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1565883

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if rail operating companies are indemnified and receive compensation when strikes occur among (a) train drivers and (b) signalmen.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	121012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>No compensation has been paid by the Department to train operators to cover lost revenue due to strike action. Under the terms of the operator agreements put in place since the onset of COVID, the Government is on revenue risk not operators and hence operators are not financially affected by any fluctuations in revenue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/01/2023 14:08:36 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1566095

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trailers: Driving Instruction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of drivers taking the trailer safety accreditation scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	121069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The scheme is an industry-led initiative, overseen by the National Council for Accredited Trailer Towing. Data reported the DVSA since the scheme was launched on 18 May 2022 show 120 drivers have completed an accredited training course. The DVSA does not hold data on the number of drivers who might have completed trailer safety training courses outside the accredited scheme.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/01/2023 14:16:19 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1565406

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Dorset
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 9 January 2023 to Question 113160 on Large Goods Vehicles: Dorset, whether it is the policy of Highways England to retain the lorry park at Brocks Pine; and what representations have been received by Highways England on retaining the lorry park.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	119886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>National Highways (which has replaced Highways England) has no role in the operation of the facility, and it is not a NH site or on NH land.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways has not called for the closure or relocation of the ‘lorry park’ facility within Avon Heath Country Park.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/01/2023 13:58:06 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1565568

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electric vehicles were purchased in London in each of the last five years; and what proportion of all electric vehicles purchased in that period in England were purchased in London.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	120072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The number of battery electric vehicles registered for the first time in London and England are outlined below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>London / England (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2,892</p></td><td><p>14,031</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2,918</p></td><td><p>16,336</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>5,345</p></td><td><p>39,187</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>10,143</p></td><td><p>104,974</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>21,863</p></td><td><p>191,826</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year to Sep-2022</p></td><td><p>19,536</p></td><td><p>175,977</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DfT and DVLA</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/01/2023 14:53:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1565652

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1 (M): Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the southbound carriage of the A1M near junction 5 to be resurfaced and the potholes and current rough road surface to be addressed.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	119925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>National Highways’ inspectors carry out weekly safety inspections of the A1(M). Recent weekly inspections identified two safety critical defects in the area on 19 December 2022 and 28 December 2022 and both have been made safe.</p><p> </p><p>Currently a resurfacing scheme for lanes one and two of the southbound A1(M) between junctions 6-5 is planned for the financial year 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p>Where safety critical defects, including potholes, are identified, they are made safe within 24 hours and a permanent repair is made within 28 days.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/01/2023 14:04:32 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1565694

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the brightness of modern LED vehicle headlights on people who have vision difficulties including incipient cataracts.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	120201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been carried out of the potential impact of the brightness of LED headlights on people with vision difficulties including incipient cataracts. However, 2018 research into emerging risks concluded overall that there is no direct adverse health effects from LED emission in normal use. Furthermore, LED headlights are subject to the same detailed requirements as other lighting technologies which include, limits on light intensity to control brightness and regulated beam patterns to minimise the occurrence of glare.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/01/2023 14:17:42 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1564752

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of smart motorways on (a) levels of congestion and (b) driver safety.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>National Highways produces annual smart motorways stocktake progress reports which cover the latest safety data and progress on delivering the 2020 Stocktake actions. National Highways published its <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fnationalhighways.co.uk%2Fmedia%2Fuivj2zem%2Fsmart-motorways-stocktake-second-year-2022.pdf__%3B!!HEBAkwG3r5RD!5wfacw1GmLJImTdapOKpoaRHpjXxjMDojXGkk35vFNpJZb4tpE9ulsZZQblI9kX0M3rrLUnEWk2uuzG5iaxdQYzBCBli4JQhEvjQ7aHeEQ%24&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDanielle.Young%40dft.gov.uk%7C1aaaa7a58b1a48418b7708daf3b94c5d%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638090275434187047%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Y%2BAeWWKMI00tYUKhOVuZtzzCVe04qkHsaVo8eqayHEs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Smart motorways stocktake - Second year progress report 2022</a> in May 2022. The latest data (2016 to 2020) shows that shows that, overall, in terms of serious or fatal casualties, smart motorways are the safest roads on the Strategic Road Network. The next annual report is due to be published in Spring 2023.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways also produces Post Opening Project Evaluation (POPE) reports ‘one year after’ and ‘five years after’ the opening of a road scheme covering all scheme impacts, including journey time reliability and safety. Reports are published on the National Highways <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fnationalhighways.co.uk%2Four-roads%2Fpost-opening-project-evaluation-pope-of-major-schemes%2F__%3B!!HEBAkwG3r5RD!5wfacw1GmLJImTdapOKpoaRHpjXxjMDojXGkk35vFNpJZb4tpE9ulsZZQblI9kX0M3rrLUnEWk2uuzG5iaxdQYzBCBli4JQhEvgRMXzQGQ%24&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDanielle.Young%40dft.gov.uk%7C1aaaa7a58b1a48418b7708daf3b94c5d%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638090275434187047%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=gLrLcxApDZg1cno0scyzm%2BfFjBGoGDqImB7Jy99dHuo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/01/2023 14:19:32 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564753

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with Transport for London on (a) train, (b) rail and (c) bus strikes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL), this includes action to mitigate TfL strikes. However, the Secretary of State for Transport is regularly updated on impacts of industrial action on passengers of the London Underground, rail and bus services.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 12/01/2023 10:14:42 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564797

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses and Pedestrians: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents involving both buses and pedestrians were recorded in England in the 12 months preceding (a) January 2023 and (b) each preceding month for the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	119085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department collects data on personal injury road collisions reported to the police. The latest published final figures are for 2021.</p><p>The number of personal injury collisions in England in each month of 2021 involving both buses and pedestrians, buses and pedal cyclists and buses and e-scooters are shown in the table.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The number of personal injury collisions each month involving both buses and pedestrians, buses and pedal cyclists and buses and e-scooters, 2021, England.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bus and pedestrian collisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bus and pedal cycle collisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bus and e-scooter collisions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 119086 119087 question first answered 16/01/2023 14:21:46 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1564798

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses and Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents involving both buses and cyclists were recorded in England in the 12 months preceding (a) January 2023 and (b) each preceding month for the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	119086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department collects data on personal injury road collisions reported to the police. The latest published final figures are for 2021.</p><p>The number of personal injury collisions in England in each month of 2021 involving both buses and pedestrians, buses and pedal cyclists and buses and e-scooters are shown in the table.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The number of personal injury collisions each month involving both buses and pedestrians, buses and pedal cyclists and buses and e-scooters, 2021, England.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bus and pedestrian collisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bus and pedal cycle collisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bus and e-scooter collisions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 119085 119087 question first answered 16/01/2023 14:21:46 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western