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751459

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M54: Traffic Lights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will discuss with Highways England the effect on traffic flow of the traffic lights at junctions (a) 4, (b) 5 and (c) 6 of the M54.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	4575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The traffic lights at junctions 4, 5 and 6 on the M54 do not affect the flow of traffic on the M54 itself and are not the responsibility of Highways England. The surrounding roads at all three of these junctions are managed and maintained by Telford and Wrekin Council. They will be best placed to advise on the effects these lights have on traffic flows on the surrounding roads.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/07/2017 14:22:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

750642

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with Nexus on its proposal for new rolling stock on the Tyne and Wear Metro.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	4148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is currently in discussions with Nexus regarding their proposals for new rolling stock on the Metro, including exploring various funding options.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2017 07:08:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

750821

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A417: Gloucestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on developing a scheme to improve safety and traffic flow on the on the A417 missing link in Gloucestershire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	4310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Highways England is developing the A417 Air Balloon Roundabout improvement, announced in the £15 billion Road Investment Strategy in December 2014, to be delivered in the second Road Investment Period (2020 – 2025). Development work is underway, and Highways England intends to launch a public consultation on viable options before the end of 2017<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/07/2017 13:17:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

750302

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many motor vehicles in each vehicle excise duty class are registered to Scottish addresses by registration (a) before and (b) after 1 April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	4083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The vehicle database changes on a daily basis. The most recent figures show a total of 3,123,773 motor vehicles were registered to Scottish addresses.</p><p> </p><p>Out of the vehicle excise duty (VED) classes, 20 are exempt from payment of VED. Further information on vehicle excise duty rates can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rates-of-vehicle-tax-v149" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rates-of-vehicle-tax-v149</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of motor vehicles registered in Scotland for use on the public road in the vehicle excise duty classes listed.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Class</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Vehicles First Registered *(a) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Vehicles First Registered *(b) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agricultural Machine</p></td><td><p>50,487</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p><strong>50,875</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alternative Fuel Car</p></td><td><p>14,570</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p><strong>14,793</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ambulance</p></td><td><p>1,257</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p><strong>1,263</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Powered Bicycle</p></td><td><p>122,472</p></td><td><p>931</p></td><td><p><strong>123,403</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bus</p></td><td><p>13,467</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p><strong>13,561</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Vehicle</p></td><td><p>1,259</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p><strong>1,263</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diesel Car</p></td><td><p>913,973</p></td><td><p>3,037</p></td><td><p><strong>917,010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled</p></td><td><p>109,835</p></td><td><p>2,556</p></td><td><p><strong>112,391</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled Passenger Vehicle</p></td><td><p>718</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>719</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electric Motorcycle</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>105</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electric Vehicle</p></td><td><p>2,875</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p><strong>2,943</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EURO 4 Light Goods Vehicle</p></td><td><p>8,396</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>8,397</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fire Engine</p></td><td><p>839</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>841</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fire Service</p></td><td><p>712</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p><strong>715</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Haulage</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>117</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gritting Machine</p></td><td><p>486</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>486</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HGV</p></td><td><p>33,106</p></td><td><p>407</p></td><td><p><strong>33,513</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HGV Combined Transport</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>52</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Historic Vehicle</p></td><td><p>30,592</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p><strong>30,645</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lifeboat Haulage</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Light Goods Vehicle</p></td><td><p>251,007</p></td><td><p>1,834</p></td><td><p><strong>252,841</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lighthouse Authority</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Limited Use</p></td><td><p>4,642</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p><strong>4,653</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mine Rescue</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mowing Machine</p></td><td><p>1,403</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p><strong>1,439</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Vehicle</p></td><td><p>1,148</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p><strong>1,157</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Petrol Car</p></td><td><p>1,334,611</p></td><td><p>5,171</p></td><td><p><strong>1,339,782</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police</p></td><td><p>1,982</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>1,984</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private HGV</p></td><td><p>4,961</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p><strong>4,994</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Light Goods</p></td><td><p>182,858</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p><strong>183,166</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recovery Vehicle</p></td><td><p>1,287</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>1,289</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reduced Pollution Bus</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reduced Pollution HGV</p></td><td><p>925</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>925</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reduced Pollution Special Types</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reduced Pollution Trailer HGV</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>36</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Small Island Vehicles</p></td><td><p>648</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>649</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Snow Plough</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>104</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Types</p></td><td><p>416</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p><strong>432</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Vehicle</p></td><td><p>14,143</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p><strong>14,415</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Vehicle Trailer Duty</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Steam</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trailer HGV</p></td><td><p>896</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p><strong>902</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Powered Tricycle</p></td><td><p>1,636</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p><strong>1,638</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,108,196</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,477</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,123,773</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* (a) up to 31 March 2017</p><p>* (b) on or after 1 April 2017</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2017 07:02:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

750304

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government plans to publish its response to the consultation on the proposed changes to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Order.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	3892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>We plan to publish the Government’s response later this year. We recognise the need to provide the UK biofuel industry with certainty if it is to realise the industrial opportunities highlighted in the consultation. It is therefore our intention to implement changes to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/07/2017 15:44:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

750312

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Oxfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has conducted a cost-benefit analysis on proposals to build a community cycle path along the B4044 from Eynsham to Botley.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	3790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>No cost-benefit analysis has been carried out by the Department for these proposals. Decisions about which local transport schemes to fund are the responsibility of the relevant local authority.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 3791 question first answered 13/07/2017 12:01:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

750313

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Oxfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has conducted a cost-benefit analysis on proposals to build a cycle route from Oxford to Didcot.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	3791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>No cost-benefit analysis has been carried out by the Department for these proposals. Decisions about which local transport schemes to fund are the responsibility of the relevant local authority.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 3790 question first answered 13/07/2017 12:01:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

751588

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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, what steps he is taking to reduce the level of emissions from road transport.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	900469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will be publishing its air quality plan to tackle nitrogen dioxide emissions by the end of July. We also intend to publish our emissions reduction plan - setting out how we will reduce carbon emissions through the 2020s – once Parliament returns after the summer recess.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/07/2017 15:58:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

751589

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the national speed limit on motorways.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	900474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Any change to the speed limit would have to be based on a full and sound understanding of the wider safety, environmental and other impacts of such a change.</p><p> </p><p>A previous Government made an initial assessment of the possibility of introducing trials of 80 mph limits. A decision on whether to change the limit would be for this Government but we currently have no plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/07/2017 14:55:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

751590

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make a decision on the new fleet for the Tyne and Wear Metro.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	900467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Departmental officials are in discussion with Nexus, the Tyne and Wear Metro, regarding their proposals for new rolling stock.</p><p> </p><p>Any decision will need to represent value for money and be affordable given the funding was not included in the Department’s Spending Review settlement in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/07/2017 15:18:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah