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759833

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) officials, (b) other staff and (c) private contractors in his Department are responsible for Government policy on cycling.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s Active and Accessible Travel team includes approximately 15 officials and 4 secondees from local authorities and other organisations who work full-time or part-time on cycling and walking policies. The team does not employ any private contractors. Around a dozen or so other officials elsewhere in the Department also work in a full-time or part-time capacity on matters relevant to cycling.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/09/2017 14:06:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

759829

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) officials, (b) other staff and (c) contracted workers in his Department are working on buses policy.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s Buses and Taxi's division has 27 officials who work full-time or part-time on bus policies. The team does not employ any private contractors. Other officials elsewhere in the Department also spend some of their time working on analytical, policy, communications and other issues that are related to bus policies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/10/2017 12:36:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

760275

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Community Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people used community transport in each region and constituent part of the UK in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	105060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>This information is not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/10/2017 13:22:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

769756

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the £13 billion his Department has allocated for expenditure on transport in the north.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	107519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The £13bn of transport investment in the North of England covers:</p><ul><li>full costs of Highways England schemes on the strategic roads network in the North West, North East and Yorkshire and Humber regions due to commence by 2020/21;</li><li>other capital spending on the above regions by the Department for Transport and its delivery bodies over the financial years 2015/16 to 2020/21;</li><li>the whole-life cost of the Intercity Express train fleet which is due to enter service on the East Coast Main Line from 2018 onwards.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Not all of the Local Growth Fund is currently allocated, so as future allocations of the Local Growth Fund are made to Local Enterprise partnerships, the amount supporting transport projects in the north through to 2020/21 is likely to rise.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Project type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Spend £bn</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways England capital expenditure<sup>1 </sup></p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authority highway maintenance grant</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authority integrated transport grant</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Fund (Department for Transport contribution)</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major transport schemes in local authorities</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intercity Express fleet for East Coast Main Line and other rail enhancements</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>1. covers enhancements (delivery + design and development work), renewals and major capital-funded maintenance, but not resource-funded maintenance or contributions from ringfenced funds</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2017 14:10:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

794310

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Speed Limits: Cameras
	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 number of active road safety cameras.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	115283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>There are 66 fully operational speed enforcement cameras on the motorway network and a further 24 are in final stages of installation/commissioning as the Department continues the rollout of new installations as part of Smart Motorways.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of speed enforcement cameras on ‘A’ roads which form part of the Strategic Road Network is not held centrally and the data would need to be sought from each safety camera partnership.</p><p> </p><p>Cameras on other roads are a matter for each local highway authority and no estimate has been made of the total number of active safety cameras.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 14:41:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

795683

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Stanford West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on the planned lorry holding park in Stanford West in Kent.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	116037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>We continue to develop plans for a lorry park, and approximately £12 million has been spent on developing the lorry area at Stanford West. This figure includes costs which will be reused as part of the development of the permanent solution announced on 15 November. It also includes the costs of purchasing some properties adjoining the site, which may be resold in due course, reducing the overall cost of the project.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 12:30:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

795684

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Community Transport
	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 expand and support the not-for-profit community transport sector.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	116038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>In the 2016 to 2017 financial year, the Department for Transport spent almost £3.5m on supporting the not-for-profit community transport sector through the Bus Service Operator’s Grant (BSOG), with a further £2m through the second round of Community Minibus Fund. In the current financial year we predict that support to community transport operators through BSOG will again be approximately £3.5m. The Department has also announced an additional £250,000 to support community transport organisations with PSV Operator licence requirements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 12:28:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

795685

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	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 reform the bus industry to expand not-for-profit services on commercial routes.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	116039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport recognises the important role which both commercial and not-for-profit operators play in providing vital services to communities. We have no plans to reform the bus industry to expand not-for-profit services on commercial routes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/12/2017 16:29:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

800796

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions the management of DVSA management has had with the Public and Commercial Services union on that union's concerns relating to the new driving test.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	117417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>DVSA management has engaged with representatives of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union throughout the development of the new driving test. DVSA management has considered all concerns raised by PCS.<strong><em> </em></strong></p><p> </p><p>The recent strike was not about the proposed changes to the test, but about a contract which PCS agreed, and which their members overwhelmingly supported in 2014. In adopting it, the members received a lump sum payment of up to £3,000 each.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/12/2017 13:35:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

800797

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of the Public and Commercial Services union working within DVSA have been subject to disciplinary hearings or investigations by management since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	117418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>DVSA does not require staff to declare membership of a recognised trades union. It is not therefore possible to identify whether members of the Public and Commercial Services Union working at DVSA have or have not been subject to disciplinary hearings or investigations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/12/2017 08:20:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald