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893023

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Stonehenge
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 monitor variations in the water table in the area around Stonehenge to ensure that any new roads constructed near to that site do not have a destructive impact on the archaeological remains.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	138931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>Previous surveys have provided an extensive understanding of the variations in the water table that can occur in the area around Stonehenge. Highways England are supplementing this knowledge through further groundwater monitoring, which is informing hydrological modelling being undertaken in collaboration with the Environment Agency.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme is being designed to minimise effects on groundwater flows. The proposed use of a tunnel boring machine means the tunnel would be constructed in a sealed, watertight environment. This means water would not need to be pumped out of the ground during construction, ensuring no adverse effects on the water table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/05/2018 11:31:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

893091

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Stonehenge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Article 4 of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, what assessment he has made of whether plans for a new tunnel and flyover at Stonehenge are compliant with the terms of that Convention.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	138932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>A key aim of the scheme is to remove the roads and heavy traffic, with their associated noise and disturbance, from the vicinity of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site – improving the presentation of the Site both for now and for future generations.</p><p> </p><p>A full environmental impact assessment of the A303 Stonehenge scheme is under way. This will include a Heritage Impact Assessment, that has regard to Article 4 of the World Heritage Convention. This will be published as part of Highways England’s application for a Development Consent Order.</p><p> </p><p>A historic environment assessment was undertaken in relation to the choice of preferred route for the A303 Stonehenge scheme. This is contained in Appendix E to the scheme assessment report published in September 2017 and is available at: <a href="https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/cip/a303-stonehenge/results/sar-volume-7.pdf" target="_blank">https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/cip/a303-stonehenge/results/sar-volume-7.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/05/2018 15:41:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

892357

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Stonehenge
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 potential effect on the prehistoric landscape at Stonehenge of the proposals for a new flyover and tunnel.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	138336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>A principal aim of the scheme is to remove the roads and heavy traffic, with their associated noise and disturbance from the vicinity of the stones and to reunite Stonehenge with its surrounding monuments in their natural chalk downland setting. This involves removing the road and its traffic completely from within sight of the stones, with the locations of the tunnel portals being beyond the visual horizons from Stonehenge.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is carrying out extensive Heritage Impact Assessments to ensure the scheme brings benefits without creating unacceptable effects on the important features of the World Heritage Site.</p><p> </p><p>A programme of archaeological surveys has been developed with input from an independent Scientific Committee, which comprises some of the country’s most eminent archaeologists. The project also has a Heritage Monitoring and Advisory Group comprising Historic England, Wiltshire Council Archaeology Service, English Heritage and The National Trust. The Scientific Committee and Advisory Group will continue to have oversight of all the archaeological findings as the scheme develops. Further information about the Scientific Committee’s work can be found at: <a href="http://www.a303scientificcommittee.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.a303scientificcommittee.org.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2018 13:16:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

850855

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what revenue has been raised by the Dart Charge in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	130078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The revenue raised by Dart Charge for financial years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 can be found in the Dart Charge annual accounts which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=&amp;publication_filter_option=corporate-reports&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=highways-england&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=&amp;publication_filter_option=corporate-reports&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=highways-england&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/03/2018 08:54:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

806672

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford Tunnel: Tolls
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 pursue outstanding payments owed by the drivers of vehicles from non-UK EU Member States who have travelled through the Dartford tunnel.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	119748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Highways England are serious about tackling cases of evasion. They use an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system which is capable of capturing non-UK vehicle registration marks and they apply effective penalty and recovery processes that have been proven elsewhere, such as London’s congestion charging and Dublin’s M50 toll schemes. Ultimately a European debt recovery agency is used to pursue and recover outstanding charges from non-UK vehicles that evade paying the Crossing charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/12/2017 09:01:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

802925

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Road Traffic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans take to reduce travel disruption caused by slow traffic through and around the Dartford Tunnel.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	118345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>In April, the Government committed £10 million to improve the traffic flow at and around the Dartford crossing. This was as part of the preferred route announcement for the new Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) which will help reduce demand at the Dartford Crossing, while also improving links to London and the south coast.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, a Dartford - Thurrock study will identify ideas to reduce congestion that could be delivered in advance of the construction of the LTC. In addition, improvement work to M25 Junction 2 is due to start in Spring 2018 to help reduce congestion south of the Dartford crossing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/12/2017 15:32:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon