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751445

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
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 UK citizens travelling in the EU will be able to benefit from the Green Card system as the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
uin	4610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom's membership of the Green Card system predates our membership of the European Union and is not at risk from withdrawal. Maintaining our current vehicular access to the EU without Green Card checks after we leave is one of a number of issues that will need to be addressed through negotiations. The Government made clear in its White Paper on EU withdrawal that our focus in negotiations will be on ensuring new barriers do not arise from our exit.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/07/2017 13:52:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

751446

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lower Thames Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an assessment has been made of the potential effect on levels of congestion in Gravesham in the event that the (a) existing or (b) proposed new Lower Thames Crossings are heavily congested.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	4684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>In developing its proposals for the Lower Thames Crossing, Highways England examined the impact of incidents on the operation of the Strategic Road Network, and the knock-on effects on the local road network.</p><p> </p><p>These assessments will be further refined as the detailed design for the scheme takes shape.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/07/2017 13:40:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

750642

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with Nexus on its proposal for new rolling stock on the Tyne and Wear Metro.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	4148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is currently in discussions with Nexus regarding their proposals for new rolling stock on the Metro, including exploring various funding options.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2017 07:08:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

750739

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for Greater Manchester to receive the powers set out in the Buses Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cheadle
tabling member printed	Mary Robinson
uin	4324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 received Royal Assent on 27<sup>th</sup> April, and the majority of the provisions in the Act commenced on 27<sup>th</sup> June. Greater Manchester Combined Authority therefore now have access to the franchising and partnership powers set out in the Act.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/07/2017 14:48:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4406 label Biography information for Mary Robinson

750765

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Tyres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public service vehicles inspected by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency were identified as having tyres that exceed the 10-year age limit in each year since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	4421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) conducts statutory annual inspections and roadside enforcement checks. During statutory annual inspections, DVSA identified 2 instances of public service vehicles with tyres that had exceeded the 10-year age limit since January 2014; both instances were in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst carrying out roadside enforcement checks, DVSA has not identified any public service vehicles with tyres that have exceeded the 10-year age limit since January 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/07/2017 13:58:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

750766

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Tyres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2017 to Question 1855, how many inspections into the age of public service vehicle tyres were carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in each year since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	4420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The following figures show the number of public service vehicle (PSV) encounters carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in each year since January 2014 under each inspection type; tyres are inspected as part of each encounter.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Roadside</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Testing</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>13774</p></td><td><p>89732</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6417</p></td><td><p>89057</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>9186</p></td><td><p>87488</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (six months to June)</p></td><td><p>5737</p></td><td><p>45869</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A memo, first issued in April 2014, to all DVSA testing and roadside examination staff requested notification to the presenter and/or driver proportionate to the condition of the vehicle, which included the age of tyres fitted to the front axle of PSVs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/07/2017 13:53:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

750767

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Tyres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents involving coaches or buses were caused by a defective tyre in each year since October 2012.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	4419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The information collected by the Department on the number of reported accidents involving vehicles with more than eight seated passengers from October 2012 onwards, where a tyre was considered to be a contributory factor are included in the table. In these cases, the investigating Police Officer indicated that a tyre was “illegal, defective or under inflated”.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Coach and bus (over 16 seated passengers</p></td><td><p>Minibuses (9 to 16 seated passengers)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/07/2017 08:44:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

750768

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
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 adequacy of legislation related to parking on pavements in ensuring pedestrian safety.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	4418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing the needs of all road users in their areas and for implementing appropriate traffic management measures. If a local authority considers that the safety of pedestrians in a particular location is compromised by pavement parking they have the powers necessary to deal with it through a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO).</p><p> </p><p>As part of our discussions with local authorities and other stakeholders, my department is planning to launch a survey in autumn 2017 in order to gather evidence about the TRO procedure, the costs and timescales for processing TROs, and information about options for change.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 4417 question first answered 19/07/2017 16:24:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

750769

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
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 effect of parked cars obstructing pavements on the safety of visually impaired and blind pedestrians.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	4417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing the needs of all road users in their areas and for implementing appropriate traffic management measures. If a local authority considers that the safety of pedestrians in a particular location is compromised by pavement parking they have the powers necessary to deal with it through a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO).</p><p> </p><p>As part of our discussions with local authorities and other stakeholders, my department is planning to launch a survey in autumn 2017 in order to gather evidence about the TRO procedure, the costs and timescales for processing TROs, and information about options for change.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 4418 question first answered 19/07/2017 16:24:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

750821

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A417: Gloucestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on developing a scheme to improve safety and traffic flow on the on the A417 missing link in Gloucestershire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	4310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Highways England is developing the A417 Air Balloon Roundabout improvement, announced in the £15 billion Road Investment Strategy in December 2014, to be delivered in the second Road Investment Period (2020 – 2025). Development work is underway, and Highways England intends to launch a public consultation on viable options before the end of 2017<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/07/2017 13:17:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson