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1050409

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: West Sussex
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 17 January 2019 to Question 20610 on Road Traffic Control: West Sussex, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to prevent a scheme from going ahead in the event that the WCHAR's findings indicate that it contravenes these policies or design standards.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	213877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has not had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding prevention of a scheme going ahead if the Walking, Cycling and Horse-riding Assessment findings indicate it contravenes these policies or design standards.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport would expect that any scheme would comply with the relevant policies and design standards unless there were very good reasons for it not to do so.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2019 11:24:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1050441

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding (a) in total and (b) per head of population has been allocated to transport infrastructure in each region in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	213949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Figures on public sector expenditure at a regional level are part of the Government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest CRA statistics, published by HM Treasury on 20th November 2018, include total public expenditure on transport per capita on a regional basis from 2013-14 up to 2017-18, and are published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-analysis</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The statistics include spend on transport by all public sector organisations including the Department for Transport, Local Authorities, Public Corporations (in the case of transport, this is mainly spend by London Underground) and other Government Departments including devolved administrations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>When comparing expenditure across regions a number of factors should be considered. For example, when expenditure is presented on a “per head of population”(or “per capita”) basis, it does not account for the pressure that large numbers of commuters and visitors from outside of a region can add to the transport networks. In addition, larger built-up areas tend to make greater use of mass public transport systems, though these will generate fares income which contributes to their operating costs.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics for public sector capital expenditure by region are given in Table 1 below. Table 2 provides the equivalent statistics per capita. Capital expenditure has been used as a proxy for spending on infrastructure specifically, but may include some capital investment beyond transport infrastructure projects.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Capital spending on all transport, by all public sector bodies (<em>£millions nominal)</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>1,034</p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>1,410</p></td><td><p>1,427</p></td><td><p>1,842</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>746</p></td><td><p>795</p></td><td><p>664</p></td><td><p>743</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>4,022</p></td><td><p>4,549</p></td><td><p>5,335</p></td><td><p>5,770</p></td><td><p>6,519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>521</p></td><td><p>512</p></td><td><p>512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1,136</p></td><td><p>1,393</p></td><td><p>1,824</p></td><td><p>1,807</p></td><td><p>2,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1,432</p></td><td><p>1,542</p></td><td><p>1,968</p></td><td><p>2,121</p></td><td><p>2,188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>662</p></td><td><p>803</p></td><td><p>1,011</p></td><td><p>1,169</p></td><td><p>1,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>804</p></td><td><p>1,087</p></td><td><p>1,329</p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td><td><p>1,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>874</p></td><td><p>1,084</p></td><td><p>1,335</p></td><td><p>1,129</p></td><td><p>1,009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,345</p></td><td><p>1,459</p></td><td><p>1,473</p></td><td><p>1,717</p></td><td><p>1,986</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>556</p></td><td><p>578</p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>617</p></td><td><p>687</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><sup> </sup></em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: Capital spending, on all transport, by all public sector bodies, per capita <em>(£s nominal)</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>478</p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>616</p></td><td><p>658</p></td><td><p>739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><sup> </sup></em></p><p><em><sup>1</sup></em><em>Due to the reclassification of Network Rail into the public sector from 2015-16, care should be taken when making historical comparisons.</em></p><p><em>Source: </em><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017</a></em></p><p> </p><p>Total capital expenditure is prone to large year-on-year fluctuations as major projects are completed and funding to new projects begins. Large transport projects tend to require large sums of capital expenditure during construction, but deliver benefits for many years into the future. Consideration of this must be given when making year-on-year comparisons.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2019 17:40:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1050530

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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 State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the viability of bringing forward to 2030 the target year for phasing out diesel and petrol-fuelled cars.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	214099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Road to Zero sets out the Government’s long-term ambitions to clean up road transport, and the measures now in place to help industry and consumers to make the transition to electric vehicles. It was developed following extensive consultation with environmental groups, the automotive industry and academia.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes its ambition for at least half of new cars and as many as 70% to be ultra low emission by 2030 strikes the right balance between conflicting environmental, industrial and consumer priorities. However, the Government is actively tracking market developments and will review progress towards our ambitions by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2019 12:40:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1050533

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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 State for Transport, what plans his Department has to reduce air pollutants from motor vehicle fumes.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	214101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Road to Zero strategy sets out the actions being taken to reduce emissions in order to improve air quality. It includes details of the Real Driving Emissions legislation applying from September 2017, which limits vehicle emissions of both nitrogen oxides and particulates across a wide range of driving conditions. A further tightening of the Real Driving Emission legislation for nitrogen oxides from new cars will take effect from 1 January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2019 15:22:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1050570

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Wheelchairs
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 ensure that baggage handlers at UK airports are trained to handle wheelchairs.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	213997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government seeks to ensure equal access to air travel for all. Through the recently launched Aviation 2050 consultation the Department is considering a new Passenger Charter that will raise standards and enhance services for passengers, including disabled people and those with reduced mobility. This includes increased uptake of disability awareness training programmes for ground handlers, and improving the storage standards for wheelchairs in the hold.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/02/2019 10:00:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1050111

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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 State for Transport, what plans he has in place to ensure that Highways England takes steps to reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide on the strategic road network which exceed statutory limits.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	213392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s plans are set out in the 2017 Air Quality Strategy and Highways England are working to deliver compliance with air quality limits in the shortest possible time. Specifically, Highways England are taking a number of steps to improve air quality on the roads they manage and are working with local authorities to reduce NO2 on their roads. This activity is supported by the £100m Air Quality Designated Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 09:02:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1050112

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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 State for Transport, what steps Highways England is taking to reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide on the strategic road network which exceed statutory limits.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	213393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Highways England are supporting the uptake of electric vehicles by working to ensure that 95 per cent of the strategic road network will have a chargepoint every 20 miles.</p><p>Highways England have also been exploring and testing a range of measures and innovative products as part of their programme of air quality research. They have evidence that tall barriers can reduce concentrations of NO2 for the residents closest nearby, and they are progressing with work to see how these could be installed on the network. This work is underpinned by their £100m Air Quality Designated Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 13:12:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1050262

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: West Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2019 to Question 206710 on Road Traffic Control: West Sussex, for what reason Highways England did not undertake a (a) Walking, Cycling and Horse-riding assessment during the options and concept stages of the scheme's development and (b) Review report at the conclusion of the preliminary design stage, in accordance with the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	213149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>A Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Assessment is carried out by the relevant design team, not Highways England. In this case, we understand that the options and concept stages of the scheme began in the autumn of 2016 before the publication of the Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Assessment and were subject to the applicable standard on Non-Motorised User Audits. The Transport Assessment accompanying the planning application provided information satisfying the criteria for a non-motorised user context report.</p><p>A Review Report is required at the end of the preliminary design stage and before commencement of detailed design followed by a further Review Report at the end of the detailed design phase and before construction commences. The design team is now at the end of the preliminary design stage, but detailed design has not yet begun. A Review Report is now due and will be completed before the commencement of detailed design.</p><p>The preliminary design improved pedestrian, cycle and equestrian access in the vicinity of the South Downs National Park, and further opportunities for improvement may be identified through a forthcoming Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Review. The preliminary design was also compliant with Highways England’s design standards for cycle provision. Any non-compliance identified during detailed design will be removed or be subject to the process of assessment whether there may be grounds for a specific variation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 213150 213152 question first answered 31/01/2019 13:22:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1050263

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to increase the use of carbon neutral fuel through captured C02.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>In 2018 the Government amended the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation so that transport fuels made using waste CO<sub>2</sub> are eligible for reward, provided that sustainability and eligibility requirements are met. Those requirements include that all the input process energy used to make the fuel is from renewable sources, and that the fuel delivers significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the Department’s Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition (F4C) makes up to £20m of capital funding available to projects that will produce low carbon waste-based fuels for use in planes and lorries.</p><p> </p><p>Projects capable of producing fuels using waste CO<sub>2</sub> were eligible to apply for F4C funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2019 16:32:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1050266

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: West Sussex
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 17 January 2019 to Question 20610 on Road Traffic Control: West Sussex, what criteria Highways England used to support the scheme in the absence of a Walking, Cycling and Horse-riding assessment at each stage of the process.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	213150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>A Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Assessment is carried out by the relevant design team, not Highways England. In this case, we understand that the options and concept stages of the scheme began in the autumn of 2016 before the publication of the Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Assessment and were subject to the applicable standard on Non-Motorised User Audits. The Transport Assessment accompanying the planning application provided information satisfying the criteria for a non-motorised user context report.</p><p>A Review Report is required at the end of the preliminary design stage and before commencement of detailed design followed by a further Review Report at the end of the detailed design phase and before construction commences. The design team is now at the end of the preliminary design stage, but detailed design has not yet begun. A Review Report is now due and will be completed before the commencement of detailed design.</p><p>The preliminary design improved pedestrian, cycle and equestrian access in the vicinity of the South Downs National Park, and further opportunities for improvement may be identified through a forthcoming Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding Review. The preliminary design was also compliant with Highways England’s design standards for cycle provision. Any non-compliance identified during detailed design will be removed or be subject to the process of assessment whether there may be grounds for a specific variation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 213149 213152 question first answered 31/01/2019 13:22:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton