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1001935

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aerospace Industry and Aviation: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what target he has set for investment in research and development in the aviation and aerospace industries.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not have specific targets for investment in research and development in the aviation and aerospace industries.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/11/2018 15:14:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1002038

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department takes to ensure that MOT tests are being conducted to a satisfactory standard.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) supervises the MOT scheme on behalf of the Department. The DVSA authorises testers to conduct MOTs. All testers undergo strict training to become an authorised tester, and must pass an annual assessment to retain that authorised status.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA uses data analysis, intelligence and inspection visits to carry out targeted checks on garages and testers to ensure testing is conducted in accordance with the MOT inspection manual.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA ensures that MOT tests are conducted to a satisfactory standard by observing MOT tests, mystery shopper exercises, re-inspecting recently tested vehicles and surveillance operations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/11/2018 13:33:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1002039

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorcycles: Driving Licences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of motorcycle licences issued in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not held. However, there are currently around 3.7 million drivers in Great Britain who hold entitlement to drive a motorcycle. The number of licences issued in each of the last three years following a notification of a motorcycle test pass being received by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of motorcycle licences</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>36,939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>39,492</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>41,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>30,870</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/11/2018 15:07:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1002069

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airlines: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Airline Insolvency Review interim report, published by his Department on 12 July 2018, if he will make it his policy to (a) take steps in response to the final findings of the report and (b) take steps to set up a comprehensive model of insolvency and repatriation protection for consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Airline Insolvency Review is an independent review commissioned by government following the collapse of Monarch Airlines in 2017. Publication is expected in the coming months. Once the report is published, the Department will consider the recommendations of the review and take steps accordingly to ensure a strong level of protection for consumers in the event of airline failure, with minimal impact to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/11/2018 13:35:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1002161

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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, what estimate he has made of the level of Co2 emissions from private transport in (a) London, (b) England and Wales and (c) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Estimates of the levels of CO2 emissions from cars, mopeds and motorcycles for England and Wales and the UK are shown in the table below. Equivalent data for London is not available for these vehicle types. Figures include emissions from taxis and private hire vehicles.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars, mopeds &amp; motorcycles in 2016: UK (kilotonnes CO<sub>2</sub>)</strong></p></td><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Passenger cars</p></td><td><p>61,036</p></td><td><p>69,683</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mopeds &amp; motorcycles</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td><p>531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: Greenhouse Gas Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales &amp; Northern Ireland: 1990-2016</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/11/2018 12:58:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1002550

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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 his Department will measure progress towards the target for all new vehicles to be effectively zero-emission by 2040.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>By setting long term ambitions for 2040 and 2050, the Government has sent a clear signal for the UK’s direction of travel to provide industry and consumers with certainty on the transition to zero emission vehicles. The Government’s Road to Zero strategy, published in July, set out that by 2030 we want to see at least 50% and as many as 70% of new car sales being ultra low emission, alongside up to 40% of new vans. We expect this transition to be industry and consumer led, supported in the coming years by the measures set out in the Road to Zero strategy.</p><p> </p><p>There is significant uncertainty over some of the key drivers of the transition – including battery technology and new mobility services. The Government will be actively tracking market developments, looking at key factors such as uptake of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles, deployment of infrastructure, and consumer issues. We will review momentum towards our ambition by 2025, and will consider what interventions are needed if not enough progress is being made.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/11/2018 13:30:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1003610

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Air Traffic
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) air pollution, (b) noise pollution and (c) congestion of lifting the air traffic movement cap at Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Appraisal of Sustainability that accompanies the Airports National Policy Statement provides a strategic assessment of the potential social, economic, and environmental impacts of expansion, including a) air quality and b) noise.</p><p>Following designation of the Airports National Policy Statement, it is down to an applicant for development consent to undertake a detailed assessment of the environmental impacts of their scheme, and to put forward an appropriate package of mitigation measures.</p><p>On c), the Airports National Policy Statement is also clear that an applicant for development consent should set out the mitigation measures that it considers are required to minimise the effect of expansion on the existing surface access arrangements. Any application, and its accompanying airport surface access strategy, must include details of how the applicant will increase the proportion of journeys made to the airport by public transport, cycling and walking.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2018 16:30:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1003612

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received assurances from Heathrow Airport that there are no plans to increase landing charges; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has set out a clear expectation that airport charges should remain close to 2016 levels under expansion, and Heathrow Airport Limited has stated that it will seek to meet this challenge. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) also confirmed in April 2018 that there are credible scenarios in which landing charges could remain close to 2016 levels in real terms.</p><p>As the scheme design and regulatory framework continue to develop, the CAA will scrutinise all proposals for expansion to ensure that, in line with its primary duty, they are in the best interest of the consumer. The CAA has confirmed that this could include a small increase in airport charges if that was required to unlock the wider consumer benefits of expansion.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2018 17:33:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1003621

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Motor Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the number of (a) light goods vehicles, (b) heavy goods vehicles and (c) private cars that access Heathrow airport on a daily basis.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>For goods vehicles, the Department draws upon the Airports Commission’s assessment of road freight numbers as published in their Appraisal Framework Module 4 - <em>Surface Access Freight Impacts Study.</em></p><p> </p><p>In October 2017, the Department published within its Updated Appraisal Report: Airport Capacity in the South East, details of the estimated surface access trips for both highway and public transport trips for each of the airport expansion options as inputs to its non-flight carbon assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the estimates for annual highway trips for the Heathrow Airport options are set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><p>Annual highway trips (car and taxi) by passengers and employees at Heathrow, DfT17 central forecasts (millions)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Highway vehicle trips</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2026</p></td><td><p>2030</p></td><td><p>2040</p></td><td><p>2050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No Expansion</p></td><td><p>57.5</p></td><td><p>59.4</p></td><td><p>62.7</p></td><td><p>66.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LHR Extended Northern Runway</p></td><td><p>67.7</p></td><td><p>75.2</p></td><td><p>78.2</p></td><td><p>82.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LHR Northwest Runway</p></td><td><p>67.7</p></td><td><p>77.7</p></td><td><p>80.7</p></td><td><p>85.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Department for Transport: Table A.2 Updated Appraisal Report: Airport Capacity in the South East (October 2017)</p><p> </p><p>As specified in the Airports National Policy Statement, it will be for an applicant for development consent for the Heathrow Northwest runway scheme to submit a surface access strategy to the Planning Inspectorate alongside their application.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2018 16:32:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1003625

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorcycles: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the risk to motorcyclists of inexperienced (a) HGV and (b) car drivers; and what plans he has to improve the driver education on motorcyclists.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>In the forthcoming refreshed Road Safety Statement, motorcyclists are one of the priority groups that the Department will be addressing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2017, there were 124 accidents involving a motorcyclist and a car in which the Contributory Factor ‘learner or inexperienced driver/rider’ was allocated by a police officer to the car driver; and 661 accidents in which it was allocated to the motorcycle rider. There were no accidents involving a motorcyclist and a HGV, in which the Contributory Factor ‘learner or inexperienced driver/rider’ was allocated to the HGV driver; and 17 accidents in which it was allocated to the motorcycle rider.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2018 16:53:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith