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170537

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: Shipley
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 15 December 2014 to Question 217665, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of the traffic counts in Shipley constituency.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	218816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>An electronic copy of the count data for the years from 2010 to 2013 has been placed in the Library. At this time, the data for 2014 has not yet been processed and validated.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/12/2014 14:12:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

170538

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding was allocated to projects related to increasing the number of journeys on foot (a) between 2005 and 2010 and (b) between 2010 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	218804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department supported the following walking initiatives during financial years 2005/06 and 2009/2010: £2.5m for the Active School Travel programme between 2009/10 and 2010/11, £5m from Department of Health for cycling and walking as part of an obesity initiative in 2009/10, and £700k for the Schools ‘Finding New Solutions’ programme in 2010/11.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2010 and 2014, the primary source of funding for walking initiatives has been the Local Sustainable Transport Fund. The Fund is a £600m grant programme for local authorities that currently supports a range of sustainable transport projects across England. While this funding can be used for a range of transport interventions, many projects support walking either directly or as a secondary benefit (such as cycleways that can also be used by pedestrians).</p><p> </p><p>Due to the varied nature of the individual projects and the range of transport modes benefitting, it is not possible to place a precise figure on the amount of Local Sustainable Transport Fund grant being spent directly on walking. However, the latest annual report for this programme suggests that around 20% of the funding in 2012/13 was spent on projects that directly benefitted walkers. We can therefore assume that between financial years 2010/11 and 2014/15, approximately £120m will be spent on schemes that directly benefit walkers. This is a conservative estimate that does not consider projects where pedestrians are the secondary beneficiaries of a scheme, or projects that are 100% focussed on walking (such as Durham County Council’s ‘Walk to Schools outreach’ programme, which is receiving £4.8m in funding).</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, all cities in receipt of the Department’s Cycling Ambition grant programme needed to demonstrate how their proposed designs would benefit walkers as well as cyclists. To support this, the Department worked with the Department of Health to make £1.2m in funding available to ensure walking is considered alongside the wider Cycling Ambition Grant programme. This funding has been shared between Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester and Norwich.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Local authorities are also welcome to participate in the Department’s School Award Scheme, operated by Modeshift. This scheme promotes walking and cycling to schools and is benefitting from £840,000 between 2014 and 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/12/2014 14:07:18 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

170539

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme has been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	218617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Data is not collected on the cost of reimbursement and administration for the statutory concession in isolation, so it is not possible to provide total expenditure figures for only the England National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS).</p><p> </p><p>However, Local Authorities are the Travel Concession Authorities (TCAs) who reimburse bus operators so that they are no better and no worse off as a consequence of carrying concessionary permit holders for free.</p><p> </p><p>The table below summarises reimbursement and associated costs for the past five years, as reported by TCAs.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="5">£million</td></tr><tr><td>Methodology</td><td>2009/10</td><td>2010/11</td><td>2011/12</td><td>2012/13</td><td>2013/14</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>A. Bus operator reimbursment</p><p>(Statutory and discretionary schemes for</p><p>older and disabled people)</p></td><td rowspan="3">Not available</td><td>0.801</td><td>0.896</td><td>0.907</td><td>0.933</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>B. Expediture on concessionary travel</p><p>(Reimbursement and admin for all</p><p>modes, schemes and users)</p></td><td>1.056</td><td>1.099</td><td>1.109</td><td>1.126</td><td>1.165</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>(A) Statistics table BUS0830:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/356416/bus0830.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/356416/bus0830.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(B) Statistics table BUS0811:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387141/bus0811.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387141/bus0811.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 18/12/2014 10:43:17 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

170540

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has budgeted for initiatives to increase the number of journeys made on foot in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	218613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Over the next five years, funding for transport infrastructure that benefits walkers will be provided via the Local Growth Fund. Local authorities can work with their Local Enterprise Partnerships to identify which transport schemes will most benefit their local communities, and it is expected that walking schemes will be included in these strategic plans. In addition to this, to support the ongoing promotion of sustainable transport, including walking, the Department for Transport has confirmed £64.5m in revenue funding for 2015/16. This funding has been awarded to 44 schemes, one of which (led by Durham County Council) is 100% focussed on walking. £114m has also been made available for the continuation of the Cycling Ambition Grant programme; all cities bidding for this funding needed to demonstrate how their proposed designs would benefit walkers as well as cyclists.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are also welcome to participate in the Department’s School Award Scheme, operated by Modeshift. This scheme promotes walking and cycling to schools and is benefitting from £840,000 between 2014 and 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/12/2014 14:41:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

170541

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints his Department has received about the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	218647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The number of complaints about the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in the last five years is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of complaints received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 (up to 15 December)</p></td><td><p>8,562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>10,145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>8,633</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>7,857</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>8,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>9,199</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In the last five full financial years, the number of complaints received represent on average 0.006% of the total number of transactions processed each year. The DVLA has processed an average of 138,137,342 transactions each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/12/2014 09:56:05 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

170542

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has allocated to Local Sustainable Transport Fund projects relating to journeys made on foot between 2012 and 2016.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	218645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Local Sustainable Transport Fund is a £600m grant programme for local authorities that currently supports a range of sustainable transport projects across England. While this funding can be used for a range of transport interventions, many projects support walking either directly or as a secondary benefit (such as cycleways that can also be used by pedestrians).</p><p> </p><p>Due to the varied nature of the individual projects and the range of transport modes benefitting, it is not possible to place a precise figure on the amount of Local Sustainable Transport Fund grant being spent directly on walking. However, the latest annual report for this programme suggests that around 20% of the funding in 2012/13 was spent on projects that directly benefitted walkers. We can therefore assume that between financial years 2011/12 and 2015/16 (which covers the entire span of the programme), approximately £120m will be spent on schemes that directly benefit walkers. This is a conservative estimate that does not consider projects where pedestrians are the secondary beneficiaries of a scheme, or projects that are 100% focussed on walking (such as Durham County Council’s ‘Walk to Schools outreach’ programme, which is receiving £4.8m in funding).</p><p> </p><p>The current Local Sustainable Transport Fund will end in March 2015. For 2015/16, the Department has provided £64.5m in revenue funding to support the ongoing promotion of sustainable transport, including walking. This funding has been awarded to 44 projects, one of which (led by Durham County Council) is 100% focussed on walking. Applying the same 20% logic indicated above, we can assume that approximately £13m of this funding will go on schemes that will directly benefit walkers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/12/2014 14:23:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

170543

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on each initiative to promote journeys made on foot; and how much funding was provided by (a) the Government, (b) local authorities and (c) other sources in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	218644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The primary source of funding for walking initiatives in the past five years has been the Local Sustainable Transport Fund. The Fund is a £600m grant programme for local authorities that currently supports a range of sustainable transport projects across England. While this funding can be used for a range of transport interventions, many projects support walking either directly or as a secondary benefit (such as cycleways that can also be used by pedestrians).</p><p> </p><p>Due to the varied nature of the individual projects and the range of transport modes benefitting, it is not possible to place a precise figure on the amount of Local Sustainable Transport Fund grant being spent directly on walking. However, the latest annual report for this programme suggests that around 20% of the funding in 2012/13 was spent on projects that directly benefitted walkers. We can therefore assume that over the five years of the Local Sustainable Transport Fund, approximately £120m will be spent on schemes that directly benefit walkers. This is a conservative estimate that does not consider projects where pedestrians are the secondary beneficiaries of a scheme, or projects that are 100% focussed on walking (such as Durham County Council’s ‘Walk to Schools outreach’ programme, which is receiving £4.8m in funding).</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, all cities in receipt of the Department’s Cycling Ambition grant programme needed to demonstrate how their proposed designs would benefit walkers as well as cyclists. To support this, the Department worked with the Department of Health to make £1.2m in funding available to ensure walking is considered alongside the wider Cycling Ambition Grant programme. This funding has been shared between Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester and Norwich.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are also welcome to participate in the Department’s School Award Scheme, operated by Modeshift. This scheme promotes walking and cycling to schools and is benefitting from £840,000 between 2014 and 2016.</p><p> </p><p>All funding is routed via local authorities, and it is their responsibility to identify any local contributions needed to deliver schemes in their area. The Department therefore does not hold information on what additional funding is available via local authorities or other sources.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/12/2014 14:27:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

170544

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the sources of funding available are for promoting journeys made on foot from (a) the Government, (b) local authorities and (c) other sources in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	218655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The primary source of funding for walking initiatives in the past five years has been the Local Sustainable Transport Fund. The Fund is a £600m grant programme for local authorities that currently supports a range of sustainable transport projects across England. While this funding can be used for a range of transport interventions, many projects support walking either directly or as a secondary benefit (such as cycleways that can also be used by pedestrians).</p><p> </p><p>Due to the varied nature of the individual projects and the range of transport modes benefitting, it is not possible to place a precise figure on the amount of Local Sustainable Transport Fund grant being spent directly on walking. However, the latest annual report for this programme suggests that around 20% of the funding in 2012/13 was spent on projects that directly benefitted walkers. We can therefore assume that over the five years of the Local Sustainable Transport Fund, approximately £120m will be spent on schemes that directly benefit walkers. This is a conservative estimate that does not consider projects where pedestrians are the secondary beneficiaries of a scheme, or projects that are 100% focussed on walking (such as Durham County Council’s ‘Walk to Schools outreach’ programme, which is receiving £4.8m in funding).</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, all cities in receipt of the Department’s Cycling Ambition grant programme needed to demonstrate how their proposed designs would benefit walkers as well as cyclists. To support this, the Department worked with the Department of Health to make £1.2m in funding available to ensure walking is considered alongside the wider Cycling Ambition Grant programme. This funding has been shared between Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester and Norwich.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are also welcome to participate in the Department’s School Award Scheme, operated by Modeshift. This scheme promotes walking and cycling to schools and is benefitting from £840,000 between 2014 and 2016.</p><p> </p><p>All funding is routed via local authorities, and it is their responsibility to identify any local contributions needed to deliver schemes in their area. The Department therefore does not hold information on what additional funding is available via local authorities or other sources.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/12/2014 14:35:23 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

170545

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many licence applications to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency have taken (a) up to 30 days, (b) up to 60 days, (c) up to 90 days, (d) up to 120 days, (e) up to 150 days, (f) up to 180 days and (g) more than 180 days to be processed in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	218663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The table below gives the information requested. Information before 2012-13 is not available. Longer processing times usually reflect the need to undertake relevant investigations with applicants’ medical practitioners.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="7"><strong>Number of days </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Financial Year</strong></td><td><strong>Up to 30</strong></td><td><strong>31-60 </strong></td><td><strong>61-90 </strong></td><td><strong>91-120 </strong></td><td><strong>121-150 </strong></td><td><strong>151-180 </strong></td><td><strong>Over 180 </strong></td></tr><tr><td>2012-13</td><td>8,586,267</td><td>2,095</td><td>345</td><td>251</td><td>47</td><td>47</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>2013-14</td><td>9,081,283</td><td>9,915</td><td>947</td><td>280</td><td>98</td><td>72</td><td>185</td></tr><tr><td>2014-15 (to 16 December 2014)</td><td>6,668,729</td><td>7,439</td><td>1,527</td><td>273</td><td>65</td><td>88</td><td>114</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/01/2015 11:48:35 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley