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101984

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the announcement in HM Treasury's paper, Cm 8669, Investing in Britain's Future, page 13, that £15,145 million will be allocated to the Highways Agency between 2015-16 and 2020-21, to what schemes and use that funding has been allocated; and how that allocation is apportioned over time.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	212729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s proposals for the Road Investment Strategy (RIS) will be outlined in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement on 3 December.　 This will set out how the funding announced in the 2013 Spending Round will be allocated.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/11/2014 12:33:11 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

101985

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: Noise
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 effect of acoustic fencing on reducing traffic noise levels.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	212556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The science of noise barriers (acoustic fencing) is well established. A noise barrier creates a &quot;shadow zone&quot; behind it, reducing the energy of the sound waves in a comparable way to a breakwater protecting a harbour. The Highways Agency is actively encouraging developments in noise barrier technology and is represented on the British Standards Institution (BSI) committee involved in preparing new standards for noise barriers in line with the EU Harmonised standard EN1793.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/11/2014 12:36:21 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

101986

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: Noise
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 effect of trees and vegetation in reducing traffic noise levels.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	212557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>It is well understood that trees and vegetation have a limited effect on noise propagation from roads, and a broad band of densely planted trees is required to significantly reduce noise.</p><p> </p><p>The EC’s 'HOSANNA' research project (Holistic and Sustainable Abatement of Noise by Optimised Combinations of Natural and Artificial Means) has identified and assessed vegetation strategies that could deliver perceptible noise reductions. The project’s findings became available between 2010 and 2013.</p><p> </p><p>The Highways Agency will consider these strategies for use on new or modified road schemes.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/11/2014 12:37:27 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

101987

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Noise
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 effect of different types of road surfaces on traffic noise levels.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	212558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Calculation of Road Traffic Noise (CRTN) provides advice on appropriate road surface corrections to be applied within noise assessments. However, this advice does not currently extend to the range of proprietary thin bituminous surfacing materials, commonly regarded as a low-noise surfacing, which emerged in the late 1990’s. There is additional advice to CRTN procedures in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges in the noise and vibration standard HD213. Revised in 2011, HD213 sets out an example methodology which can be used to determine appropriate road surface corrections for low-noise surfaces.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/11/2014 12:38:26 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

101988

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Belfast Harbour
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 security regime in the Port of Belfast.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	212575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Port Facility Security Assessments are conducted for port facilities in the Port of Belfast as required by EC Regulation 2004/65 on enhancing ship and port facility security. A Port Security Assessment for the Port of Belfast has been undertaken, reviewed and approved by the Department for Transport as required by EC Directive 2005/65/EC on enhancing port security.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 06/11/2014 09:55:25 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

101655

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many prosecutions have been brought against operators of unmanned aircraft in (a) England and Wales and (b) Northern Ireland in the last 12 months; how many such prosecutions were successful; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	212518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>In the last 12 months the Civil Aviation Authority has prosecuted two operators of remotely piloted aircraft for breaches of the Air Navigation Order in England. Both prosecutions resulted in convictions.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/11/2014 12:35:06 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

101668

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to tackle wrongful use of unmanned aircraft operating within the airspace over Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	212517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The operation of unmanned aircraft within the United Kingdom is governed by the Air Navigation Order 2009. Additional guidance on operating unmanned aircraft legally is provided in Civil Aviation Publication 722 published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The CAA will investigate any breaches of the Air Navigation Order and will prosecute offenders where appropriate.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p /><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/11/2014 12:34:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

101673

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) surveys in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	212509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and a complete answer could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/11/2014 09:54:36 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

101208

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the energy requirement figures for the plans of HS2 (Phase 2) are.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	212003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Estimates of peak power demand for the Phase Two network will be available once the detailed work on the proposed route of Phase Two has been undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 03/11/2014 15:39:41 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

101211

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the effect that the introduction of sulphur dioxide emission regulations from 1 January 2015 will have on the number of (a) UK and (b) non-UK seafarer (i) ratings and (ii) officers employed on ships in the (A) North Sea and (B) Channel.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	211927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>DFDS Seaways has announced the closure of two ferry routes (Harwich–Esbjerg and Portsmouth–Le Havre) and has cited the sulphur regulations as a factor in the decision. However, although DFDS Seaways made reference to the increased cost of marine fuel that would follow the introduction of the new sulphur limit in both cases, its announcements indicated that both routes had already been in decline because of other factors. The Government is not aware of any other such announcements from other ferry operators concerning route closures affecting UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a draft impact assessment in April 2014, as part of the public consultation on the draft legislation. We received no detailed information from consultees about the likely effect on seafarer numbers, either in general or specifically in the North Sea and the English Channel, following the introduction of the 0.1% per cent sulphur limit.</p><p> </p><p>Approval of an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) would be undertaken by the vessel’s flag State in line with the internationally agreed guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organization. To date, no UK registered ferries have been fitted with type approved EGCS systems although the Government is aware of both ferries and large passenger vessels that call at the UK that have been fitted with type approved systems. Guidance for shipowners on EGCS has been developed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and consulted upon, with industry and others, and will be published alongside the final Regulations shortly.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement will be carried out by the MCA as part of its existing enforcement activities, under a regime of proportionate and targeted compliance surveys. The proposed Regulations would provide sanctions for non-compliance. The MCA has discussed enforcement of the new requirements with other Members of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding. The UK has also been active in the European Sustainable Shipping Forum, established by the European Commission, which is developing guidelines to help inspectors enforce the new requirements on a consistent basis.</p><p> </p><p /> <p>The Government is looking at ways of helping industry meet the new regulatory requirements. We have already been successful in supporting shipowners and ports who applied for EU assistance under the Trans European Network (TEN-T) programme to help purchase innovative technologies – including infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering. I propose to take matters further and identify additional options for financial assistance to the affected parts of the UK shipping and ports industries. It is my intention that this should come both from domestic and from EU sources, and I have instructed officials accordingly.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>In particular, officials have already approached the European Commission to investigate the scope for State Aid in respect of ferry routes which are deemed to be vulnerable as a result of the new international and EU sulphur regime.</p><p> </p><p /> <p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 211923 211924 211925 211926 211928 question first answered 03/11/2014 12:02:33 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner