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749485

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Traffic Officers
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 trend in the number of specialist road traffic officers since 2015; and what steps his Department is taking to maintain the number of specialist road traffic officers.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	3381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of Highways England’s Traffic Officers since 2015 is as follows:</p><p>2015: 1446</p><p>2016: 1439</p><p>2017: 1395</p><p>There has been a decrease of 51 Traffic Officers between 2015 and 2017, which equates to 3.5%.</p><p>The current total staff retention rate at Highways England is 92%, but they are not complacent. Their recruitment and selection process is being improved to include assessments that better reflect the role applicants would undertake as Traffic Officers to ensure it continues to keep and maintain sufficient staff numbers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/07/2017 12:21:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

749488

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	River Mersey: Bridges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated annual income from Mersey Gateway tolls is.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Mersey Gateway Bridge scheme is being promoted by Halton Borough Council. Annual income from tolls will vary but the most recent estimate produced for the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board shows an annual average income over the operational period of the project of £38,361,000.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2017 11:28:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

749489

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated annual cost to the taxpayer is of reducing the Severn Bridge Toll to £3.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The figure of a toll for cars of £3 was included in the Government’s consultation issued earlier in the year. The consultation set out an intention to recoup fully the costs that taxpayers have incurred outside the concession agreement, although this would take longer if the tolls were reduced.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2017 11:37:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

749490

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what road and rail infrastructure projects outlined in the Transport Investment Strategy published on 5 July 2017 are considered (a) England only, (b) England and Wales, (c) England, Wales and Scotland and (d) UK-wide.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	3499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Transport Investment Strategy sets out the priorities and principles for future investment decisions by the Department for Transport, it does not identify or decide on particular projects. We will continue to work closely with the Devolved Administrations on areas where our responsibilities interact.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2017 11:32:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

749491

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Mersey Tunnels: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual cost to the taxpayer would be of scrapping Mersey Tunnel tolls.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The operation and funding of the Mersey Tunnels has always been a matter for the local authorities in the area. Following the creation of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority in 2014, the ownership of the Mersey Tunnels, and the power to set tolls, rests with them. Any decision to scrap the tolls, which cover the cost of Tunnel operations and fund other local transport priorities, would therefore be for the Combined Authority to take. We have been advised by Merseytravel, which operates the Tunnels on behalf of the Combined Authority, that the Tunnel tolls currently raise £41m per year so this would represent the cost to the local taxpayer if they were foregone. In addition, if the tunnel tolls were scrapped there might well be some leakage of traffic from the Mersey Gateway bridge, which is currently under construction and will be tolled, to the tunnels. If so, this would create an adverse impact on the finances of the bridge.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2017 08:36:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

749493

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria the Government uses to assess whether a transport infrastructure development is considered (a) England only, (b) England and Wales, (c) England, Wales and Scotland and (d) UK-wide.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	3530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The relevant devolution settlements and their associated legislation determine the responsibility for infrastructure development. We continue to work closely with the Devolved Administrations (DAs) on areas where our responsibilities interact.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2017 11:26:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

749495

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the automotive manufacturing industry.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ministers and officials at the Department for Transport hold regular meetings with representatives of the automotive industry, and only last month the Secretary of State addressed the SMMT’s summer parliamentary reception, meeting industry stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2017 11:25:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

749497

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms will be put in place to ensure effective consultation with the devolved administrations on proposals made in the Transport Investment Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	3532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Although transport issues are substantially devolved in the UK, all four Governments work together on matters where the respective infrastructure policy responsibilities of the UK government and devolved administrations overlap.</p><p> </p><p>The Transport Investment Strategy sets out principles for future investment decisions, including as to the balance between the need to keep decision-making as close as possible to the people affected and the need to ensure the coherence and integrity of national networks. We will continue to work closely with the Devolved Administrations on areas of mutual interest, for example on long-distance rail lines such as the East and West Coast Mainlines, or HS2.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2017 11:20:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

749498

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations the Government has received from the Welsh Assembly on the Transport Investment Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	3533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Although transport issues are substantially devolved in the UK, all four Governments work closely on areas where THEIR interests and responsibilities interact. While we have not yet received representations directly from the Welsh Assembly on the Transport Investment Strategy, we will continue to work closely with the Devolved Administrations on areas of mutual interest and TO consider any representations they may make as part of that dialogue.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2017 11:43:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

748582

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Transport Investment Strategy published on 5 July 2017, whether the strategy includes improvements to roads in London; and what assessment he has made of the proportion of funding delivered through the strategy that will be allocated to roads that are the responsibility of (a) Transport for London, (b) London boroughs and (c) the London Borough of Barnet.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	3047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The new Transport Investment Strategy covers the whole of Britain, including London. No assessment regarding the allocation of any new funding under it has been reached since publication.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/07/2017 16:37:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers