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417366

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date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M56: Accidents
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 23 June 2015 to Question 3171, how many reported personal injury road accidents of each severity there were on the M56 between junctions 12 and 14 in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	9120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The number of reported personal injury road accidents by severity on M56 between junctions 12 and 14 for 2014 is given in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Number of reported personal injury accidents on M56 between junctions 12 - 14: 2014</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Number of accidents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Fatal</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td> </td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p /><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/09/2015 10:37:55 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

417367

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what Network Rail resources have been transferred since 25 June 2015 to the (a) Great Western electrification project and (b) North West electrification project from the (i) Midland Main Line electrification project and (ii) North Transpennine electrification project.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	9142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>Since 25 June 2015, there has been additional director-level focus on the Great Western Electrification project and a restructuring to focus on delivery of this priority project.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There has also been some re-allocation of a small number of Network Rail resources to the North West Electrification project. Other resources exist within the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Other resources from the Midland Main Line electrification project and the North Trans-Pennine Electrification project have been re-allocated to other projects suited to their skills and location.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/09/2015 14:23:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

417368

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: 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 the provision of turn-up-and-go facilities to be a requirement in the next award of franchises for (a) South Eastern railways and (b) South Western railways.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>All licensed train operators are required to establish and comply with a Disabled Person’s Protection Policy which sets out the level of services and facilities available to disabled passengers and those with reduced mobility, how to arrange staff assistance, and how to get help if things do go wrong.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Train operators and Network Rail recently committed to a minimum six month formal trial of Turn Up and Go in London at a limited number of stations, which launched on 11th May 2015. Once complete, we look forward to the formal assessment of this trial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/09/2015 14:39:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

417369

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the validity of permitted deviations from the Railway Group Standards when the rolling stock to which those derogations were granted is subsequently repurposed.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	9152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>Permitted deviations are solely a matter for the relevant railway industry standards subject committee. Any change of use, which also requires a modification to a vehicle, may be subject to an authorisation under the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011. Under such an authorisation, the national safety authority may wish to take any relevant deviations into account.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/09/2015 14:28:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

417370

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he was informed by officials in his Department in March 2015 that Network Rail had advised his Department that decisions might be required in subsequent months regarding the deferral of certain projects.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	9153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State told the Transport Select Committee on 20 July 2015, he received advice from officials on this matter on 15 June 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/09/2015 14:32:09 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

417371

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Departmental Responsibilities
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 29 June 2015 to Question 3926, for what reason the Ministerial transparency data series has not been updated in accordance with the timescale given in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	9148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>Information is currently being updated and will be published in due course. I apologise for the delay.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/09/2015 10:32:56 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

417372

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce a default 20 mph speed limit in built-up areas.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	9147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities are best placed to determine the speed limits for their areas, based on local knowledge and the views of the community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Compliance with the existing 30 mph limit has improved significantly over recent years, but 45% of drivers still exceeded the limit in 2014. It would not be desirable to introduce a default 20mph limit unless a satisfactory degree of compliance could be achieved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Evidence from existing areas where there are 20 mph limits in place suggests that average speeds tend to fall to compliant levels only if previous average speeds were already low, around 24 mph.</p><p>However, the Department has commissioned research into the effectiveness of 20mph limits. The study will cover many aspects including effects on speed, collisions, casualties and modal shift. The research will also consider best practice, road users’ perceptions and effects on the quality of the environment. This is a three year study reporting in 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/09/2015 10:43:06 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

416288

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aircraft: Air Conditioning
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 prevent toxic fumes from aircraft engines entering the cabin and causing crew and passengers to fall ill.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	8756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>Following a recommendation in 2007 by the Committee on Toxicity (the COT) – an independent committee of toxicology experts – the Department commissioned a series of scientific studies as part of a research programme into cabin air. The principal research study, carried out by Cranfield University, was published in May 2011. In addition to the principal study, three further research studies were commissioned and published by the Department. The Department’s four published reports were formally submitted to the COT for consideration in June 2012. The COT considered the research reports, as well as other research published in the scientific literature since 2007, and subsequently published their position paper in December 2013 in which they concluded that further research was needed to properly understand the effects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not plan to undertake any additional research on this issue and wrote to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) informing them of the four scientific studies commissioned by the Department. The limited number of incidences means that a larger data sample from more than just the UK would be beneficial. In addition, given that the same planes, engines and oils are used all round the world and across borders, an international approach to any future research investigations would now be more appropriate. EASA has launched in spring 2015 a preliminary in-flight cabin air measurement campaign, which will develop the methodology and put into place adequate equipment to perform cockpit and cabin air measurements. The results of this campaign, which will be used to prepare for an envisaged large scale project in the future, are expected in autumn 2016. The Department will follow the progress of this work with interest.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At a national level, the Aviation Health Unit as part of the Medical Department of the Civil Aviation Authority, will continue to monitor issues around cabin air as part of their wider role as the specialist adviser to the Government on aviation health issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/09/2015 13:45:33 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

416326

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers (a) local authorities and (b) the police have to enforce proper use of designated disabled parking spaces on public highways.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	8762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>Where a parking contravention has occurred in respect of a designated disabled parking space, local authorities that have taken on civil enforcement powers may issue a penalty charge under powers contained in the Traffic Management Act 2004. In areas still subject to police enforcement, traffic wardens may issue fixed penalties.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If the contravention involves the misuse of a ‘Blue Badge’, which is a criminal offence, either a local authority or the police may prosecute the offender under section 117 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/09/2015 15:25:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

416336

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timetable he has set for procurement of the replacement of the HST trains on the Midland Mainline.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	8737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department considers that franchisees are normally best placed to procure the rolling stock that they require to deliver the necessary levels of service and capacity.　 We expect the competition for the next East Midlands long-term franchise to deliver any necessary changes in the rolling stock that is utilised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/09/2015 14:44:09 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts