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822820

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits
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 effectiveness of introducing 20mph speed limits on reducing the number of road traffic-related deaths.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	122503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>In June 2014, the Department commissioned a comprehensive three-year research project into the effects of 20mph limits, including effects on speed, collisions, casualties and modal shift. The research is also considering best practice, road users’ perceptions and effects on the quality of the environment. The research project is expected to be completed in Spring 2018, with the final report published later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/01/2018 12:31:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

822858

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Shrewsbury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress is being made on the sale of the Valuation Office Agency testing facility in Shrewsbury.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	122541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) testing facility at Shrewsbury is not currently available for disposal. Although the site has been identified as being surplus to DVSA’s future requirements, DVSA is in the process of securing an alternative service delivery model for those services that are delivered from the site.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/01/2018 12:28:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

822905

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to work with airlines and airports to enable wheelchair users to board and travel on aeroplanes with comfort and dignity.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	122588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The rights of disabled persons and those with reduced mobility when travelling by air are important to the Government, and we are keen to see improvements happen where necessary. We welcome innovative ideas being discussed, such as the campaign “Flying Disabled” that champions wheelchair access to aircraft. The campaign is in early stages, with the industry looking further into the proposal. The Government will follow this work closely.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the national enforcement body for disabled passenger rights legislation in the UK. They work closely with the industry and monitor their performance to ensure the service the passengers receive is of high quality. The CAA publishes a report annually in which the UK airports are ranked as “very good”, “good” or “poor” in relation to the services and assistance they provide to disabled passengers and those with reduced mobility.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2018 12:21:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

823006

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of part-worn tyres imported into the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	122689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not monitor the number of imported part-worn tyres and has made no estimate of the numbers entering the country.</p><p> </p><p>Tyres used on light-duty vehicles must have a minimum tread depth of 1.6 mm through a continuous band across the central three-quarters of the tread width and around the whole circumference of the tyre. The value of 1.6 mm was introduced in 1992 following a review of the effectiveness of worn tyres in the context of safety performance; there are no plans to review this requirement. Part-worn tyres are required to exceed these safe limits, and to have a minimum of 2 mm tread depth across the whole tread width and around the whole circumference of the tyre.</p><p>The assessment of tyres during roadside inspection follows the guidance applied during the annual MOT test. The following table provides details on the total number of vehicles checked by the Department’s Agencies in each of the last three years, and the number which failed to meet the required standard for one or more tyres.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Tyre condition roadside assessment</strong></p><p><strong>Number of Vehicles checked and number of vehicles with one or more failure</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Checked</p></td><td><p>Number Defective</p></td><td><p>Percentage Defective</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>88861</p></td><td><p>7770</p></td><td><p>8.74</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Checked</p></td><td><p>Number Defective</p></td><td><p>Percentage Defective</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>134275</p></td><td><p>7383</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2017/18 (to date)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Checked</p></td><td><p>Number Defective</p></td><td><p>Percentage Defective</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>108344</p></td><td><p>5746</p></td><td><p>5.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 122692 122693 question first answered 23/01/2018 11:51:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

823009

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the fail rate of tyres on vehicles stopped by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency during roadside spot checks.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	122692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not monitor the number of imported part-worn tyres and has made no estimate of the numbers entering the country.</p><p> </p><p>Tyres used on light-duty vehicles must have a minimum tread depth of 1.6 mm through a continuous band across the central three-quarters of the tread width and around the whole circumference of the tyre. The value of 1.6 mm was introduced in 1992 following a review of the effectiveness of worn tyres in the context of safety performance; there are no plans to review this requirement. Part-worn tyres are required to exceed these safe limits, and to have a minimum of 2 mm tread depth across the whole tread width and around the whole circumference of the tyre.</p><p>The assessment of tyres during roadside inspection follows the guidance applied during the annual MOT test. The following table provides details on the total number of vehicles checked by the Department’s Agencies in each of the last three years, and the number which failed to meet the required standard for one or more tyres.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Tyre condition roadside assessment</strong></p><p><strong>Number of Vehicles checked and number of vehicles with one or more failure</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Checked</p></td><td><p>Number Defective</p></td><td><p>Percentage Defective</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>88861</p></td><td><p>7770</p></td><td><p>8.74</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Checked</p></td><td><p>Number Defective</p></td><td><p>Percentage Defective</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>134275</p></td><td><p>7383</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2017/18 (to date)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Checked</p></td><td><p>Number Defective</p></td><td><p>Percentage Defective</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>108344</p></td><td><p>5746</p></td><td><p>5.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 122689 122693 question first answered 23/01/2018 11:51:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

823010

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to increase minimum tyre depth treads to prevent used tyre imports and improve road safety.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	122693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not monitor the number of imported part-worn tyres and has made no estimate of the numbers entering the country.</p><p> </p><p>Tyres used on light-duty vehicles must have a minimum tread depth of 1.6 mm through a continuous band across the central three-quarters of the tread width and around the whole circumference of the tyre. The value of 1.6 mm was introduced in 1992 following a review of the effectiveness of worn tyres in the context of safety performance; there are no plans to review this requirement. Part-worn tyres are required to exceed these safe limits, and to have a minimum of 2 mm tread depth across the whole tread width and around the whole circumference of the tyre.</p><p>The assessment of tyres during roadside inspection follows the guidance applied during the annual MOT test. The following table provides details on the total number of vehicles checked by the Department’s Agencies in each of the last three years, and the number which failed to meet the required standard for one or more tyres.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Tyre condition roadside assessment</strong></p><p><strong>Number of Vehicles checked and number of vehicles with one or more failure</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Checked</p></td><td><p>Number Defective</p></td><td><p>Percentage Defective</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>88861</p></td><td><p>7770</p></td><td><p>8.74</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Checked</p></td><td><p>Number Defective</p></td><td><p>Percentage Defective</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>134275</p></td><td><p>7383</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2017/18 (to date)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Checked</p></td><td><p>Number Defective</p></td><td><p>Percentage Defective</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>108344</p></td><td><p>5746</p></td><td><p>5.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 122689 122692 question first answered 23/01/2018 11:51:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

821523

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress is being made on his Department's work leading a glare group as part of the UN expert group on vehicle lighting.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	122441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>A preliminary recommendation from the technical group on glare, in which my officials participate, was presented to the UN Expert Group on Lighting in October 2017. Under scrutiny, concerns have been raised, including by the UK, that the recommendation may not adequately address the glare problem. Further evidence was requested which the Department expects to be presented when the subject is discussed again in April 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/01/2018 11:49:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

820696

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Buses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the age of service vehicles in (a) London and (b) England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	122114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) holds technical records for public service vehicles (PSV) which includes the date of manufacture and the date of first registration. However, PSV operators are not required to specify to the Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) where vehicles on their operator licence are geographically based. Neither the DVSA nor the OTC can therefore differentiate between vehicles based in London and England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/01/2018 09:07:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

820825

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Automatic Number Plate Recognition: Rural Areas
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 effectiveness of the use of ANPR equipment to monitor vehicle tax in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	122243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) uses its own ANPR fleet to identify non-compliant vehicles in locations throughout the United Kingdom. The DVLA’s wheelclamping contractor also provides ANPR services which provide geographic coverage across every district in the UK. ANPR equipment is just one of a range of measures the DVLA utilise to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/01/2018 17:13:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

820958

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transforming Cities Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cities which do not have a metro mayor receive an appropriate allocation from the Transforming Cities Fund.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	122376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>As the chancellor announced at Autumn Budget, half of the Transforming Cities Fund has been allocated to the Mayoral Combined Authorities on a per capita basis to allow mayors to take decisions on their transport priorities.</p><p> </p><p>The remainder of the fund will be awarded to other major cities outside London via a competitive process. The details of this process will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/01/2018 14:59:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis