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732305

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: 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 to extend the availability of the Clean Bus Technology Fund to all buses; and whether his Department has a timetable for the retrofitting of all buses to reduce nitrogen dioxide and other particulate emission.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>In the 2016 Autumn Statement, the Government committed a further £150 million in support for low emission buses and taxis, which includes support for retrofitting buses. As outlined in the draft UK Air Quality Plan for tackling nitrogen dioxide published for consultation in May 2017, we will publish further information on scheme design and timings later in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/07/2017 13:26:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

731687

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Hire Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to change the eligibility criteria for people seeking to rent large cars, vans and HGVs.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria for renting a vehicle, beyond the requirement to hold an appropriate licence, is set by vehicle hire companies. Additional eligibility criteria, such as age restrictions and minimum driving experience, can be set as part of the rental agreement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In light of recent events, the Department for Transport are working with partners from across Government, the police, the security services and industry to explore what more can be done to prevent the malicious use of hire vehicles.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/06/2017 11:32:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

731856

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a new funding stream to encourage cycling in small towns and rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (published April 2017) includes funding of £1.2 billion from 2016-21 to support our ambition to make cycling and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys in every urban and rural community in England.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the £1.2 billion highlighted in the Strategy, funding is also available to small towns and rural areas from local authority programmes, some other government programmes such as Sport England and Public Health England, and the most recent allocations from the Local Growth Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 777 question first answered 27/06/2017 12:26:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

731857

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has made available for cycling in (a) rural areas and (b) Cheshire East since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (published April 2017) includes funding of £1.2 billion from 2016-21 to support our ambition to make cycling and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys in every urban and rural community in England.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, rural local authorities have benefited from funding for sustainable forms of transport, including cycling and walking, through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund and its successors the Sustainable Travel Transition Year and Access Fund. Additionally, from 2013-15 the Department for Transport (DfT) provided £17million to benefit rural areas by improving cycling infrastructure in and around national parks. Details of the areas where DfT funding has been allocated can be found at: <a href="http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html" target="_blank">http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Cheshire East council has benefited from the following DfT investment since 2010 which will help to encourage cycling:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Funding programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Duration</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Sustainable Transport Fund</p></td><td><p>3.059</p></td><td><p>2011-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sustainable Travel Transition Year</p></td><td><p>0.35</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bikeability (national cycling training)</p></td><td><p>0.967</p></td><td><p>2010-17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/06/2017 12:32:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

731858

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what sources of funding are available to small towns and rural areas to fund new cycling infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (published April 2017) includes funding of £1.2 billion from 2016-21 to support our ambition to make cycling and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys in every urban and rural community in England.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the £1.2 billion highlighted in the Strategy, funding is also available to small towns and rural areas from local authority programmes, some other government programmes such as Sport England and Public Health England, and the most recent allocations from the Local Growth Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 775 question first answered 27/06/2017 12:26:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

731138

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on which date a Minister of his Department last visited Baillieston DVSA test centre in Glasgow.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Ministers regularly visit a variety of places across the country. We do not however have a record of a Department for Transport Minister specifically visiting Baillieston test centre in Glasgow.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/06/2017 13:47:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731139

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) part-time and (b) full-time employees are based at Baillieston DVSA test centre in Glasgow.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>As at 31 May 2017, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has (a) 5 part time employees and (b) 7 full time employees based at Baillieston test centre in Glasgow.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/06/2017 13:50:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731140

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which landlord provides accommodation for Baillieston DVSA test centre in Glasgow.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency leases Glasgow Baillieston driving test centre from the pension fund of a non-departmental public body – the Medical Research Pension Trust Ltd. The building is managed by Lambert Smith Hampton.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/06/2017 13:54:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731146

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on which date the current property rental contract is due to expire for the Baillieston DVSA test centre in Glasgow.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	99
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The current property rental contract at Baillieston DVSA test centre in Glasgow is due to expire on 14 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/06/2017 13:37:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731147

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) part-time and (b) full-time staff headcount has been at Baillieston DVSA test centre, Glasgow in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The part time and full time staff headcount at Baillieston Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) test centre, Glasgow in each year since 2007 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2007 – 3 part time, 10 full time</p><p>2008 – 4 part time, 9 full time</p><p>2009 – 4 part time, 8 full time</p><p>2010 – 3 part time, 9 full time</p><p>2011 – 4 part time, 10 full time</p><p>2012 – 6 part time, 8 full time</p><p>2013 – 7 part time, 7 full time</p><p>2014 – 4 part time, 7 full time</p><p>2015 – 8 part time, 5 full time</p><p>2016 – 5 part time, 7 full time</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/06/2017 13:44:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden