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date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has undertaken on the effect of recent reductions to funding for concessionary bus passes on adults with (a) learning difficulties and (b) autism.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	188110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>Funding to local authorities for concessionary travel is not provided in isolation, but as part of their Local Government Finance Settlement. This Formula Grant funding is not ring-fenced, which enables authorities to make spending decisions that more closely match local needs and circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Eligibility for the statutory concession on medical grounds is assessed by local authorities on a case by case basis, using the seven criteria set down in legislation and supported by the Department’s published guidance.</p><p>Local authorities also have the powers to offer concessions over and above the statutory minimum, for instance by extending the concession to residents who may not qualify under the statutory criteria.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/11/2018 14:39:39 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1001935

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aerospace Industry and Aviation: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what target he has set for investment in research and development in the aviation and aerospace industries.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	188126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not have specific targets for investment in research and development in the aviation and aerospace industries.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/11/2018 15:14:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1001951

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2018 to Question 177313 on Driving under Influence, and with reference to the 2017 Institute of Alcohol Studies report Running on empty: Drink driving law enforcement in England which found that the number of breath tests performed reduced by one quarter between 2011 and 2015, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of rigorous enforcement and serious penalties for drink drivers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has already introduced further measures to tackle drink drivers. Since 2015, repeat drink drivers must medically prove they are not alcohol dependent before getting their licence back, and the right to blood testing was removed for drivers who narrowly fail breathalyser tests. A £350,000 competition announced in June to develop a new mobile breathalyser for the police has also been completed and winning entries are currently undergoing testing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/11/2018 16:53:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1000275

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the £420 million announced in Budget 2018 to be provided to councils to fix potholes and carry out other road repairs, how much of that funding will be allocated to (a) Sheffield City Region and (b) Barnsley.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	187383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN 186324 on 5 November</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/11/2018 17:37:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1000302

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November to Question 185132, Railways: Fares, on what date his Department was first notified of the roll-out.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	187387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department was notified the day before it was announced publicly.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/11/2018 17:21:28 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

997071

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 24 October (HL10536), whether they plan to reduce the time by which local authorities should achieve compliance with NOX emissions targets.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL11075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has required local authorities to develop local plans and implement them at pace so that air quality limits are achieved within the shortest possible time. This is set out in our 2017 UK Plan to Tackle Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/11/2018 16:20:58 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

997072

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the shortlisted submission made by Moxon Architects with Mott MacDonald to the RIBA aesthetic overhead line structures competition on the cost of railway electrification.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL11076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>This is an industry-run competition, supported by DfT funding, to identify Overhead Line Structure designs that minimise impact on the surrounding environment. DfT has not played a part in the assessment process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/11/2018 17:04:43 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

997073

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 24 October (HL10536), what proportion of NO2 exceedance in NOX targets is attributed to buses as opposed to other traffic.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL11077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>On average, local road traffic and road traffic background are respectively responsible for around 60% and 18% of UK roadside NOx concentrations. On average, buses contribute around 16% of the NOx concentrations from local road traffic. We do not have statistics on how much of the NO2 exceedance is attributed to buses.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 the Government has provided almost £150 million to help bus operators and local authorities purchase cleaner buses, and £67 million to retrofit existing bus fleets to a minimum Euro VI standard.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/11/2018 16:36:31 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

997074

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 24 October (HL10536), what plans they have to deal with increasing levels of pollution and disrupted public transport caused by congestion.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL11078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Industrial Strategy launched at the Autumn Budget 2017, the Government launched the £1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund to support transport projects that increase productivity and reduce congestion. Local authorities with an NO2 exceedance can also apply for funding through the Clean Air Fund, which can fund measures to tackle congestion such as changing traffic signaling and improving road and junction layouts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/11/2018 16:51:56 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

997108

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) investing in improving rail connectivity between northern cities, and (2) the economic benefits of such investment compared to those anticipated from HS2.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL11112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>By 2020 we will have spent over £13bn improving and modernising transport in the North of England. This investment includes providing better rail journeys through the Great North Rail Project. We have also upgraded the network between Liverpool and Manchester and the two new franchises are delivering more than 500 brand-new train carriages, with room for 40,000 more passengers and 2,000 extra services a week. In Liverpool City Region, £340m is being invested between now and 2019 to provide a bigger, better, more reliable railway for passengers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) – a transformational programme to bring the cities of the North closer together with faster and more frequent rail links. At Budget the Chancellor announced a further £37m to develop the scheme. This is on top of the £60m we have made available to Transport for the North to develop the business case for the scheme by the end of this year and will include an assessment of the economic benefits of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 brings similar benefits in improved connectivity between the major cities of the North and Midlands. The HS2 business case shows over £92 billion of benefits including £18 billion of wider benefits e.g. – delivering more than £2 of benefits for every £1 of investment. This represents good value for money and is in line with other major rail schemes.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 is also critical in engineering terms to delivering Northern Powerhouse Rail as HS2 infrastructure is assumed to be used by NPR services. The Chancellor announced £300m in October 2017 to ensure that HS2 is future-proofed for Northern Powerhouse Rail.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/11/2018 17:10:11 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott