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date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of interpreting into UK law the EU directives on operator licensing on (a) community transport providers and (b) isolated individuals and rural communities.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	7450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The provisions of Regulation 1071/2009 have been directly applicable in the UK since 2011.</p><p> </p><p>Following a recent DVSA decision letter to a community transport operator about their non-compliance with legal operating requirements, my Department issued a 31 July letter to permit-issuing bodies to clarify principles that they should have regard to.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport intends to conduct a public consultation in the autumn, which will set out the changes needed to guidance and legislation, on the issue and use of section 19 and section 22 permits. The consultation will be accompanied by an Impact Assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2017 11:22:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

756757

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's policy is on the application of the derogation in Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EC) No. 1071/2009 for community transport operators which have a main occupation other than that of road passenger transport operator to operate vehicles under section 19 or 22 permit to parish and town councils.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	7836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Regulation 1071/2009 has had direct effect in UK law since 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s position is that any operator whose main occupation is not providing road passenger transport services is exempt from complying with this Regulation and can continue operating, using their current section 19 and section 22 permits.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2017 14:50:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

751589

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the national speed limit on motorways.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	900474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Any change to the speed limit would have to be based on a full and sound understanding of the wider safety, environmental and other impacts of such a change.</p><p> </p><p>A previous Government made an initial assessment of the possibility of introducing trials of 80 mph limits. A decision on whether to change the limit would be for this Government but we currently have no plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/07/2017 14:55:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena