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1746104

registered interest
date	02/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Gosport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests in Gosport constituency.
tabling member constituency	Gosport
tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Dinenage
uin	17087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA’s) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p> </p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at all driving test centres (DTC), include the recruitment of new driving examiners (DE), conducting tests outside regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from DEs. DVSA also continues to deploy DEs from areas with lower waiting times into those where waiting times are longer.</p><p> </p><p>As part of recent recruitment at DTCs that serve the Gosport constituency, DVSA has had two new examiners successfully complete training, with another potential new examiner currently in training. A further seven potential applicants are in the application process and if successful, will be offered training courses in the new year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 05/12/2024 17:05:25 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1746149

registered interest
date	02/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of stopped vehicle detection technology on motorways.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	17077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of technology working to support our road users and that is why the Department commissioned the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to undertake an independent review of the effectiveness of technology on smart motorways, including stopped vehicle detection (SVD) technology.</p><p> </p><p>In 2023 the ORR confirmed that SVD is meeting performance requirements for detection rate, detection time, and false detection. The ORR will continue to monitor stopped vehicle detection performance closely and will report next in Spring 2025.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 05/12/2024 14:59:13 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1746158

registered interest
date	02/12/2024
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	What discussions she has had with car manufacturers on progress towards achieving the zero emission vehicle mandate for cars by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
uin	17343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>My Ministerial colleagues across Government and I meet regularly with vehicle manufacturers to discuss a wide range of issues including the transition to zero emission vehicles. We are working closely with the sector to ensure that British industry benefits from the opportunities of net zero, and a consultation on the Government’s proposals for restoring the phase out dates for new cars that rely purely on internal combustion engines will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 05/12/2024 17:12:31 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5141

1746175

registered interest
date	02/12/2024
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.19 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, if she will allocate funding to rebuild the B3191 between Watchet and Blue Anchor.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Minehead
tabling member printed	Rachel Gilmour
uin	17404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>At the Budget on 30 October, the Chancellor announced £1.6 billion of capital funding for English local highway authorities for highway maintenance for the 2025/26 financial year, an increase of £500 million or nearly 50% compared to the current financial year.</p><p>Funding allocations for individual local highway authorities for 2025/26, including Somerset Council, will be confirmed in due course. It is entirely a matter for Somerset Council how it spends this highway maintenance funding based on local needs, priorities, and circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 05/12/2024 17:16:48 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5252

1746189

registered interest
date	02/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gatwick Airport: Noise
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 28 November 2024 to Question 15348 on Gatwick Airport: Noise, what measures the Aviation Night Noise Effects study will use to investigate the potential impact of flight noise on children's (a) sleep quality and (b) health and development.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Mike Martin
uin	17396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>The Aviation Night Noise Effects study has been developed to examine the relationship between exposure to night-time aviation noise and sleep disturbance and annoyance in adults and has not been designed to investigate effects on children.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East answering member printed Mike Kane question first answered 05/12/2024 15:30:54 answering member 4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane
tabling member	5219

1746200

registered interest
date	02/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was in weeks for a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence part 3b test in (a) England, (b) Central Bedfordshire and (c) each driving centre in November (i) 2024 and (ii) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
uin	17345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>The average waiting time in weeks, in November 2024 and November 2023, for a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 3b test, at test centres in England, and all other test centres, is contained within the attached document.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the average waiting time in weeks for November 2024 and November 2023, at Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) test centre, which serves Central Bedfordshire.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Average waiting time November 2024</p></td><td><p>Average waiting time November 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road)</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 06/12/2024 11:52:15 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood attachment 1 file name Driving Tests waiting times - Test centres.xlsx title Driving tests - Waiting times - Test centres
tabling member	5141

1746232

registered interest
date	02/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many thefts of motor vehicle from Network Rail owned car parks there were in each of the last five years; and how many of these resulted in a criminal prosecution.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	17269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>According to British Transport Police (BTP) data, there have been 68 thefts of motor vehicles at the 20 Network Rail managed stations between January 2020 and up to and including the 2<sup>nd</sup> December 2024. Of these, 5 have resulted in criminal prosecution.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>BTP Recorded Number of Theft of Motor Vehicle Offences</p></td><td><p>Recorded Crime that led to prosecution at court (correct as of 03/12/2024)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024 (up to 02/12/2024 only)</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>During 2020 and 2021 passenger numbers were reduced due to the Covid-19 pandemic, so train station car parks were also likely less occupied during this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 05/12/2024 17:34:21 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1746247

registered interest
date	02/12/2024
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, if she will take steps to (a) tackle the use of (i) bots and (ii) third-party resellers on the DVSA booking system and (b) ensure equitable access to driving tests.
tabling member constituency	Surrey Heath
tabling member printed	Dr Al Pinkerton
uin	17429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests, very often at significant profit.</p><p> </p><p>DVSA deploys enhanced bot protection on its public facing booking system to stop automated systems from buying up tests unfairly. These applications, however, are constantly evolving and changing and DVSA continues to take steps to block cancellation services from accessing the booking system.</p><p> </p><p>DVSA operates an online booking service (OBS) for Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) and trainers so that they can book and manage driving and riding tests for their pupils. DVSA has made changes to the OBS by stopping automatic online registrations to use the service, ensuring each company that registers employs an ADI and removing access for any companies not linked to driving instructors.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2023, DVSA changed its booking service terms and conditions to help prevent anyone from selling tests at profit. Since then, the DVSA has issued 327 warnings, 779 suspensions, and closed 727 business accounts for misuse of its booking service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 05/12/2024 17:11:23 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5288

1746281

registered interest
date	02/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thameslink Line: Bedford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of delayed services on the Bedford Line in (a) Q3 and (b) Q4 2024.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Blake Stephenson
uin	17331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information relating to the number of delayed services on the Bedford line is not held by the department. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publishes quarterly statistics on punctuality and reliability for passenger trains in Great Britain at: <a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/</a>. Table 3133 shows Train punctuality at recorded station stops by operator in Great Britain, quarterly from April 2014 to June 2024. The operators servicing the Bedford line are Govia Thameslink Railway and the East Midlands Railway.</p><p>Ministers have been clear that rail services have been failing passengers. Cancellations are at a ten-year high and punctuality is inconsistent across the network. We need to improve services for passengers and deliver better value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p>Ministers continue to meet with the Managing Directors of the worst performing TOCs and their Network Rail counterparts, to address poor performance and demand immediate action to raise standards.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 05/12/2024 14:54:54 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5100

1746336

registered interest
date	02/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to help local authorities speed-up the processing of blue badges.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Mike Martin
uin	17398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport sets the legislation that governs the Blue Badge scheme and provides guidance for local authorities who are solely responsible for administering the scheme, including issuing the badges.</p><p> </p><p>There are no timescales set for administering applications other than a suggested guideline that issuing authorities should aim to complete end to end applications within 12 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>80% of citizens apply for a badge from their local authority using the Blue Badge Digital Service (BBDS) operated by the Department for Transport. The Department has a programme of continuous improvement of the digital service with the aim of making online badge applications quicker and easier for applicants and local authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 05/12/2024 15:02:21 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5219