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847143

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date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyclists have died or suffered serious injuries where the cause has been attributed to poorly-maintained roads by (a) local councils, (b) Highways England, (c) Transport Scotland and (d) the Welsh Government in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	129317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The numbers of reported cyclist fatalities and serious injuries that have been recorded in Great Britain for each year since 2007 where poorly maintained roads could be considered to be a contributory factor is provided in the table. A breakdown for all the road networks specified is not available centrally.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The heading “Poor or defective road surface” cover columns 2 and 3 of the table. Whilst, the heading “Inadequate or masked signs or road markings” cover column 4 and 5.</ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Reported cyclist serious and fatal injuries in GB where poorly maintained roads is reported as a contributory factor<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Poor or defective road surface </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Inadequate or masked signs or road markings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported Cyclist Fatilities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported Cyclist Serious Injuries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported Cyclist Fatilities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported Cyclist Serious Injuries</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong><em>Source: DfT STATS19 reported road casualties</em></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>Includes only casualties where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported. In 2016, this related to 73% of reported accidents.</p><p> </p><p>By way of context, cycling in Great Britain has increased over the time period in question, rising from 4 billion kilometres in 2007 to 6 billion kilometres in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>It should be that noted that contributory factors assigned by police officers do not assign blame for the accident to any specific road user, however they do provide some insight into why and how road accidents occur. They give an indication of which factors the attending officer thought contributed to the accident. Officers do not need to carry out a full investigation of the incident before allocating contributory factors; they usually use professional judgement about what they can see at the scene.</p><p> </p><p>Not all accidents are included in the contributory factor data; only accidents where the police attended the scene and reported at least one contributory factor are included. A total of 73% of accidents reported to the police in 2016 met these criteria although each accident can have multiple contributory factors attributed to them.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/02/2018 16:45:50 question first ministerially corrected 15/03/2018 15:22:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 43590 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

845546

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle mobile phone use by motorists; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	128518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government increased the penalties for drivers using hand held mobile phones in March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Highway Code and the THINK! campaign alerts drivers to the dangers of engaging in this reckless activity.</p><p> </p><p>It is too soon to assess what impact the change in penalties is having on road safety. The Department is currently conducting a roadside observational survey on usage of mobile phones and expects the results soon. The Government is keeping the law under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/02/2018 16:57:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

845744

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Nitrogen Oxides
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 reduction in total emissions of nitrogen oxides from ground-based sources associated with Heathrow Airport between 2008-9 and 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Justine Greening
uin	128716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The government has not made an estimate. However, Table E1 of Ricardo-AEA Ltd’s report “Heathrow Airport 2013 Air Quality Assessment” commissioned by Heathrow Airport shows that emission rates of nitrogen oxides from airport and non-airport sources declined over the period 2008/9 to 2013. The report is available at <a href="http://www.heathrowairwatch.org.uk/reports" target="_blank">http://www.heathrowairwatch.org.uk/reports</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/02/2018 17:05:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening

843936

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including first aid in the driving test.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	128052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) includes first aid information in its study materials for both the theory and practical driving tests. In addition, the theory part of the driving test includes questions about first aid.</p><p> </p><p>Introducing a test on first aid into the practical driving test would lengthen the test, resulting in fewer tests per day, longer waiting times for tests and higher cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) for vocational drivers includes first aid training, and there are 130 CPC approved courses that are wholly first aid courses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/02/2018 10:23:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

843968

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Urban Areas: ICT
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 a Smart City narrative and action plan.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	128084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that there are many potential benefits to be realised from smart transport innovations, across all modes. We also recognise that the Department for Transport has a role to play in ensuring that the most effective innovations are identified and introduced in ways that are legal, safe and maximise the benefits to society.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has a diverse programme of activities underway to fulfil that role. This includes various research projects being funded through Innovate UK, and through the Catapult Centres, and a data discovery project to test whether local transport network planners, operators and users would benefit from local transport data that is more widely shared, accessible and conforms to agreed standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also working with other Government departments, high technology industries, academics and researchers to identify opportunities for collaboration to encourage the use of smart transport innovations. We will consider how best to share the results of this work with local areas in order to support them in using these innovations. The Department does not have a single Smart Cities model for local areas to follow, and it is for them, and their transport operators and suppliers, to determine local priorities and solutions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/02/2018 10:19:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett