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date	06/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Young People
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 on the safety of young people of driving vehicles with high brake horse power.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	161520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Young drivers are generally more likely to be killed or seriously injured than car drivers aged 25 or over.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to limit the engine capacity that young drivers are able to drive, as this would not address the many fatal and serious accidents which occur at lower speeds.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will, however, monitor the results of the introduction of Graduated Driver Licencing (GDL) in Northern Ireland. GDL is a staged approach to fully independent driving, which can include a number of different components related to pre- and post-test restrictions. This includes the imposition of restrictions, such as not carrying peer aged passengers or night time driving.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as highlighted in the Road Safety Statement, the Department is about to trial the effectiveness of a range of measures to improve the safety of young and novice drivers, both before they take their test and after passing it.</p><p> </p><p>Many new drivers are young drivers, and we have recently updated the driving test both to ensure new drivers have the skills they will need through a lifetime of safe driving, and to reflect better the situations they may encounter when they first start driving unaccompanied. For example, the independent driving time is set to increase, and during this time candidates will be asked to follow directions from a sat nav.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/07/2018 15:33:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

934972

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	Railway Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial support his Department is making available to local authorities undertaking business cases for the reopening of railway stations.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	161147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Local Authorities are generally responsible for funding the development of business cases for local transport schemes including reopening of railway stations. Funding provided by the Government through the Local Growth Fund and other devolved funding streams may, in some circumstances, be used for business case development provided that it otherwise meets the criteria for the funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/07/2018 09:49:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

934462

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Havering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department has provided to Havering local authority for the repair and maintenance of local highways.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	160127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Responsibility for managing London’s road network is shared between Transport for London, Highways England and the London Boroughs. Local roads are managed by London Boroughs. It is therefore for the London Borough of Havering to assess its road maintenance requirements alongside other priorities in the borough.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/07/2018 09:33:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell