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1641147

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M6: Repairs and Maintenance
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 merits of restoring the hard shoulder on the M6 motorway between junction 13 and junction 15.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	187215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>On 16 April 2023, the Government announced that all plans for new smart motorways have been cancelled, recognising the lack of confidence felt by drivers and cost pressures. This means no new smart motorways will be built.</p><p> </p><p>We are focused on investing £900m to add further safety improvements to existing smart motorways, including constructing 150 extra emergency areas – so that people can continue to get around easily and with increased confidence.</p><p> </p><p>Any reduction in capacity on our motorways, the safest roads in the country, could put more drivers and passengers at risk of death or serious injury by forcing them onto roads that are less safe. Restoring the hard shoulder while maintaining capacity would be hugely disruptive and come at enormous cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 08/06/2023 08:30:23 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1537355

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: North Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided to support (a) cycling and (b) walking activities in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (ii) north Staffordshire in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	74979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>We provide significant support to upper-tier councils to make it easier and safer for people to choose to walk or cycle. In the last year, we’ve given Staffordshire County Council over £595,000 in funding for active travel – it is a matter for them how that is then allocated within the county.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 08/11/2022 13:09:38 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1537356

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of recent trends in the level of staffing at train stations on provision for disabled passengers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	74980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Disabilities shouldn’t stop people using our railways. Rail staff will always provide face-to-face service for passengers who need additional support. We are committed to transforming accessibility across the UK rail network, moving staff out of underused ticket offices and into the station where they can provide help where it is most needed. We are also undertaking a full accessibility audit across 2,564 stations across Great Britain to help shape future investment in accessible rail travel.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/11/2022 09:34:17 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1524318

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic collisions foreign HGV drivers have been involved in the last 10 years on UK roads.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	67258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not available as the Department’s reported road collisions statistics are not broken down by nationality of driver.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 25/10/2022 09:59:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1524319

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of arrangements with the Netherlands for sharing foreign HGV registration details.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	67259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Netherlands, like other EU Member States, can request HGV registration details under Mutual Legal Assistance provisions. However, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement suspends timescales for responding to Mutual Legal Assistance requests for vehicle registration data in respect of the enforcement of minor traffic offences until 1 January 2024. Requests are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.</p><p>We are reviewing our approach to the provision of data once timescales apply.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 25/10/2022 12:17:38 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1524322

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with international counterparts on improving data sharing between international vehicle registration databases.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	67261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Department for Transport officials engage with a range of international counterparts on issues including data sharing between international vehicle registration databases, both in the context of wider negotiations and in response to specific queries from international partners.</p><p>While it would not be appropriate to comment on the details of these conversations, the UK is committed to honouring its international obligations.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport has not been involved directly in discussions on this matter.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 25/10/2022 10:05:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1524323

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of speed limits on smart motorways.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	67262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Rules 124-125 of The Highway Code set out the speed limits applicable on motorways (including smart motorways), in accordance with the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.</p><p>Smart motorways have variable mandatory speed limits to smooth traffic flow, and reduce congestion, and have electronic signs to warn drivers of incidents ahead. This enables less speeding, tailgating and fewer rapid changes of speed.</p><p>Enforcement by the Police is one of a number of measures which are used to encourage compliance with variable speed limits and ensure that schemes are working as intended.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Katherine Fletcher question first answered 25/10/2022 12:19:33 answering member 4834 label Biography information for Katherine Fletcher
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1166824

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on new funding for the (a) restoration of bus services removed due to changes in local authority funding and (b) other bus services in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (ii) other coalfield towns.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	6255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>On 30 September, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced ‘A Better Deal for Bus Users’ package, worth £220 million, to boost bus services.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this package, the Government will pay an extra £30 million directly to local authorities in 2020/21 to enable them to improve current bus services or to restore lost services. Further details, including the funding allocations for each local authority, will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of the package can be found online with the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-better-deal-for-bus-users/a-better-deal-for-bus-users" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-better-deal-for-bus-users/a-better-deal-for-bus-users</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 14:56:24 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1166825

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on new funding for (a) the reopening of local railway lines, (b) the reinstating of passenger services on freight lines, (c) new stations, (d) new rolling stock and (e) other local railway services in coalfield towns in North Staffordshire.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	6256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government assesses rail enhancement schemes including the reopening of closed lines, use of freight lines and opening of new stations on a case by case basis. The Department continues to work with local authorities and other partners to identify new rail projects that can deliver value for money for the UK taxpayer.</p><p>Proposals would be taken forward as part of the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline (RNEP). The RNEP sets out the Department’s priorities for rail and principles for investment based around the progressive development of business cases and formal investment decision gateways.</p><p>From 2020 onwards, passengers using services in North Staffordshire will benefit from the modification and modernisation of West Midlands Train rolling stock which will provide additional capacity. Additionally, the West Coast Partnership will be replacing Voyager trains with 23 new trains which will provide more capacity, be more efficient and have lower emissions. The West Coast Partnership Pendolino fleet will also be refurbished providing increased capacity.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/11/2019 14:43:26 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1150429

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's Transport Decarbonisation Plan will apply to international (a) aviation and (b) shipping; and what steps he is taking to ensure that those sectors achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	1602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Transport Decarbonisation Plan will consider the transport sector as a whole and the increased contribution that all modes need to make to achieve an economy-wide net zero target by 2050. Given the global nature of the aviation and shipping sectors sector, and their climate change impacts, effective and coordinated international action remains essential. Unilateral action by a single state leads to the risk that these highly mobile carbon emissions are simply moved overseas, therefore failing to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. The UK will continue its leadership role at the IMO pushing for the most ambitious measures to reduce GHG emissions from ships and negotiate for ICAO to agree a long-term emissions reduction goal by its 41st Assembly in 2022. Government will keep our approach to the inclusion of international shipping and aviation emissions in our legislation under review, taking account of progress in the IMO and ICAO.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/10/2019 13:35:44 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly