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760752

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways England: Biodiversity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding Highways England has allocated to ensure that projects are biodiversity net positive.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	105093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Highways England are building projects in ways designed to minimise environmental impacts now and leave a positive legacy for the future. Individual road scheme budgets are set so that schemes can mitigate their impact on biodiversity, and seek opportunities for enhancement, while achieving value for money.</p><p>The Road Investment Strategy also includes a ring-fenced environment fund of £300 million between 2015 to 2020, which includes funds for biodiversity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/10/2017 14:23:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

760753

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A19: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review road safety on the A19.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	105114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Safety is a key imperative of Highways England and so the safety performance of all its roads is under continuous review. Since 2011, safety improvements have been delivered at ten locations on the A19, involving improvements to traffic signals and road markings, provision of additional road capacity to reduce congestion, and improved facilities for pedestrians and cyclists.</p><p> </p><p>The Road Investment Strategy for 2015-2020, announced three schemes on the A19 for delivery, which are expected to save at least 380 casualties over a 60-year period.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, the Department for Transport announced a congestion relief scheme to signalise the junction of A19 and A179 at Sheraton to address an existing congestion and safety issue.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2017 12:41:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

765284

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, under what conditions parents of disabled children are given blue badges.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mike Hill
uin	105465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Blue Badges are issued to disabled people, and not family members unless accompanying a disabled person. Children can qualify for a badge under the general criteria if they:</p><p> </p><ul><li>have a permanent and substantial disability which causes inability to walk or very considerable difficulty in walking; or</li><li>are severely sight impaired; or</li><li>receive the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance.</li></ul><p>Additional, specific criteria, apply to children not more than 3 years old who, on account of a condition:</p><p> </p><ul><li>must always be accompanied by bulky medical equipment which cannot be carried around with the child without great difficulty; or</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>must always be kept near a motor vehicle so that, if necessary, they can be treated in the vehicle or taken quickly to a place where they can be treated.</li></ul> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2017 16:28:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4644 label Biography information for Mike Hill

765373

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A19: Safety
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 improve road safety on the A19.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mike Hill
uin	105661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Highways England are responsible for a 67 mile section of the A19 between Thirsk in North Yorkshire and Seaton Burn in Tyne and Wear. The remainder is the responsibility of North Yorkshire County Council, York City Council and Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council as it passes through their respective areas.</p><p>Safety is a key priority of Highways England, and the safety performance of all its roads is under continuous review in order to develop and prioritise safety improvements. Since 2011, Highways England have delivered safety improvements at ten locations on the A19. These include improvements to traffic signals and road markings, provision of additional road capacity to reduce congestion, and improvement to facilities for pedestrians and cyclists.</p><p>In March 2017, the Government announced a further £220m of investment to help cut congestion, reduce journey times and improve safety. This includes the signalisation of the junction with the A179 at Shearton, near Hartlepool.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2017 13:37:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4644 label Biography information for Mike Hill

765477

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding the West Yorkshire Combined Authority has received from the public purse for public transport provision in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	105739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>West Yorkshire Combined Authority has access to the funding provided through the Local Growth Fund to the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership for the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund. This will amount to £781m over the 30 years from 2015. It is for the LEP working with its partners to decide how the funding is used.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, since the West Yorkshire Combined Authority was established on 1 April 2014, the Department of Transport has provided the Combined Authority with the following funding to support public transport:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds Rail Growth scheme</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds Station Southern Access*</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds Public Transport Improvements</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Integrated Transport Block</p></td><td><p>27.1</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Sustainable Transport Fund</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Access Funding</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Emission Bus scheme</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.2**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTE grant for rail ***</p></td><td><p>43.2</p></td><td><p>44.4</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*£0.6m was provided for this project in 2013/14 to WYCA’s predecessor body, the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority.</p><p>** to be paid.</p><p>*** Under the terms of the new Northern franchise agreement all subsidies are now paid directly to the train operator</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2017 15:12:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

765460

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the capital spend on transport per head of population in (a) the North Eastand (b) Hartlepool constituency in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mike Hill
uin	105744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Figures on public sector spend at a regional and national level are part of the Government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics. These statistics attempt to allocate the spending according to where the benefits of that spend are accrued.</p><p> </p><p>The latest CRA statistics suggest that in 2015-16 there was £182 of capital expenditure on transport per head of population by central and local governments and other public bodies for the North East of England. This information is available for government office regions only, and therefore is unavailable for the Hartlepool constituency.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2017 12:08:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4644 label Biography information for Mike Hill

765564

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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, when he plans to publish guidance for local and regional transport authorities on the implementation of the Bus Services Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	105843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department plans to publish the guidance this autumn.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2017 15:18:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

765957

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
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 reduce the drink-drive limit to 50mg.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	106315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to lower the drink drive limit. Our approach in tackling drink driving is through rigorous enforcement, tough penalties, and changing the social acceptability of drink driving.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2017 13:33:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

765589

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents in the UK involved in left-hand-drive vehicles in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	106400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The number of reported road casualty accidents involving at least one left hand drive vehicle in Great Britain is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2015 1,240 accidents</p><p>2016 1,233 accidents</p><p> </p><p>Source: Department for Transport, Reported Casualties Great Britain Table RAS40005</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/ras40-reported-accidents-vehicles-and-casualties" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/ras40-reported-accidents-vehicles-and-casualties</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Northern Ireland data is not available.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2017 16:23:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

765590

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce the number of road traffic accidents involving left-hand-drive vehicles in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	106401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department is constantly looking to build on the UK’s excellent national road safety record. The Department is working at European and international levels on various measures such as improving driver vision through mirrors and cameras.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s “British Road Safety Statement” published in December 2015 also sets out measures to further improve safety of all road users.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2017 16:54:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe