for allocating funds for electrically assisted pedal cycles, electric cars and vans. However, at September’s Zero Emission Vehicle Summit the Prime Minister announced a £2 million funding programme to support the uptake of e-cargo bikes. The details of the scheme, alongside a value for money analysis are currently being developed.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/10/2018 13:27:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

993757

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
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 contribution from (a) local authorities, (b) local enterprise partnerships and (c) other local sources to meet the (i) targets, (ii) aims and (iii) ambitions of the cycling and walking investment strategy.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	182875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, set out that £1.2 billion of funding would be available to be invested in measures to increase cycling and walking in England over the period to 2021. The estimated contributions from local authorities and local enterprise partnerships of funding allocated from central government funds during this period are detailed in the table below. No estimate has been made of the total contribution of locally generated funds from local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Since publication of the Strategy, additional funding streams have been made available to local authorities including the £1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund, £220 million through the Clean Air Fund and £5 billion through the Housing Infrastructure Fund. The bidding processes for these new funds are still underway so allocations to cycling and walking are not yet known.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>LA/LEP contributions </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund</p></td><td><p>476.4<sup>1</sup> (597)<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cycle Ambition Cities</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Access Fund</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Integrated Transport Block</p></td><td><p>193.5<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways Maintenance Fund</p></td><td><p>196<sup>4</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup> </sup></p><p>Note: table does not include central Government funding provided directly to Highways England and for the Bikeability programme.</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Based on figures provided by Local Enterprise Partnerships to the Department in Jan 2016. <sup>2</sup>Revised figure including final round of Local Growth Fund based on figures provided by Local Enterprise Partnerships to the Department in spring 2018. <sup>3</sup>Based on previous trends. <sup>4</sup>Based on 9% formula weighting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/10/2018 13:31:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

992714

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with heavy goods vehicle manufacturers on altering the designs of vehicles to improve safety on roads for pedestrians and cyclists; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	182075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>Officials are in continuous discussion with HGV manufacturers and relevant trade associations about how different vehicle designs could improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. These cover a range of options, including safer vehicle fronts, mirrors, better direct vision, camera monitoring systems, other detection or warning devices, side under-run guards and electronic safety aids such as advanced emergency braking systems.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2018 10:14:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

992715

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Accidents
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 traffic accidents involving cyclists were with heavy goods vehicles in each of the last ten years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	182076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of reported road accidents involving pedal cyclists, of which involved HGVs, in Great Britain: 2007 to 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Accidents involving pedal cyclists</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Number of accidents involving at least one pedal cyclist</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Of which involved HGV(s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>16,460</p></td><td><p>361</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>16,585</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>17,369</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>17,604</p></td><td><p>362</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>19,645</p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>19,489</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>19,752</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>21,624</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>19,172</p></td><td><p>378</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>18,743</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>18,651</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: DfT STATS19</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of reported road fatal accidents involving pedal cyclists, of which involved HGVs, cars, more than one pedal cyclist and pedestrians, in Great Britain: 2007 to 2017<sup>1</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="9"><p>Fatal accidents involving pedal cyclists</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Number of fatal accidents involving at least one pedal cyclist</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Of which involved HGV(s)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Of which involved car(s)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Of which involved more than one pedal cyclist(s)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Of which involved pedestrian(s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: DfT STATS19</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p><ol><li>Proportions would not add up to 100% in a year as a fatal road accident involving a pedal cyclist can also involve none other, one other or multiple vehicles in the road accident.</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>On 18 October the Department published a summary of the 14,000 responses received to its Call for Evidence on cycling and walking safety, including issues relating to large vehicles. We have recently announced a number of activities to improve the safety, and perception of safety, of cycling and walking: tailored cycle training for driving instructors, support for police in tackling unsafe “close passing”, an update to the National Standard for Cycle Training and, most recently, a review of the Highway Code to include overtaking and opening vehicle doors.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will publish its full response to the Call for Evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 182077 question first answered 25/10/2018 12:10:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

992716

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road accidents with cyclists there were in each of the last ten years; how many of those accidents were fatal; how many and what proportion of those fatal accidents involved (a) heavy goods vehicles, (b) cars, (c) other cyclists and (d) pedestrians; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	182077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of reported road accidents involving pedal cyclists, of which involved HGVs, in Great Britain: 2007 to 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Accidents involving pedal cyclists</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Number of accidents involving at least one pedal cyclist</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Of which involved HGV(s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>16,460</p></td><td><p>361</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>16,585</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>17,369</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>17,604</p></td><td><p>362</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>19,645</p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>19,489</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>19,752</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>21,624</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>19,172</p></td><td><p>378</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>18,743</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>18,651</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: DfT STATS19</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of reported road fatal accidents involving pedal cyclists, of which involved HGVs, cars, more than one pedal cyclist and pedestrians, in Great Britain: 2007 to 2017<sup>1</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="9"><p>Fatal accidents involving pedal cyclists</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Number of fatal accidents involving at least one pedal cyclist</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Of which involved HGV(s)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Of which involved car(s)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Of which involved more than one pedal cyclist(s)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Of which involved pedestrian(s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: DfT STATS19</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p><ol><li>Proportions would not add up to 100% in a year as a fatal road accident involving a pedal cyclist can also involve none other, one other or multiple vehicles in the road accident.</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>On 18 October the Department published a summary of the 14,000 responses received to its Call for Evidence on cycling and walking safety, including issues relating to large vehicles. We have recently announced a number of activities to improve the safety, and perception of safety, of cycling and walking: tailored cycle training for driving instructors, support for police in tackling unsafe “close passing”, an update to the National Standard for Cycle Training and, most recently, a review of the Highway Code to include overtaking and opening vehicle doors.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will publish its full response to the Call for Evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 182076 question first answered 25/10/2018 12:10:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

992734

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Deeside Industrial Park
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 improve public transport links between Birkenhead and the Deeside Industrial Park.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	182105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>Public transport links will be improved by the commitment in the new Wales and Borders franchise let by the Welsh Government to improve service frequency on this line, with refurbished trains, from 2021. In addition, the Department for Transport is providing the necessary funding to develop a strategic outline business case for improvements to rail journey times between Wrexham and Bidston.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2018 13:28:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead