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1641147

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M6: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of restoring the hard shoulder on the M6 motorway between junction 13 and junction 15.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	187215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>On 16 April 2023, the Government announced that all plans for new smart motorways have been cancelled, recognising the lack of confidence felt by drivers and cost pressures. This means no new smart motorways will be built.</p><p> </p><p>We are focused on investing £900m to add further safety improvements to existing smart motorways, including constructing 150 extra emergency areas – so that people can continue to get around easily and with increased confidence.</p><p> </p><p>Any reduction in capacity on our motorways, the safest roads in the country, could put more drivers and passengers at risk of death or serious injury by forcing them onto roads that are less safe. Restoring the hard shoulder while maintaining capacity would be hugely disruptive and come at enormous cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 08/06/2023 08:30:23 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1641165

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how long the average wait for a driving test from booking was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	187226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>Data held by the DVSA, which could appear to suggest the average time between booking a test and taking a test, would be misleading. This is because the booking system records the last date the candidate made the latest booking, and does not take into account the date of the original booking, or any subsequent bookings made by rescheduling the test slot.</p><p> </p><p>For example:</p><ul><li>A candidate books a test 4 weeks ago and is due to take their test in a further two weeks’ time. The system would show a wait time of 6 weeks.</li><li>The same candidate goes online today, and finds a cancellation test slot for one week’s time. They amend their original booking and change the test date to one week’s time. The system would suggest the candidate has waited 1 week for their test, when in reality they have been waiting 5 weeks.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not know how many people logged on at 6am for the most recent Monday and booked a test.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 187228 question first answered 07/06/2023 10:29:08 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1640453

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Ukraine
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 23 May 2023 on Question 185770 on Driving Licences: Ukraine, whether the term at pace means Ukrainian refugees can continue to use a Ukrainian driving license to drive in the UK and will not invalidate their insurance so that can continue to travel to work.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	186823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>My Department has recently carried out a consultation exploring a proposal to extend the period which Ukrainians can use their driving licence, and we expect to publish the results shortly. It remains a legal requirement for anyone on UK roads to have a valid license and it is the responsibility of the driver to ensure they have appropriate insurance to drive on UK roads. For individuals who are coming to the end of their initial 12-month period, we would encourage them to exchange their driving license if eligible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 07/06/2023 14:27:04 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1640457

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) lost revenue and (b) compensation following the broken rail on the East Coast Mainline on Sunday 21 May.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	186843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The industry performance regime allows that all the costs arising from an individual incident can typically only be calculated some time – which can be weeks – after the incident. The performance payments between train operators and Network Rail (accounting for lost revenue and compensation) are made every four weeks and are aggregated, based on average lateness for the previous four-week period. The way the performance regime works means that Network Rail do not calculate payments for individual incidents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 05/06/2023 12:00:32 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1640572

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Concrete
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held discussions with representatives from (a) Network Rail and (b) other station operators in England on the potential merits of those organisations commissioning surveys to identify any railway station ticket offices and waiting rooms which may have been constructed with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	186862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department is aware of the risk of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in Network Rail operational property - as it is a well-known building industry risk. Network Rail has a number of control measures in place through its comprehensive building inspection standards, which would identify and manage the presence of RAAC and the associated types of building defect and degradation. Network Rail’s assurance processes, undertaken by competent individuals, provide additional levels of control to identify the risks presented by RAAC. The Network Rail building asset management community has been briefed on the risks presented by RAAC on a number of occasions.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 05/06/2023 12:10:54 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1640576

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M3 and M4: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will undertake further works to the M3 and M4 smart motorways to provide additional services and facilities for drivers such as lay-bys.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	186908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important role that Motorway Service Areas (MSAs) play in providing a safe place for motorists to stop and rest. Government policy on the location of MSAs is detailed in Department for Transport Circular 01/2022 ‘Strategic Road Network and the delivery of sustainable development’.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also committed £390m to a programme to deliver 150 additional Emergency Areas on All Lane Running (ALR) smart motorways over the duration of the second Road Investment Strategy (2020-25).</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 05/06/2023 14:16:55 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1640581

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M4: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the M4 speed limit is 60mph between Junctions 3 and 4 on the westbound carriageway.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	186909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>This section of the M4 has dangerous air quality, above the legal limit for nitrogen dioxide of 40µg/m³. The speed restriction is in place to help address that. It is expected to improve in time, which will, in due course, allow the restriction to be removed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 05/06/2023 13:41:00 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1640582

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Enfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Mayor of London on the increased use of 20mph speed limits on roads in (a) Enfield North constituency and (b) the London Borough of Enfield.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	186972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The responsibility for managing London's road network is shared between Transport for London (TfL) and the London boroughs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 05/06/2023 13:20:44 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1640613

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has provided to (a) local authorities, (b the police and (c) hospitals on the enforcement of rules relating to parking spaces for the disabled.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	186864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>Currently, both local authorities and private parking operators providing parking facilities are required under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people and to provide them equal opportunities to access services.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of local authority parking, the Secretary of State’s ‘Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities in England on Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions’ sets out the parking enforcement framework for the 98 percent of English local authorities that have acquired civil parking enforcement powers. The police have no powers to enforce parking contraventions within these local authority areas, except at safety-critical pedestrian crossings, and the Department does not issue advice to the police.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have powers to safeguard parking places for disabled people and the Department has published ‘Blue Badge scheme local authority guidance (England)’.</p><p> </p><p>Although off-street private car parks are required to make reasonable adjustments under the above-mentioned equalities legislation, the form those adjustments take are up to individual operators, who can best judge what is appropriate within their car parks.  Often private car park operators provide Blue Badge spaces in their car parks but there is no legal basis for this and, as such, they are essentially advisory.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of hospitals, the Department for Health and Social Care guidance ‘NHS car-parking management: environment and sustainability, 2015’ notes the importance of providers enforcing Blue Badge bays and dedicated Blue Badge car parks to ensure their use is not abused by non-Blue Badge holders. Enforcement is a matter for the relevant NHS Trust.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 05/06/2023 14:19:27 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1640687

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Seating
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) they, (2) the airlines, or (3) any authorities responsible for standards on passenger aircraft, have set a minimum amount of leg room to accommodate economy class passengers of 1.95m in height; and whether this standard has ever been (a) reviewed, or (b) amended.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL8168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>We want air travel to be safe, comfortable, and practical for all passengers.</p><p> </p><p>There is no numerical figure set as a requirement for leg room, meaning it may vary between aircraft and airlines. A given seat configuration can be certified from an airworthiness point of view if there is enough space between seats to allow passengers safe egress, such as during an emergency evacuation.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to implement height-dependent requirements for leg room on aircraft.</p><p> </p><p>We would recommend passengers contact their airlines for information about seating options on their flight.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/06/2023 12:53:16 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich