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1301237

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freeports: Plymouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the Plymouth Freeport on existing (a) road, (b) rail and (c) ports infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	166552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>I would like to congratulate the Plymouth and South Devon on its successful Freeport bid. My Department recognises that appropriate links will be vital to ensure the success of the UK’s newly established Freeports. My Department will consider the implications of the Freeport business cases for our transport networks and future infrastructure investment decisions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 16/03/2021 15:34:47 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1301238

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freeports: Plymouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the practicalities of discharging Port State Control responsibilities within Plymouth Freeport.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	166553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>The MCA does not envisage any difficulties in fulfilling their Port State Control responsibilities in the area.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 16/03/2021 15:36:45 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1301310

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce person-to-person contact in airports to reduce the risk of covid-19 transmission.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	166577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>The government has introduced a range of measures to help reduce the risk of transmission at airports as well as issuing clear guidance for both passengers and operators. Only essential travel that is permitted should be undertaken and passengers need to comply with all inbound and outbound passenger requirements.</p><p>When travelling, passengers should abide by current social distancing measures, wear masks and follow instructions where indicated, as per the Safer Transport guidance. Additionally, operators have been encouraged to introduce clear signage and one-way passenger flows where appropriate, to help passengers abide by the rules.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 16/03/2021 15:39:51 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1301394

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been spent on upgrading roads with provisions for cyclists in (a) Wakefield, (b) West Yorkshire and and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	166597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>On the 9th May 2020 the Government announced a £2 billion five-year package of funding for cycling and walking. This included a £225 million Active Travel Fund for English Local Authorities in the current financial year to enable them to deliver new safe cycling and walking measures in their areas. West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) was allocated over £12.5 million of this funding. Decisions on how much of this funding to spend in which parts of its region are matters for WYCA. The Spending Review in 2020 confirmed that over £250 million of dedicated funding will be made available for cycling and walking in 2021/22, and decisions on how the rest of the £2 billion will be spent will be taken as part of the next multi-year Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 18/03/2021 14:36:18 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1301447

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
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 26 February 2021 to Question 155126, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of the section 88 provision of the Road Traffic Act 1988 on road safety.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	166467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>Section 88 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 allows drivers who have submitted a valid application to renew a driving licence to continue to drive while waiting for their application to be processed. Strict criteria apply and these are outlined online <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inf1886-can-i-drive-while-my-application-is-with-dvla" target="_blank">here</a>. Where these criteria are met, there is no evidence that there is an adverse effect on road safety.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/03/2021 13:44:11 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1300692

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Instruction: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the £300 cost for the Approved Driving Instructor teaching licence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of awarding driving instructors with backdated refunds or discounts for the periods during the covid-19 outbreak in which they were not allowed to practise.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	165684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The 4-year duration of the approved driving instructor (ADI) registration is set out in the Road Traffic Act. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has no powers to extend this period, nor to waive, reduce or refund any part of the £300 fee. There are no plans to make changes to primary legislation.</p><p>The Road Traffic Act provides that those approved driving instructors (ADI) who allow their registration to lapse have up to a year to apply to re-join the register without having to requalify. ADIs do not pay directly for their standards checks nor their Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, other than the £6 identification verification fee, which is payable to the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>The £300 ADI registration fee covers all the costs of administration of the register, including the arrangement and conduct of standards checks and the DBS cost. The requirement for the fee is specified in the Act. There are no powers to waive the fee and there are no plans to make changes to primary legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 165685 question first answered 12/03/2021 10:52:07 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1300693

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Instruction: Coronavirus
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 merits of allowing driving instructors to apply for an enhanced criminal record check and a standard check test without incurring costs, if they have not renewed their approved driving instructor registration in time due to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	165685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The 4-year duration of the approved driving instructor (ADI) registration is set out in the Road Traffic Act. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has no powers to extend this period, nor to waive, reduce or refund any part of the £300 fee. There are no plans to make changes to primary legislation.</p><p>The Road Traffic Act provides that those approved driving instructors (ADI) who allow their registration to lapse have up to a year to apply to re-join the register without having to requalify. ADIs do not pay directly for their standards checks nor their Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, other than the £6 identification verification fee, which is payable to the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>The £300 ADI registration fee covers all the costs of administration of the register, including the arrangement and conduct of standards checks and the DBS cost. The requirement for the fee is specified in the Act. There are no powers to waive the fee and there are no plans to make changes to primary legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 165684 question first answered 12/03/2021 10:52:07 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1300734

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Remote Working
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 1 March 2021 to Question 158241, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Remote Working, without reference to the DVLA’s IT systems, what assessment he has made of what proportion of staff implementation of the Deloitte report’s findings would have enabled to work from home.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	165492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The review was carried out by both internal Driver and Vehicle Licensing (DVLA) and external expertise and focused on what could be done to reduce the backlogs that had built up during the initial lockdown in 2020, not specifically on home working. Some recommendations have been implemented but others require more significant changes that are still being worked through. The review was an iterative process which involved discussions with various personnel across the DVLA and the final report was recently presented to the DVLA’s Board.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 165493 165494 question first answered 12/03/2021 11:23:02 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1300736

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Remote Working
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 1 March 2021 to Question 158241, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Remote Working, whether any of the Deloitte report’s recommendations on options for DVLA staff to work from home have been implemented.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	165493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The review was carried out by both internal Driver and Vehicle Licensing (DVLA) and external expertise and focused on what could be done to reduce the backlogs that had built up during the initial lockdown in 2020, not specifically on home working. Some recommendations have been implemented but others require more significant changes that are still being worked through. The review was an iterative process which involved discussions with various personnel across the DVLA and the final report was recently presented to the DVLA’s Board.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 165492 165494 question first answered 12/03/2021 11:23:02 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1300737

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Remote Working
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 1 March 2021 to Question 158241, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Remote Working, when the findings of the Deloitte report were presented to (a) the DVLA, (b) Chief Executive Julie Lennard and (c) other parties or bodies.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	165494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The review was carried out by both internal Driver and Vehicle Licensing (DVLA) and external expertise and focused on what could be done to reduce the backlogs that had built up during the initial lockdown in 2020, not specifically on home working. Some recommendations have been implemented but others require more significant changes that are still being worked through. The review was an iterative process which involved discussions with various personnel across the DVLA and the final report was recently presented to the DVLA’s Board.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 165492 165493 question first answered 12/03/2021 11:23:02 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris