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873620

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department provides to community transport providers in (a) Newcastle, (b) the North East of England and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	134734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department has funded community transport operators in the North East of England during the 2016/17 financial year through the Department’s Bus Service Operator’s Grant (BSOG). BSOG payments made to community transport operators in (a) Newcastle were over £6,000, (b) the North East of England were over £82,000 and (c) England were approximately £3.5 million.</p><p> </p><p>BSOG payments made directly to community transport operators in England are published annually on the Gov.uk website and are available via this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bus-service-operators-grant-payments-to-english-operators-up-to-31-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bus-service-operators-grant-payments-to-english-operators-up-to-31-march-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>Additionally, two of the winners of the second round of the Community Minibus Fund (CMF) were based in the North East of England and received vehicles last financial year from the Department for the benefit of their passengers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 134736 question first answered 16/04/2018 10:48:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

873622

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport: North East
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 support community transport initiatives in the North East of England.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	134736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department has funded community transport operators in the North East of England during the 2016/17 financial year through the Department’s Bus Service Operator’s Grant (BSOG). BSOG payments made to community transport operators in (a) Newcastle were over £6,000, (b) the North East of England were over £82,000 and (c) England were approximately £3.5 million.</p><p> </p><p>BSOG payments made directly to community transport operators in England are published annually on the Gov.uk website and are available via this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bus-service-operators-grant-payments-to-english-operators-up-to-31-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bus-service-operators-grant-payments-to-english-operators-up-to-31-march-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>Additionally, two of the winners of the second round of the Community Minibus Fund (CMF) were based in the North East of England and received vehicles last financial year from the Department for the benefit of their passengers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 134734 question first answered 16/04/2018 10:48:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

873641

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Camberwell and Peckham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 23 January 2017 to Question 60536, what plans his Department has to record the level of aircraft noise in Camberwell and Peckham; and what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the addition of a third runway at Heathrow Airport on noise levels in Camberwell and Peckham.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	134755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government continues to expect airports to help local communities understand the noise impacts they are affected by, through appropriate noise monitoring and the provision of relevant information.</p><p> </p><p>At this stage, it is not possible to identify the exact noise impacts on specific communities after potential expansion.</p><p> </p><p>The Appraisal of Sustainability that accompanies the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement provides a strategic level assessment of the unmitigated noise impacts of expansion based on indicative flightpaths.</p><p> </p><p>If the revised draft Airports NPS is designated, precise flight paths for the Northwest Runway scheme would be defined through the Civil Aviation Authority’s Airspace Change Process. It is through this regulatory process that communities would see and have the opportunity to comment on the detailed proposals for new flightpaths. Any such proposals would need to take account of the Department’s new policies on appraising options for airspace design.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government expects an applicant for development consent for Heathrow expansion to commit to a package of supporting measures to limit the impacts of noise on local communities, including the provision of more predictable periods of respite. These supporting measures would be finalised through the planning process, or the exercise of statutory powers, and be subject to public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/04/2018 10:59:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

873740

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of dualling and upgrading the A1237 in York.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	134854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>The A1237 is part of the local road network and any improvements are the responsibility of City of York Council. It is therefore for the City of York Council to consider the cost of dualling and upgrading the A1238 in York. The Council is currently developing a scheme to improve a number of roundabouts on the route, to be funded from the Local Growth Funding awarded to the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/04/2018 15:52:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

873785

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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, whether his Department plans to review The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989,1989 No. 1796, PART III, Regulation 27; what assessment his Department has made of the effect of brighter car headlamps on other road users; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	134899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Regulation 27 of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 already contains a general provision preventing headlamps from causing undue dazzle or discomfort to other road users. However, the regulations governing the performance of lamps fitted to new vehicles are negotiated internationally through the United Nations and, responding to concerns raised by the public about headlamp glare, the UK secured support to establish an experts’ group to review the technical requirements that is expected to report later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has made no specific assessment of the effect of brighter car headlamps on other road users but the Police collect data on collisions routinely and the officer attending the scene can record up to six contributory factors based on their initial assessment of the incident. From 2005 to 2016, dazzle from headlamps at night is recorded in 0.77 percent to 1.04 per cent of accidents and shows no discernible increase over that time period. This suggests that any potential trend for increasingly bright headlamps is having little or no significant effect on road safety.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/04/2018 16:38:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

872658

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) pedestrians and (b) cyclists were (i) injured and (ii) killed in accidents with buses in the last year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	134472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The latest and most recent data available is from 2016. The number of casualties resulting in reported personal injury road accidents involving buses/coaches is given in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="10"><p><strong>The number of casualties resulting in reported personal injury accident involving buses/coaches, GB: 2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Cyclists<sup>1</sup></p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Pedestrians<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>633</p></td><td><p>852</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Source: STATS19 data</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p><sup>1</sup> Accidents involving two vehicles (a bus/coach and pedal cycle)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p><sup>2 </sup>Accidents involving one bus/coach and 1 or more pedestrians. <sup> </sup></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>Information is published in Reported Road Casualties Great Britain: annual report 2016 table RAS40004</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 134473 question first answered 29/03/2018 12:52:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

872659

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) pedestrians and (b) cyclists were (i) injured or (ii) killed in accidents with buses in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	134473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The latest and most recent data available is from 2016. The number of casualties resulting in reported personal injury road accidents involving buses/coaches is given in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="10"><p><strong>The number of casualties resulting in reported personal injury accident involving buses/coaches, GB: 2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Cyclists<sup>1</sup></p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Pedestrians<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>633</p></td><td><p>852</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Source: STATS19 data</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p><sup>1</sup> Accidents involving two vehicles (a bus/coach and pedal cycle)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p><sup>2 </sup>Accidents involving one bus/coach and 1 or more pedestrians. <sup> </sup></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>Information is published in Reported Road Casualties Great Britain: annual report 2016 table RAS40004</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 134472 question first answered 29/03/2018 12:52:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

872730

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how funding has been allocated by his Department for repairing potholes in York.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	134543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has provided £0.598 million since 2016 to the City of York Council to help repair potholes and to stop them forming, as well as to improve the resilience of the roads for which they are responsible. This funding is enough to help repair over 11, 900 potholes. The funding is allocated to local highway authorities based on road lengths for which each authority is responsible.</p><p> </p><p>This funding is on top of £13 million we will be providing to York between 2015/16 and 2020/21 for the purpose of local highways maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is also working in partnership with City of York Council on two innovative trials which deploys innovative intelligent software to help identify road surface problems before they become potholes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2018 13:55:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

872800

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Standards Agency: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test stations have closed in each constituency since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	134613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has closed nine driving test centres since 2010; this consists of four car driving test centres, one motorcycle driving test centre and four lorry driving test centres. The sites were closed either because the usage agreement was terminated by the landlord, the property was sold by the site landlord or the site was no longer suitable for testing. The following table shows the name of each driving test centre that has closed, the type of test that was carried out and the constituency:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Name of driving test centre</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Type of test</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Constituency</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberporth</p></td><td><p>Motorcycle</p></td><td><p>Ceredigion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashton-under-Lyne</p></td><td><p>Car</p></td><td><p>Ashton Under Lyne</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromsgrove</p></td><td><p>Car</p></td><td><p>Bromsgrove</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congleton</p></td><td><p>Car</p></td><td><p>Congleton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester</p></td><td><p>Lorry</p></td><td><p>Gloucester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islay Island</p></td><td><p>Lorry</p></td><td><p>Argyll and Bute</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath</p></td><td><p>Lorry</p></td><td><p>Neath</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutherglen</p></td><td><p>Car</p></td><td><p>Rutherglen and Hamilton West</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Simonswood (Liverpool)</p></td><td><p>Lorry</p></td><td><p>West Lancashire</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/04/2018 10:54:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

872219

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to use updated technology to reduce the evasion of tolls and penalty charge notices by foreign registered commercial vehicles; and whether he has plans to refuse entry to the UK to those who have evaded such charges.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	134133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>In regards to the Dartford Crossing Highways England confirm that the vast majority of foreign drivers pay the charges and are not issued with fines.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England also advise that Penalty Charge Notices issued overseas are issued with a warning letter to those using the Dartford Crossing for the first time. This offers a further opportunity to pay the original charge without accruing a fine. This avoids penalising road users that are unaware of the payment arrangements, and raises awareness so that advanced payments can be made in the future. Highways England uses a private collection agency called EPC plc to chase those foreign drivers who do not pay tolls and penalty charges.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the HGV Levy, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) note that enforcement of non-GB HGVs is a major priority for them. In 2016-17, it checked just over 88,000 non-GB HGVs at the roadside, which accounts for more than 62% of all HGV vehicles stopped for enforcement checks.</p><p> </p><p>From those checks, DVSA issued just under 17,000 penalty notices. These covered offences including the non-payment of the HGV Levy, mechanical offences and drivers hours. In the last year, a number of vehicles were directed out of the country and many were immobilised until the problems identified had been rectified. There are no plans to change the rules on entry for this issue.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2018 11:30:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer