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934887

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What support his Department is providing to enable repairs to be made to road network infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	906284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is providing £6.2 billion to local highway authorities in England, outside London, from 2015 to 2021 to enable repairs to be made to all highway infrastructure assets maintainable at public expense. The funding includes a £296 million Pothole Action Fund. Highways England are also spending £400 million per annum for renewal of the road surfaces for which they are responsible.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/07/2018 14:03:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

985573

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce congestion on the strategic road network.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	906935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p><strong>The Government is investing £15 billion to maintain and improve England’s strategic road network and reduce congestion. Highways England are making good progress delivering the schemes set out in the first Road Investment Strategy. In their latest delivery plan update, published in July 2018, they confirm that 22 major schemes have been completed since 2015.</strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/10/2018 13:02:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

980100

registered interest
date	02/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve the condition of local roads.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	906933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has committed investment of more than £6 billion to highways maintenance between 2015 and 2021. This funding includes an action fund to help combat potholes totalling £296 million between 2016 and 2021. The Department published its latest statistics on road conditions in England in January 2018, which showed that at that time local classified roads had been improving overall, with fewer local roads to be considered for maintenance. The Department recognises, however, that the severe frosts of 2018 are likely to have affected local road quality.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/10/2018 13:13:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

934888

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	What steps he is taking to improve the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	906286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>My hon. Friend is right to focus on charging points. We have a large charging point network, and we are rapidly expanding it. As she knows, we have just announced a local charging infrastructure fund of £400 million. A lot of work is being done with local authorities, and I encourage my hon. Friend to work with us to develop further charging points in her area.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/07/2018 14:11:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Baroness Maclean of Redditch

985570

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Highways England on the next Road Investment Strategy.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	906929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p><strong>I have regular contact with Highways England on this matter. </strong><strong>Earlier this year, the Department consulted on Highways England’s proposed priorities for the second Road Investment Strategy. A response to this consultation will be published in the coming weeks. </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/10/2018 12:55:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

795651

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	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the President of the Board of Trade on the potential merits for future UK trade of better integrating road and rail infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	902676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s Transport Investment Strategy makes clear that we can and must seek to enhance our global competitiveness by making Britain a more attractive place to trade and invest. There are a number of initiatives in this area, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A Port Connectivity Study that is considering the levels of current road and rail access to our ports. Effective links to ports are a fundamental part of a successful supply chain;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Clean Growth Strategy is examining cost-effective options TO shift more freight from road to rail; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Department will be working closely with the National Infrastructure Commission as it examines the UK’s freight sector and new measures by which Government can help businesses transport their goods faster and more efficiently.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2017 13:44:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

985571

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: North Devon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Devon County Council on improvements to the North Devon link road.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Peter Heaton-Jones
uin	906930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Department and Council officials have met to discuss the arrangements for taking forward the scheme to improve the North Devon Link Road between South Molton and Bideford which was announced in May. The meeting was constructive and we will continue to work closely with the Council leading up to their submission of a final business case in 2020. The Department has given provisional approval to investing £82.1m towards the £93.1m scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/10/2018 13:49:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4524 label Biography information for Peter Heaton-Jones

792751

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of rapid charging point provision on the strategic road network in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	114678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has funded rapid charge point roll-out through a competitive bidding approach via Local Authorities, through the OLEV National Infrastructure Grant Schemes, and Go Ultra Low Cities scheme (ongoing), which have provided funding to projects to support rapids. These grant schemes have also been available to Welsh local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government is also providing £2 million to help secure a network of charging points throughout Wales in order to support the uptake of electric vehicles. The funding will be released in 2018/19 and 2019/20. The Welsh Government is currently scoping the priorities for deploying the money and delivery options, and will be engaging with a range of stakeholders as part of the process. A key priority will be the installation of a network of points along/near the trunk road network in Wales for longer, through journeys to help alleviate range anxiety and therefore increase electric vehicle uptake.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/11/2017 10:36:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

862303

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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 Transport, for what reasons his Department's consultation entitled Road Vehicles Improving Air quality and Safety has run for a period of four weeks rather than the 12 weeks recommended in the Code of Practice on Consultation.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	132722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Consultation Principles replaced the previous Code of Practice in July 2012. The latest version dated 14 January 2016 requires that “Consultations should last for a proportionate amount of time”. In this case, the proposals were the subject of informal discussion between the UK motor industry and the department’s technical experts prior to the consultation launch.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/03/2018 15:00:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

795721

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	Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with the exception of electric vehicles, what policies and options his Department has assessed as feasible routes to decarbonise petrol vehicles before 2040.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	116075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer of 5 December 2017 (UIN 115930).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/12/2017 15:23:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy