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816757

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date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to sections 19 and 22 of the Transport Act 1985, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of his Department's proposed changes to section 19 and 22 permits on community groups and schools.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	121184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department will shortly consult on this issue and set out the changes proposed to legislation as well as guidance on the use of section 19 and 22 permits. The consultation will contain an impact assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The effect of the changes to the regulatory regime, including those on schools and community groups, will form part of our considerations. The Department wants as many community transport providers as possible to continue to operate, and retain, service provision for vulnerable community transport passengers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/01/2018 12:50:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

816809

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to transparency data, DfT's gender pay gap report 2017, published 18 December 2018, if he will break down the pay gap data for median, mean and bonus pay by (a) grade and (b) profession.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	121236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Information on the Department for Transport’s gender pay gap for mean and median pay by grade is published by the Office for National Statistics in tables 32 and 33 respectively of the Civil Service statistics publications at <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics</a>. There are some minor differences in the scope between the ONS and GEO calculations, which can cause differences in the overall figures.</p><p> </p><p>The information on bonus pay by grade and the mean, median and bonus pay by profession is not readily available and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2018 13:02:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

816836

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which overseas trips Ministers of his Department have made since July 2016; and what were the costs of each such trip.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	121263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Details of overseas trips (including total costs for Ministers) are routinely published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2018 12:38:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

816864

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	British Transport Police: Firearms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many British Transport Police officers have (a) applied for and (b) been granted an individual firearms licence since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	121291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>The British Transport Police currently has 155 authorised firearms officers. Their authority to carry firearms is derived from Section 58 of the Firearms Act 1968 as amended by Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014. There is no requirement for them to possess individual firearms certificates.</p><p>Prior to the amendment to the Act, officers were required to obtain personal firearms licences. During the period in question, BTP records show that 56 officers applied for and were granted relevant firearms licences.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2018 12:55:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

816871

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
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 address safety concerns raised by driving test examiners in risk assessments in respect of the new driving test.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	121298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) introduced the new practical driving test on 4 December 2017. The new elements of the test were trialled extensively before the launch.</p><p> </p><p>DVSA conducted an internal risk assessment of the new test, which did not identify any unacceptable risk. It also commissioned an independent assessment of the test from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The RoSPA report concluded that all new parts of the driving test were low risk.</p><p> </p><p>DVSA is closely monitoring the new driving test and as of 8 January 2018, there have not been any incident reports in relation to the new test elements.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/01/2018 12:53:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

816975

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Commuters
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 number of people who travel to work by (a) car, (b) bus and (c) rail in (i) the North East, (ii) Tyne and Wear, (iii) England and (iv) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	121402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The number of people who usually travelled to work by car, bus and rail in Tyne &amp; Wear, the North East, England, and the UK in 2016 are given in the table below (based on the Labour Force Survey).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Car</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bus<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rail<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tyne &amp; Wear</strong></p></td><td><p>335,000</p></td><td><p>72,000</p></td><td><p>33,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>887,000</p></td><td><p>115,000</p></td><td><p>43,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>17,974,000</p></td><td><p>1,888,000</p></td><td><p>2,934,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p>21,675,000</p></td><td><p>2,230,000</p></td><td><p>3,106,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>1 Also includes coaches.</p><p>2 Includes national rail, underground, light railway systems and trams.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/01/2018 12:38:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

816976

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A19: Safety
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 improve road safety on the A19 road in north-east England.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	121403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The A19 is some 124 miles in length of which Highways England is responsible for the 67 mile section between Thirsk in North Yorkshire and Seaton Burn in Tyne and Wear with the remainder being the responsibility of local highways authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2011, Highways England have delivered safety improvements at ten locations on the A19, including improvements to traffic signals and road markings, provision of additional road capacity to reduce congestion, and improved facilities for pedestrians and cyclists.</p><p> </p><p>The Government provides the Integrated Transport Block funding for local highways authorities; this is aimed at small scale transport schemes and can be used for safety improvements. It is for each individual local highway authority to manage its network, based upon its local knowledge and circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/01/2018 12:56:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn