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1230557

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of road closures introduced under emergency provisions during the covid-19 outbreak on local congestion; and how much funding has been provided to local authorities for those closures.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	84145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>In May, the Government announced £2 billion of new funding for cycling and walking. £225 million is being made available to local authorities in 2020-21 via the Emergency Active Travel Fund to invest in new cycling and walking infrastructure, including road closures where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are free to make their own decisions about the streets under their care, provided they take account of the relevant legislation. They are responsible for ensuring that their actions are within the law and are accountable to local people for their decisions and their performance. Local councillors are responsible for ensuring that local decisions about street infrastructure take account of the needs and opinions of local people.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 07/09/2020 15:47:18 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1230558

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with trade unions representing workers in the aviation sector on the effect of changing quarantine regulations on employment in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	84146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>Government recognises that international travel corridors provide a vital lifeline for UK travel operators and for those whose jobs rely on the travel industry, as well as of the impacts from removing a country or territory from the exemption for self-isolation requirement for arrivals due to the continued risk from Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is leading engagement across the transport sector to implement and communicate any changes for self-isolation requirement to operators and passengers. Unions remain part of the Department’s regular engagement on all matters currently impacting the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 07/09/2020 16:50:10 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1230591

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Capital Investment
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 1 September 2020 to Question 76602, what the timescale is for publishing the plan for integrated rail investment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	84151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department plans to publish the Integrated Rail Plan for North and Midlands by the end of the year following the publication of the National Infrastructure Commission’s Rail Needs Assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 07/09/2020 14:17:06 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1230597

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commit to increasing funding by £6 billion to local authorities for the investment of cycling and walking infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	84367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>In May, the Government announced £2 billion of new funding for cycling and walking. £225 million is being made available to local authorities in 2020-21 via the Emergency Active Travel Fund to invest in new cycling and walking infrastructure. Decisions on further funding will be a matter for the Spending Review later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 10/09/2020 13:21:13 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1230610

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is giving to Sustrans to increase the National Cycle Network.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	84159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department is providing £22 million to Sustrans to deliver 32 projects across the National Cycle Network in England. The funding will deliver a range of improvements including fixing dangerous junctions, reducing traffic levels, building better surfaces, creating wider paths, and repairing damaged signage. Further funding for the National Cycle Network will be considered as part of the Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 07/09/2020 14:22:16 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1230611

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Highway Code
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of Cycling UK’s 10 proposed changes to the Highway Code.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	84160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department has been working with key stakeholders, including Cycling UK, to undertake a review of The Highway Code to tackle the safety issues that cyclists and pedestrians face, or perceive, when travelling on our roads and support the Government’s aim of increasing cycling and walking.</p><p> </p><p>On 28 July, the Government published a consultation on the proposed changes to The Highway Code which includes the 10 amendments proposed by Cycling UK. The final changes to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders will be determined by the consultation responses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 07/09/2020 16:34:41 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1230612

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding the Government is making available to local authorities seeking to implement on-street bike storage.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	84161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>On 28 July, the Prime Minister launched ambitious plans to boost cycling and walking, where half of all journeys in towns and cities are cycled or walked by 2030. As part of this drive, the Government is committed to installing more cycle racks in town and city centres and where they are most needed. The Cycling and Walking Plan can be viewed at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycling-and-walking-plan-for-england" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycling-and-walking-plan-for-england</a></p><p> </p><p>In May, the Government announced £2 billion of new funding for cycling and walking. £225 million is being made available to local authorities in 2020-21 via the Emergency Active Travel Fund. The Department made clear to local authorities that some of this funding could be used for cycle parking to complement new cycle routes. Decisions on the rest of the £2 billion will be a matter for the Spending Review later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 07/09/2020 14:24:29 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1230664

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Personnel Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in his Department's human resources section in April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Carlisle
tabling member printed	John Stevenson
uin	84201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>In the Department of Transport there were a total of 342.74 FTE employed in the human resources functions at 30th April 2020</p><p> </p><p>The breakdown between the central Department and the Executive Agencies is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>DfTc</p></td><td><p>106.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DVLA</p></td><td><p>81.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DVSA</p></td><td><p>126.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MCA</p></td><td><p>24.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VCA</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>342.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note, the above figures relate to staff working in teams which are part of the organisations HR functions (at DVSA this includes Driver Examiner Trainers) but do not include any contingent labour.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/09/2020 08:53:36 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3942 label Biography information for John Stevenson

1230718

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Hedgehogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he has issued to local councils on the introduction of hedgehog crossing signs.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	84287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not issued specific guidance to local authorities on the introduction of the hedgehog sign. General guidance on animal warning signs is provided in Chapter 4 of the Traffic Signs Manual.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/09/2020 13:22:53 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1230766

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to (a) waive the RPI regulated rail fares increase for 2021, (b) guarantee that commercial fares will be frozen for 2021 under any new or extended Emergency Measures Agreements reached with train operating companies and (c) freeze all fares on the franchises which are currently publicly operated; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	84187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>Any increase in rail fares will help fund crucial investment in our railways. Taxpayer support has been vital to keep trains running throughout the Coronavirus pandemic and it is only fair that passengers also contribute to maintaining and improving the services they use.</p><p>We have already cut costs for thousands of young people with the 16-17 Saver Railcard, and will be rolling out a new Veteran’s Railcard to give over 830,000 former service personnel, who do not otherwise benefit from discounted rail travel, up to a third off their rail costs.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/09/2020 12:56:26 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas