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1639646

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Oxford-Cambridge Arc
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received the Oxford to Cambridge Arc Roads Connectivity Study commissioned by his Department.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	186362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2023 answer text <p>We are expecting to be in receipt of the Oxford to Cambridge Arc Roads Connectivity Study shortly.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 30/05/2023 11:40:01 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1600762

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
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 adequacy of the eligibility criteria for applicants to the Blue Badge scheme who have irreversible medical conditions; and whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of exempting such applicants from the requirement to undertake a renewal process for their Blue Badge.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	156941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>Applications to the Blue Badge scheme are not dependent upon condition but are based on the need of the applicant to park closer to their destination. People with long term medical conditions could receive a badge if they meet the eligibility criteria. Local authorities are responsible for administering the scheme locally and all local authority administrators have the discretion to add a ‘not for reassessment’ marker to individual Blue Badge records, including for applicants with long term conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 07/03/2023 11:30:49 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1316757

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to East West Rail's report entitled 2019 Bedford to Cambridge Route Option Consultation: Public Feedback Report, whether his Department has (a) had discussions with representatives of the East West Rail Company on the provision to the public of data demonstrating the geographic distribution of consultation postcards to postcodes during the 2019 non-statutory consultation into the East West Rail route and (b) plans to require East West Rail Company to release that data.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	4574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>The Department has had no specific discussions on the provision of this data; however I am aware that East West Rail Company is in the process of removing any personal details to ensure the data complies with data protection regulations, and will publish it on its website once this process is complete.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 25/05/2021 15:31:04 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1287714

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the latest cost estimates are for each phase of the East West Rail project; and how those costs compare with the cost estimates first submitted for each phase of the project to the Treasury.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	154920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Connection Stage One of East West Rail, enabling services from Oxford to Milton Keynes, was originally part of the ‘Western Section Phase 2’ of the programme before it was configured into Connection Stages. In the Phase 2 Outline Business Case submitted HM Treasury in 2019, the Anticipated Final Costs for Phase 2 were estimated at £1.1bn.</p><p> </p><p>The current Anticipated Final Cost of Connection Stage One outlined in its Full Business Case is £1.3bn.</p><p> </p><p>Plans, including costs for the other connection stages are at an early stage of maturity and still in development. We will release further details in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/03/2021 12:21:11 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1249304

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works: Water Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has instructed Highways England to review their speed of response for providing permits for roadworks to enable water companies to meet their targets set by Ofwat in relation to leakage reduction.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	112018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>Water companies are not required to seek permission from Highways England to work on the strategic road network (SRN), only to give notice. In cases where planned work would cause disruption or clash with other plans, Highways England may ask the water company to adjust the day or time of the planned works.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is in dialogue with the utilities industry to forge closer relationships, in order to proactively support its roads delivery programme and the industry’s requirements on the SRN.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 12/11/2020 15:10:13 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1229210

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
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 27 April 2020 to Questions 34321 and 38037, when the audit trail which his Department is undertaking with the Rail Delivery Group to identify and validate whether the information on station classification contained in the access map is accurate will be completed; and when changes resulting from that audit trail are planned to be implemented.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	81756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department is not undertaking any audit work with the Rail Delivery Group. We are currently trialling some accessibility audits on a small number of stations which if successful will better inform our accessibility investment decisions in the future. This is due to complete in the autumn. The Rail Delivery Group remain responsible for ensuring the accessibility data on the National Rail Enquiries website remains accurate and up to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/09/2020 15:28:30 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1229313

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1: Bedfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what type of measurements of air quality are taken along the A1 in Bedfordshire; in which locations those measurements are so taken; what recent assessment has been made of the air quality in those locations; and if he will publish the results of the measurements taken at each of those locations in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	81758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>A monitoring station that is part of the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs (DEFRA)’s Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN) is located at the roadside alongside the A1, north-west of Sandy, Bedfordshire (52.132417, -0.300306). This monitoring site measures levels of nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen oxides, PM10 particulate matter and PM2.5 particulate matter. The measurement data from this monitoring site is reported in near real-time and is updated every hour and is available online on DEFRA’s UK Air website. The monitoring site was compliant with air quality limit values for the past three years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/09/2020 15:41:49 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1229314

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1: Bedfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many journeys have been undertaken on average on each day on the A1 in Bedfordshire in each of the last three years; and at which locations those traffic measurements have been taken.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	81759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The table attached contains the data on how many journeys have been taken, on average, each day on the A1 between junctions 6 and the A1/A14, in each of the last three years. These traffic measurements have been taken from sensors embedded in the road surface at those locations also identified in the table attached.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/09/2020 15:48:24 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean attachment 1 file name UIN81759 table.docx title Journeys on the A1/A14
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1229315

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1: Bedfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken of the options for improvements or realignment of the A1 in Bedfordshire.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	81760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The first Road Investment Strategy (RIS), published in 2014, committed to examining the case for improvements to the A1 between the M25 and Peterborough. Following an initial study of the whole stretch, work focused on the sections between junctions 10 (Stotfold) and 14 (Alconbury), where the challenges on the route are most acute.</p><p> </p><p>The findings have shown that improvements, including some new alignment, would offer poor value for money. However, as recognised in the second RIS, published in March 2020, substantial plans for future local growth could change that assessment. Therefore, we expect there will be opportunities to re-examine the case for potential improvements along this section, particularly as proposals for the Oxford to Cambridge Arc, including East West Rail, develop.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 81761 question first answered 08/09/2020 15:51:41 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1229316

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1: Bedfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the number of journeys on the A1 in Bedfordshire of the opening of the East West Rail line.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	81761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The first Road Investment Strategy (RIS), published in 2014, committed to examining the case for improvements to the A1 between the M25 and Peterborough. Following an initial study of the whole stretch, work focused on the sections between junctions 10 (Stotfold) and 14 (Alconbury), where the challenges on the route are most acute.</p><p> </p><p>The findings have shown that improvements, including some new alignment, would offer poor value for money. However, as recognised in the second RIS, published in March 2020, substantial plans for future local growth could change that assessment. Therefore, we expect there will be opportunities to re-examine the case for potential improvements along this section, particularly as proposals for the Oxford to Cambridge Arc, including East West Rail, develop.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 81760 question first answered 08/09/2020 15:51:42 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller