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1177316

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Pedestrian Crossings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of guidelines for the provision of pedestrian crossings.
	tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	14732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>Provision of pedestrian crossings is a matter for local traffic authorities. In December 2019 the Department published updated guidance on pedestrian crossing assessment and design, in Chapter 6 of the Traffic Signs Manual. It is available to download from</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signs-manual" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signs-manual</a>.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 17/02/2020 14:14:40 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1177736

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Lanes: Ambulance Services
	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 bringing forward a nationwide exemption to permit ambulances to use bus lanes.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Ambulances on emergency business are already generally allowed to use bus lanes through an exemption in the underlying Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) which creates a bus lane. Local authorities can extend this to ambulances on non-emergency business if they wish, but will need to consider whether the vehicles are easily identifiable for enforcement purposes, and the impact on the operation of the lane for buses.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to judge how best to operate bus lanes on their road networks. Bus lanes are provided to give buses priority over other traffic, particularly at congested times of day, and to provide bus passengers with a more reliable service. Allowing more vehicle types to use a bus lane may start to erode this priority.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 17/02/2020 15:35:39 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1177427

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Transport: Storms
	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 of Storm Ciara on public transport in (a) Nottingham and (b) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	14789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Storm Ciara impacted all modes of transport, both in Nottingham and across the UK, and I extend my sympathies to all those affected. Operators and highway authorities implemented contingency arrangements and resumed services as quickly and safely as possible, whilst keeping the travelling public informed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 13/02/2020 15:42:28 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1176794

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling: Urban Areas
	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 encourage local authorities to promote cycling in towns and cities in England.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	13572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>The first Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy - Report to Parliament published on the 7<sup>th</sup> February 2020 provides full details of the steps the Department is taking to promote cycling and walking. This includes details of the £2.4 billion which is being invested in cycling and walking over the five years to 2020/21 through the statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy. Funding has been provided for provision of safe and direct cycling and walking networks, cycle training and a range of behaviour change and modeshift activities.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 14/02/2020 14:51:15 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1176795

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Urban Areas
	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 discourage the use of cars in major urban areas.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	13573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>Local Highway Authorities are responsible for the maintenance and management of the local road network within their areas and this includes measures to help reduce road congestion. It is the for the Leaders and Mayors of local and Combined Authorities to decide how best to manage the relative mix of traffic in their cities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is tackling congestion across England through investment in roads, public transport and active travel. The £2.5bn Transforming Cities Fund is empowering 18 city regions to deliver improvements to commuter connectivity which will provide faster, more reliable transport links such as new light rail, bus or cycling infrastructure. The Government has also recently announced a further £5bn of investment in buses and cycling across England.</p><p>Through the National Roads Fund, the Government is providing £28.8bn which will fund vital improvements on the Strategic Road Network and on the Major Roads Network.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to decarbonisation of transport and is consulting on bringing forward the end of the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles to 2035, or earlier if a faster transition appears feasible.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supporting areas that have identified Clean Air Zones as a means of reducing Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) to legal levels by charging older, dirtier vehicles for entering an area.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 14/02/2020 14:25:23 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1176801

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses: Hydrogen
	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 promote the use of hydrogen buses to private bus companies.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	13578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Government has invested around £150 million towards new cleaner buses.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has supported the use of a range of low carbon bus technologies, including hydrogen, through funds including the Low Emission and Ultra Low Emission Bus Schemes. These schemes have provided funding for the purchase of 62 hydrogen buses.</p><p> </p><p>We have also announced a review of bus funding and an upcoming National Bus Strategy, which will consider how to support the uptake of low carbon bus technologies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 14/02/2020 14:48:51 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1177322

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	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 plans he has to provide exemptions to specialist automotive sectors from the proposed ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles in 2035.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	14676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced last week that we are consulting on bringing forward the end to the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans to 2035, or earlier if a faster transition appears feasible, as well as including hybrids for the first time. We are consulting on the Committee on Climate Change recommendation that any new vehicles sold after the phase out date must be zero emission at the tailpipe. We understand the concerns of low volume manufacturers and we will be engaging with stakeholders on a package of support allowing us to seize the opportunities and lead the world in the shift to zero emission vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this consultation, we are asking what the accompanying package of support will need to be to enable the transition and minimise the impacts on businesses and consumers across the UK, building on the significant demand and supply side measures already in place. The Government will continue to work with all sectors of industry to accelerate the rollout of zero emission vehicles - helping to deliver new green jobs in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 13/02/2020 15:15:25 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1177502

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Licences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving licences were (a) revoked and (b) suspended for medical reasons in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	14723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The table below provides a breakdown of revocations or applications refused on medical grounds, for drivers with car and motorcycle entitlement (group one) and for drivers with lorry and bus entitlement (group two) for the last five calendar years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Group1 (car/motorcycle)</p></td><td><p>Group 2 (lorry/bus)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>47,658</p></td><td><p>8,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>61,354</p></td><td><p>10,665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>59,163</p></td><td><p>11,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>61,482</p></td><td><p>12,242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>62,613</p></td><td><p>10,371</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Some individuals may be recorded in both groups as their licences to drive all vehicles have been revoked or refused. Others may not meet the higher medical standards required for driving lorries or buses but may have been allowed to retain their entitlement to drive cars and motorcycles.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency does not temporarily suspend driving licences for medical reasons.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 13/02/2020 15:31:02 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1176788

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated from the On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme guidance to Central Bedfordshire Council.
	tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	13436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>The On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) is a demand-led funding scheme which assists local authorities with the cost of installing chargepoints in residential streets. The funding available is for 75% of the capital costs of procuring and installing the chargepoint and an associated dedicated parking bay, and is administered by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV). In October 2019, I wrote to all local authorities encouraging them to send their strategies for infrastructure deployment and to take advantage of ORCS funding. Last month we announced that Government funding will be doubled to £10 million for the installation of chargepoints on residential streets next year. This could support as many as 3,600 chargepoints for those that do not have off-street parking.</p><p> </p><p>To date, no applications have been made for funding through ORCS from Central Bedfordshire Council. Luton Borough Council, which is in Bedfordshire, has applied for funding under the scheme and has been awarded £23,336 to support the installation of nine chargepoints.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 14/02/2020 14:47:03 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1141437

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Registration
	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 implications for his maritime policies of the decision by international shipping company CMA CGM to reflag 40 vessels away from the UK Ship Register between February and April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	281107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>As an international shipping company, CMA CGM can make their own conclusions about which Flag State they are flagged based on their business and operational requirements.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 31/07/2019 16:24:31 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald