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50475

registered interest
date	09/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much from the public purse was spent on rebranding (a) engines and (b) rolling stock used on rail services in (i) Bury St Edmunds, (ii) Suffolk, (iii) the East of England and (d) England and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	198331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No money from the public purse has been spent in the last 5 years on rebranding of rolling stock or engines used on rail services in Bury St Edmonds and Suffolk. The Department does not hold this level of disaggregated information for the East of England or for England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

50345

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what level of uptake there has been for the cycle-to-work scheme in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	198239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not retain data on the uptake of the Cycle to Work scheme. Independently of Government, the Cycle to Work Alliance have published reports containing information on take up of the scheme. This is available at <a href="http://www.cycletoworkalliance.org.uk/news.html" target="_blank">www.cycletoworkalliance.org.uk/news.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 198223 question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

50346

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
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 effectiveness of the cycle to work scheme in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	198223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not retain data on the uptake of the Cycle to Work scheme. Independently of Government, the Cycle to Work Alliance have published reports containing information on take up of the scheme. This is available at <a href="http://www.cycletoworkalliance.org.uk/news.html" target="_blank">www.cycletoworkalliance.org.uk/news.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 198239 question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

50357

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials or Ministers of his Department have had with bus company representatives on disability awareness training and EU Regulation 181/2011 since 9 January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	198250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Although there have been no meetings between Department for Transport Ministers or officials and bus company representatives specifically focussing on disability awareness training or EU Regulation 181/2011 since 9 January, my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Transport, Baroness Kramer has met bus industry representatives on a number of occasions to discuss a variety of issues, including bus accessibility. More specifically, on 27<sup>th</sup> March 2014, Baroness Kramer attended the launch of the new RNIB ‘We're on Board' bus charter and gave a speech highlighting the importance of disability awareness training to an audience including several bus operators.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, on 24 February 2014, as part of the Department's review of the derogation applied under EU Regulation 181/2011 exempting bus and coach drivers from undertaking mandatory disability awareness training, Baroness Kramer wrote to the Confederation for Passenger Transport (CPT) requesting information on the structure and effectiveness of disability awareness training courses currently offered and sought an update on the percentage of drivers that have completed this important training.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

50358

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how his Department plans to monitor voluntary compliance with disability awareness training by bus and coach companies.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	198251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In March 2013, the Department for Transport applied a number of time-limited exemptions available within EU Regulation 181/2011 (concerning the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport) including one from the requirement for drivers to undertake mandatory disability awareness training.</p><p> </p><p>Before taking this decision, the Department requested information from the Confederation of Passenger Transport (trade association for the bus and coach industry) on the percentage of bus and coach drivers that had completed some form of disability awareness training. The information provided suggested that this figure was approximately 75% in March 2013.</p><p>On 24 February 2014, my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Transport, Baroness Kramer wrote again to the Confederation for Passenger Transport, seeking an update on the percentage of drivers that have completed disability awareness training. This updated information is being used to inform the Department's current review of the disability awareness training exemption and will be made available shortly when the Department announces the outcome of this review.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the review, Ministers will consider what the appropriate future monitoring arrangements should be.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

50359

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission independent research to analyse the effectiveness of a voluntary approach to disability awareness training for bus staff.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	198249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is currently reviewing the use of a derogation applied under EU Regulation 181/2011 (concerning the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport) exempting bus and coach drivers from undertaking mandatory disability awareness training.</p><p> </p><p>To inform this review, on 24<sup>th</sup> February 2014 my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Transport, Baroness Kramer, wrote to various bus industry representatives, disability groups and charities with an interest in disability awareness training requesting information on the structure and effectiveness of disability awareness training courses currently available.</p><p> </p><p>The commissioning of further research on this subject is one of a number of options the Department is considering in response to the findings of the review. Once we have considered all responses to the review, we will provide further details on how the Department intends to proceed shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

50360

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport of 9 January 2014, Official Report, column 174WH, on disabled people (access to transport) and to his oral Answer of 8 May 2014, what his Department's policy is on reviewing the UK's derogation from the requirement to have disability awareness training for bus drivers as set out in EU Regulation 181/2011.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	198288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In March 2013, the Department for Transport made use of a number of time-limited exemptions available within EU Regulation 181/2011. These included an exemption from the requirement for drivers to undertake mandatory disability awareness training. However, we are also committed to review the use of the disability awareness training exemption in March 2014, this process is largely complete.</p><p> </p><p>To inform the review, on 24 February 2014 my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Transport, Baroness Kramer, wrote to bus industry representatives requesting information on the structure and effectiveness of disability awareness training courses currently offered and sought an update on the percentage of drivers that have completed this important training.　 A copy of this letter was also sent to disability stakeholders and charities with an interest in disability awareness training, seeking their input on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout March, the Department received many comprehensive responses on this subject from a range of stakeholders and we are currently working through this information. Once we have considered all responses in detail, Baroness Kramer will provide further details on how the Department intends to proceed shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

50361

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials and Ministers in his Department have had with disability or transport groups on bus driver awareness training and EU Regulation 181/2011 since 9 January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	198287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On 18<sup>th</sup> March 2014 my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Transport, Baroness Kramer, met representatives from ‘Transport for All' to discuss a range of bus accessibility issues, including disability awareness training and EU Regulation 181/2011. Furthermore, on 27<sup>th</sup> March 2014, Baroness Kramer attended the launch of the new RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) ‘We're on Board' bus charter and gave a speech highlighting the importance of disability awareness training to an audience including disability campaigners.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 February 2014, as part of the Department's review of the derogation applied under EU Regulation 181/2011 exempting bus and coach drivers from undertaking mandatory disability awareness training, Baroness Kramer wrote to a number of disabled transport stakeholders and charities with an interest in disability awareness training, requesting information on the structure and effectiveness of disability awareness training courses currently offered around the country. Responses have been received from organisations including Guide Dogs for the Blind, RNIB and the muscular dystrophy ‘Trailblazers' campaign.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

50129

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been invested in road infrastructure in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Hancock
uin	198023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is responsible for the strategic road network which is managed by the Highways Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport. The remaining roads are the responsibility of local highway authorities under the Higways Act 1980.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Highways Agency spending on improving road infrastructure (including smaller schemes and technology improvements) on the strategic road over the last four financial years in Hampshire is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Funding (£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2010/11</p><p> </p></td><td><p>49.415</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2011/12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>65.526</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2012/13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>51.296</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2013/14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>71.830</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strategic road network does not extend into Portsmouth South.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport also provides funding to local highway authorities through Integrated Transport and Highways Maintenance Block grants. This funding can be used to improve local roads that the authorities manage if they so wish. The following tables provide this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Highways Maintenance Block &amp; Top-Up Funding</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Portsmouth City Council</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Hampshire County Council</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.316</p><p> </p></td><td><p>21.392</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011 – Pothole Funding</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.259</p><p> </p></td><td><p>6.016</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.260</p><p> </p></td><td><p>24.268</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.099</p><p> </p></td><td><p>23.230</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.108</p><p> </p></td><td><p>22.052</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14 Top-Up (as announced in December 2012 Autumn Statement)</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.201</p><p> </p></td><td><p>3.990</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14 – Flood Repairs</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.147</p><p> </p></td><td><p>11.509</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is also supporting the Portsmouth highways maintenance project and a street lighting project in Hampshire which are both being funded through the private finance initiative. The total Department for Transport funding being provided for the scheme over a twenty five period is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scheme</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Cost (£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth Highways Maintenance PFI Project</p><p> </p></td><td><p>253.775</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire Street Lighting PFI project</p><p> </p></td><td><p>234.328</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Integrated Transport Block &amp; Top-Up Funding</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Portsmouth City Council (£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Hampshire County Council</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2.067</p><p> </p></td><td><p>10.017</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.484</p><p> </p></td><td><p>6.547</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12 Top-Up Funding</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.247</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.091</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.583</p><p> </p></td><td><p>6.984</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.583</p><p> </p></td><td><p>6.984</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are also able to use revenue funding allocated by the Department for Communities and Local Government through the Revenue Support Grant for maintaining their local highways.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Neither capital nor revenue highways maintenance funding is ring-fenced and it is for local highway authorities to decide upon their spending priorities across the whole range of services they provide.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department for Transport also provides capital funding for local major schemes, costing over £5 million. The Department for Transport has agreed to provide a funding contribution to two schemes being promoted by Portsmouth City Council.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	59 label Biography information for Mr Mike Hancock

50210

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to deal with websites offering services to customers wishing to apply for a blue badge parking permit, and which are not associated with the Blue Badge Improvement Service.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL6928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>To obtain a Blue Badge in England applicants can apply directly via the Gov.UK website or to the relevant local authority. Successful applicants will be charged no more than £10.</p><p> </p><p>The Government's contractor, Northgate Public Services, has taken a number of positive steps to raise awareness about unauthorised websites. These include issuing a press release warning people about dubious websites, issuing a Bulletin to all local authorities so that they can warn residents, providing advice and awareness to charitable organisations representing disabled people, and ensuring staff at the national Blue Badge support helpline are able to advise the public accordingly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester