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1143913

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings his Department has had with Leeds City Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	285108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>DfT supports MHCLG’s Brexit discussions with local authority leaders and local authority Chief Executives to outline its work on Brexit preparedness and to address transport queries.</p><p> </p><p>No meetings have taken place with Leeds City Council, but DfT is directing engaging with West Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum, which includes emergency responders, councils and other public services.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 12:34:35 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1142262

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the amount of CO2 produced in the production and maintenance of roads; and what assessment he has made of options for reducing those emissions through the use of more environmentally-friendly materials.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	282530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Management and maintenance of the Strategic Road Network is the responsibility of Highways England. The Annual Assessment of Highways England Performance 2019 report, published by the Office and Rail and Road (ORR) on 18 July, gives a total figure of 72,302 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents in 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold this level of information for the local roads network, which is the responsibility of local highway authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to exploring innovative ideas and processes for more environmentally friendly ways of constructing, repairing and maintaining road surfaces. The Department announced in January 2019 a £23m programme of innovation trials with the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and commercial partners.</p><p> </p><p>The programme includes £1.6 million being provided to Cumbria County Council to extend a trial for the selection and testing of recycled plastic in surfacing and structural treatments on the local road network. This trial will assess the suitability and durability of the plastics additives from minor patching work and pothole repairs through to major resurfacing.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Highways England are also trialling the use of recycled material from tyres in the asphalt mix on the southbound M1 between junctions 23 and 22 near Leicester.</p><p> </p><p>Technological innovation in road maintenance processes can also improve efficiency and reduce waste by recycling existing road material. Highways England is taking such an approach in reconstructing a 10-mile stretch of the A1(M) southbound carriageway between Leeming and the Ripon interchange.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/09/2019 16:34:19 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1134156

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) traffic incidents and (b) fatal traffic incidents there have been on (i) traditional motorways, (ii) motorways running a Smart Motorway Scheme, and (iii) motorways with an all-lane running scheme in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	268573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2017, the latest year for which figures are available, there were 4,778 reported road accidents involving personal injury on motorways in Great Britain, of which 77 were fatal accidents. These figures can be found in the published Department for Transport statistics table RAS10001: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/755701/ras10001.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/755701/ras10001.ods</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Non-injury accidents are not recorded in these statistics. The statistics for motorways are not broken down further for smart motorways or smart motorways with all-lane running.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 27/06/2019 13:32:16 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1129074

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many roads managed by Highways England as part of the Strategic Road Network have illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	259426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>Highways England’s Air Quality Strategy published in August 2017, sets out the company’s actions to improve air quality on the strategic road network. This supports the Government’s Air Quality Plan for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) in UK (2017), which established the Government’s commitment to improve air quality on the Strategic Road Network (SRN).</p><p> </p><p>Highways England’s Delivery Plan 2018-2019, published in July 2018, provides an update on progress and this year’s Delivery Plan with a further update will be published this summer.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England have agreed with the Department for Transport a programme of work to assess and deliver improvements in air quality on the SRN, with a focus on 101 SRN road links which have been identified by Government’s Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) model as exceeding NO2 limit values.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England are analysing these road links through their programme of work to identify what measures can be implemented to deliver compliance as quickly as possible. The total number of roads affected will be lower, as some roads have more than one link in exceedance along the whole route.</p><p>We anticipate that the programme of improvement activity will be published later this year, once the appropriate links have been assessed and mitigation measures identified.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 259427 question first answered 06/06/2019 12:55:02 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1129075

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Highways England plans to publish a plan to meet legal levels of nitrogen dioxide on the strategic road network.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	259427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>Highways England’s Air Quality Strategy published in August 2017, sets out the company’s actions to improve air quality on the strategic road network. This supports the Government’s Air Quality Plan for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) in UK (2017), which established the Government’s commitment to improve air quality on the Strategic Road Network (SRN).</p><p> </p><p>Highways England’s Delivery Plan 2018-2019, published in July 2018, provides an update on progress and this year’s Delivery Plan with a further update will be published this summer.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England have agreed with the Department for Transport a programme of work to assess and deliver improvements in air quality on the SRN, with a focus on 101 SRN road links which have been identified by Government’s Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) model as exceeding NO2 limit values.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England are analysing these road links through their programme of work to identify what measures can be implemented to deliver compliance as quickly as possible. The total number of roads affected will be lower, as some roads have more than one link in exceedance along the whole route.</p><p>We anticipate that the programme of improvement activity will be published later this year, once the appropriate links have been assessed and mitigation measures identified.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 259426 question first answered 06/06/2019 12:55:02 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1122117

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Turkmenistan Airlines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what step his Department is taking to support UK customers that were financially affected by the grounding of Turkmenistan Airlines for safety reasons in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	245970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>On 4 February 2019, Turkmenistan Airlines had its permission to fly to and from the European Union withdrawn pending confirmation that it meets international safety standards. Affected passengers should contact Turkmenistan Airlines, their travel insurer or booking agent for advice on refunds. Further information about refund options is also available on the Civil Aviation Authority website at <a href="https://www.caa.co.uk/News/Suspension-of-Operations-by-Turkmenistan-Airlines---Information-for-UK-consumers/" target="_blank">https://www.caa.co.uk/News/Suspension-of-Operations-by-Turkmenistan-Airlines---Information-for-UK-consumers/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/04/2019 11:30:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1081778

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the DVLA plans to update its guidance for drivers with diabetes who take insulin on using Flash GM and Continuous Glucose Monitoring technologies to monitor their blood glucose levels.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	228085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The guidance on the use of new monitoring technologies for people with diabetes was updated on 15 February and is available online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/diabetes-mellitus-assessing-fitness-to-drive#diabetes-mellitus" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/diabetes-mellitus-assessing-fitness-to-drive#diabetes-mellitus</a> .</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/03/2019 11:53:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1057024

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he had with representatives of UK air carriers prior to his letter to industry on 7 January 2019 on the European Commission’s proposed draft regulation on air connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	218848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The European Commission has proposed a Regulation which, if adopted, would allow for the continuation of flights from the UK to the EU for a period of 12 months. Nothing has yet been agreed, and the Regulation still needs to be approved by the European Council and the European Parliament. The Government continues to engage with our European partners regarding the continuation of air connectivity and the Regulation remains under close review.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to engage with stakeholders across the aviation industry. It is important to note that these measures would only apply in the event that the UK leaves the EU without having concluded a Withdrawal Agreement. The Government’s priority is to leave the EU with a Withdrawal Agreement in place, and then to negotiate an ambitious and comprehensive air transport agreement with the EU, which not only maintains connectivity, but also enables the aviation industry to evolve and innovate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 218849 218850 question first answered 13/02/2019 15:07:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1057025

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure UK airlines are able to expand their (a) networks and (b) destinations after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	218849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The European Commission has proposed a Regulation which, if adopted, would allow for the continuation of flights from the UK to the EU for a period of 12 months. Nothing has yet been agreed, and the Regulation still needs to be approved by the European Council and the European Parliament. The Government continues to engage with our European partners regarding the continuation of air connectivity and the Regulation remains under close review.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to engage with stakeholders across the aviation industry. It is important to note that these measures would only apply in the event that the UK leaves the EU without having concluded a Withdrawal Agreement. The Government’s priority is to leave the EU with a Withdrawal Agreement in place, and then to negotiate an ambitious and comprehensive air transport agreement with the EU, which not only maintains connectivity, but also enables the aviation industry to evolve and innovate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 218848 218850 question first answered 13/02/2019 15:07:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1057027

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have made to the European Commission to remove the cap in Article 3(2) of the proposed draft Regulation on air connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	218850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The European Commission has proposed a Regulation which, if adopted, would allow for the continuation of flights from the UK to the EU for a period of 12 months. Nothing has yet been agreed, and the Regulation still needs to be approved by the European Council and the European Parliament. The Government continues to engage with our European partners regarding the continuation of air connectivity and the Regulation remains under close review.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to engage with stakeholders across the aviation industry. It is important to note that these measures would only apply in the event that the UK leaves the EU without having concluded a Withdrawal Agreement. The Government’s priority is to leave the EU with a Withdrawal Agreement in place, and then to negotiate an ambitious and comprehensive air transport agreement with the EU, which not only maintains connectivity, but also enables the aviation industry to evolve and innovate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 218848 218849 question first answered 13/02/2019 15:07:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel