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1029339

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	204537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>In response to your request, the number of staff employed by the Department and its agencies (DfT Central Department, the Driver Vehicle &amp; Licensing Agency, the Driver &amp; Vehicle Services Agency, the Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency and the Vehicle Certification Agency) on the respective dates are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>30th June 2016</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30th November 2018</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfTc</p></td><td><p>2084</p></td><td><p>2021.8</p></td><td><p>2674</p></td><td><p>2598.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DVLA</p></td><td><p>6244</p></td><td><p>5548.2</p></td><td><p>6068</p></td><td><p>5346.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DVSA</p></td><td><p>4527</p></td><td><p>4273.2</p></td><td><p>4827</p></td><td><p>4559.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MCA</p></td><td><p>1015</p></td><td><p>963.8</p></td><td><p>1143</p></td><td><p>1095.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VCA</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>145.9</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>170.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>14025</p></td><td><p>12952.9</p></td><td><p>14892</p></td><td><p>13770.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note, the figures represented have been taken from end of month reports and as there is currently no report available for December 2018. The figures used are at 30<sup>th</sup> November 2018. The figures represent pay staff and do not include contractors and other non-pay employees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/01/2019 12:27:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1029409

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Project Bank Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many infrastructure contracts overseen by his Department have been let with the stipulation that a Project Bank Account must be applied in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	204616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>In 2018 the Department for Transport Group created 62 Project Bank Accounts for infrastructure contracts. 61 of these bank accounts relate to Highways England, and 1 relates to Network Rail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/01/2019 12:40:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1029423

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
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 number of drivers that have received fines for not renewing their road tax since the removal of the physical tax disc.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	204426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion. These range from reminder letters, penalties and court prosecutions through to the use of automatic number plate recognition cameras, wheel clamping and the removal of unlicensed vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The last Roadside Survey in June 2017 showed that more than 98% of vehicles were properly licensed. This demonstrates that the vast majority of motorists comply with their legal obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Since the tax disc was abolished in October 2014, the DVLA has issued 4.4 million penalties to registered keepers of unlicensed vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/01/2019 15:05:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1029424

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on sending out reminders to drivers to renew their road tax; and for what reason some drivers do not receive reminders.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	204427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) issues vehicle excise duty reminders to customers up to four weeks before the tax expires. The DVLA issues more than three million reminder letters each month. Complaints about non-delivery are rare, which suggests that the service works well for the majority of vehicle keepers.</p><p> </p><p>Occasionally vehicle keepers may not receive a reminder. This is often because the keeper may have moved house and not advised the DVLA of the new address, or the letter may have gone astray.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/01/2019 17:38:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1029465

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gatwick Airport: Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 closure of Gatwick Airport on 19 and 20 December 2018 after illegal drone use threatened flight safety for the future resilience at that airport.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	204480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The recent use of a drone to disrupt Gatwick airport operations was a serious criminal offence. The Department is working closely with the Home Office, Police, CAA and all UK airports to ensure that appropriate lessons are learnt from this incident, and appropriate mitigations put in place to reinforce their protection. Department for Transport and Home Office Ministers will be meeting with key UK airports this week to discuss their counter-drone strategies in the wake of the Gatwick incident.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is introducing a number of measures to build on existing regulations to improve safety and security at airports and other critical infrastructure sites, set out in our consultation response published on 7th January, which can be found here:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-future-of-drones-in-the-uk-consultation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-future-of-drones-in-the-uk-consultation</a>.</p><p> </p><p>These measures include new powers for the police to ensure they are able to enforce the law for offences involving drones, and increased drone restriction zones around airports.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/01/2019 16:14:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1029513

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 21 of the Cross-Government Fraud Landscape Annual Report 2018, to what incident or incidents the £111.2 million for detected error refers.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	204409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The total figure almost entirely refers to a planned payment of £110.5 million being made by the Core Department to Network Rail, which was processed in error by Arvato, the Department for Transport’s Shared Services provider. A bank account number was incorrectly transposed on the payment request and as the bank account number did not exist, the payment was put into a holding account. The error was detected promptly by the Department: appropriate action was taken to secure funds and the payment was then correctly made to Network Rail on the same day with no financial loss to the Department. As a result of the error, both the Core Department and Arvato have reviewed and tightened its payment process to avoid similar errors in the future.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining £0.7 million of errors relate to miscellaneous items in the Driver &amp; Vehicle Licensing Agency and Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency. Again, no losses were incurred.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/01/2019 17:43:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1028479

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Road Traffic
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 number of vehicles using (a) the M4, (b) the M25, (c) the A4 and (d) the local road network to access Heathrow airport in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	203822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Department’s National Statistics series on Road Traffic, the Department produces annual estimates of the average daily flow of vehicles on the major roads near Heathrow airport. The Department does not know the destination of these vehicles.</p><p>The table below provides a breakdown of vehicle flow estimates on sections of (a) the M4, (b) the M25 and (c) the A4 close to Heathrow airport for 2016 and 2017 – the latest years available.</p><p> </p><p>Average Daily Flow Estimates of motor vehicles on the M4, M25, and A4 near Heathrow Terminals – 2016 and 2017</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>For terminals 2 &amp; 3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Average Daily Flow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road link by direction</p></td><td><p>Traffic count-point ID</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M4 westbound - before junction 4</p></td><td><p>CP 6013</p></td><td><p>73,421</p></td><td><p>70,077</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M4 eastbound - before junction 4</p></td><td><p>CP 16012</p></td><td><p>72,498</p></td><td><p>74,388</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M25 southbound - before junction 15</p></td><td><p>CP 7902</p></td><td><p>97,584</p></td><td><p>101,256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M25 northbound - before junction 15</p></td><td><p>CP 27923</p></td><td><p>105,827</p></td><td><p>103,287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A4 eastbound - before T2&amp;3</p></td><td><p>CP 56114</p></td><td><p>10,451</p></td><td><p>10,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A4 westbound - before T2&amp;3</p></td><td><p>CP 16112</p></td><td><p>6,807</p></td><td><p>7,977</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>For terminals 4 &amp; 5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Average Daily Flow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road link by direction</p></td><td><p>Traffic count-point ID</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M4 westbound - before junction 4b</p></td><td><p>CP 16012</p></td><td><p>74,344</p></td><td><p>79,547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M4 eastbound - before junction 4b</p></td><td><p>CP 48582</p></td><td><p>75,076</p></td><td><p>72,544</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M25 northbound - before junction 14</p></td><td><p>CP 47876</p></td><td><p>104,525</p></td><td><p>97,377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M25 southbound - before junction 15</p></td><td><p>CP 27923</p></td><td><p>108,635</p></td><td><p>107,772</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Vehicle counts are collected at a sample of locations on (d) the local road network. These can be accessed via the Department’s interactive map here:</p><p><a href="https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/manualcountpoints" target="_blank">https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/manualcountpoints</a></p><p> </p><p>Contextual information can be found on the data.gov.uk website here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/road-traffic-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/road-traffic-statistics</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/01/2019 13:41:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1028586

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of electronic conspicuity devices on safety in general aviation.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	203762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s assessment of the effect of electronic conspicuity on the safety of General Aviation, and the steps it plans to take, are set out in <em>Aviation 2050 The future of UK aviation</em> (Command Paper 9714). The Government state that “The development of emerging technologies such as electronic conspicuity devices… can be exploited to ensure that an acceptable level of safety is maintained” and propose that “there should be mandatory identification of all aircraft in UK airspace” and that it “will work with the CAA and other stakeholders (including international partners) on the best way to achieve this.” The Government is consulting on this document until 11 April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 203763 question first answered 07/01/2019 17:30:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

1028587

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Technology
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 promote the use of electronic conspicuity devices in general aviation.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	203763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s assessment of the effect of electronic conspicuity on the safety of General Aviation, and the steps it plans to take, are set out in <em>Aviation 2050 The future of UK aviation</em> (Command Paper 9714). The Government state that “The development of emerging technologies such as electronic conspicuity devices… can be exploited to ensure that an acceptable level of safety is maintained” and propose that “there should be mandatory identification of all aircraft in UK airspace” and that it “will work with the CAA and other stakeholders (including international partners) on the best way to achieve this.” The Government is consulting on this document until 11 April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 203762 question first answered 07/01/2019 17:30:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

1028654

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to increase motorcycle safety.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	203935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The statement in June 2018 explained that work was in progress on proposals to strengthen the compulsory basic training regime for learner motorcyclists, to ensure a lifetime of safe riding for all riders. The Department and DVSA are working and continue to work to bring these forward including liaising with stakeholders and identifying any areas which may require further consultation.</p><p>The forthcoming refreshed Road Safety Statement will focus on four key priority groups including motorcyclists, rural road users, young road users and older road users.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 203936 question first answered 09/01/2019 17:10:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith