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date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Mining
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to esure that there are adequate air transport connections between major cities in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises that regional air connectivity across the UK is very important and airports support regional economies, create skilled employment opportunities and enable business and leisure travel. However, the UK aviation market operates in a competitive, commercial environment; it is therefore for airlines to determine which routes they operate.</p><p> </p><p>The Government provides financial support through Public Service Obligations (PSO) in a limited number of cases to ensure that all regions of the UK maintain air connectivity to the capital, which include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£2.85million for a two-year PSO route between Dundee and London Stansted Airport;</li><li>£2.87million for a four-year PSO route between Newquay Cornwall and London Gatwick Airport; and</li><li>£3.78 million for a two-year PSO route between City of Derry Airport to London Stansted Airport</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to developing a new Aviation Strategy and we will be setting out our proposed approach in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 19/07/2017 13:39:00 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

750765

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date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Tyres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public service vehicles inspected by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency were identified as having tyres that exceed the 10-year age limit in each year since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	4421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) conducts statutory annual inspections and roadside enforcement checks. During statutory annual inspections, DVSA identified 2 instances of public service vehicles with tyres that had exceeded the 10-year age limit since January 2014; both instances were in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst carrying out roadside enforcement checks, DVSA has not identified any public service vehicles with tyres that have exceeded the 10-year age limit since January 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/07/2017 13:58:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

750766

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Tyres
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 6 July 2017 to Question 1855, how many inspections into the age of public service vehicle tyres were carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in each year since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	4420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The following figures show the number of public service vehicle (PSV) encounters carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in each year since January 2014 under each inspection type; tyres are inspected as part of each encounter.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Roadside</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Testing</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>13774</p></td><td><p>89732</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6417</p></td><td><p>89057</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>9186</p></td><td><p>87488</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (six months to June)</p></td><td><p>5737</p></td><td><p>45869</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A memo, first issued in April 2014, to all DVSA testing and roadside examination staff requested notification to the presenter and/or driver proportionate to the condition of the vehicle, which included the age of tyres fitted to the front axle of PSVs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/07/2017 13:53:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

750931

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public engagements for which a media calling notice was issued were attended by a departmental Minister in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	4305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not record such information in a central log and it could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 19/07/2017 13:47:50 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock