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60576

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider that the European Union Fourth Railway Package is likely to preclude nationalisation or re-nationalisation of national railways as a whole or in part.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The proposals published by the European Commission on 30 January 2013 would, if adopted, strengthen requirements for the formal separation of infrastructure manager and train operator responsibilities. The proposals make no assumption about the status of the infrastructure manager. They do, however, require the competitive tendering of rail public service contracts in most circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>There is no particular bar on public companies competing for such tenders, and exemptions to tendering are proposed for small networks and in emergency situations.</p><p> </p><p>The Italian Council Presidency (Jul-Dec 2014) intends to start Member State level Working Groups about the market opening proposals in July. As these proposals are still under discussion it is too early to say what we think the effect is likely to be.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 16/06/2014 11:18:01 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

60600

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was raised through the implementation of the UK HGV Road User Levy Act 2013 in Northern Ireland in April 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The HGV Road User Levy applies to the UK.　 Once a levy is purchased for a foreign registered HGV, it is not possible to assign the levy to the specific country (England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland) which the vehicle visits.　 By the end of April 2014, levy receipts from foreign HGVs visiting the UK were £7.2 million.　 Cumulative levy receipts from foreign HGVs at the end of May were £10.5 million.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:37:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

60672

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Traffic Control: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he consulted his Northern Ireland counterpart on his Department's publication Guidance to the Civil Aviation Authority on Environmental Objectives Relating to the Exercise of its Air Navigation Functions.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	199639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>There was no specific consultation with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on this publication.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:51:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

60673

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Signs and Markings: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether officials in his Department consulted their Northern Ireland counterparts before publishing the draft Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	199637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Department for Transport officials worked closely with Northern Ireland colleagues throughout the Traffic Signs Policy Review. A meeting was held with the Devolved Administrations in February 2014, at which the proposed changes to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions were presented.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Executive has also been invited to respond to the public consultation on the draft regulations.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:48:11 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

60685

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving
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 potential benefits of mandatory display of passed plates by all novice drivers for a minimum period.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	199782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>None. There is no probationary period for new drivers and no requirement to display a ‘P' plate. However, the Transport Research Laboratory Report on &quot;Novice Drivers: Evidence review and Evaluation Pre-Driver Training, Graduated Driver Licensing&quot; made a number of recommendations on novice driver safety. One recommendation was that on successful completion of the driving test a driver would be permitted to progress to a probationary licence from age 18. During the 12 month (minimum) probationary licence the driver would be required to display a green ‘P' plate to identify their licence status and aid enforcement of other recommended restrictions.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:35:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

60804

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue guidance on the safe use of bicycle trailers to provide a minimum level of safety for children being towed by bicycles on the roads.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	199623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department has no current plans to issue guidance on the safe use of trailers on bicycles. However children should be transported safely and securely and trailers should be in a roadworthy condition before being used on the highway.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:34:17 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

60812

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a list of properties that have been valued by Carter Jonas under the Exceptional Hardship Scheme for High Speed 2; and whether those valuations have been accepted or queried by the owners of those properties.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	199640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>To provide the full information as requested would risk compromising the privacy of the applicants. The following anonymised summary information may be helpful:</p><p> </p><p>For Phase One:</p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Carter Jonas has valued a total of 47 properties.</li></ul></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ul><li>4 of those valuations have been queried by applicants.</li></ul></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Carter Jonas valuations have been used to form the offer price a total of 41 times and 35 of these offers have been accepted.</li></ul></p><p> </p><p> </p><p /><p /><p>For Phase Two :</p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Carter Jonas has valued a total of 22 properties.</li></ul></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ul><li>None of those valuations have been queried by applicants.</li></ul></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Carter Jonas valuations have been used to form the offer price a total of 20 times and all of these offers have been accepted.</li></ul></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:40:38 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

60813

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken to respond by HS2 Ltd to property related compensation enquiries is; and what the longest time taken to respond to such an enquiry has been.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	199645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd aims to respond to all enquiries as soon as possible and within a maximum of 20 working days.</p><p /> <p>Performance against this standard was 93% for April 2013 to March 2014.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>A high proportion of these enquiries relate to property compensation but HS2 Ltd does not compile separate performance data for different enquiry types.</p><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 12/06/2014 14:45:05 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

60814

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have accessed the HS2 Ltd complaints procedure set out in the HS2 Residents' Charter of April 2014; what the details are of each complaint; what the outcome is of each complaint; and what complaints are outstanding.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	199644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The complaints procedure, along with other aspects of the Residents' Charter for HS2, is currently being developed and further information will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:43:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

60815

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish details of the recruitment of the Independent Residents Commissioner promised by HS2 Ltd in the April 2014 HS2 Residents Charter, including (a) where this position is advertised, (b) the remuneration package offered, (c) the interview process and the interview panel members, (d) the estimated date of any appointments, (e) the Commissioner's powers and (f) how the Commissioner's independence will be assured.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	199643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Details of the Independent Residents Commissioner and Residents' Charter for HS2 are currently being developed and further information will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:41:53 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan