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1012326

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the adequacy of funding for road safety initiatives by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	194713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department is currently taking forward a number of road safety measures in accordance with its publicly stated road safety priorities, through the Road Safety Statement, which includes working closely with local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>In June successful bids for the Safer Roads Fund were announced. This was made available to enable local authorities to improve the 50 most dangerous stretches of ‘A’ roads in England. All bids from the local authorities concerned were successful for full funding and the Department will be investing £100 million to tackle these dangerous roads.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/11/2018 14:30:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1012407

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: 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 increase driver awareness of the dangers facing (a) cyclists, (b) motorcyclists and (c) other vulnerable road users.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	194579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>On 22 November the Government’s response to the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS): safety review call for evidence was published. The response sets out a vision and a two year plan of action to help deliver the Government’s commitment to increasing cycling and walking and making our roads safer for vulnerable road users, including cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders. Among the key measures in the action plan, the Government has committed to reviewing the guidance in the Highway Code to improve safety for vulnerable road users.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the forthcoming refreshed Road Safety Statement will focus on four priority user groups including young road users, motorcyclists, older road users and rural road users.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/11/2018 14:40:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1012408

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Sustainable Development
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 participate in the UK Voluntary National Review of Progress towards the sustainable development goals.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	194580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is supporting the Department for International Development as it leads the UK Voluntary National Review of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2018 10:30:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1012441

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to provide funding for investment in quieter road surfacing.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	194621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>It is Highways England policy to install standard low noise surfacing on all new road links, and on all road links where the existing surfacing has reached the end of its service life where particular durability is not required. In all, Highways England have installed over 6,000 miles of standard low noise surfacing between 1 April 2015 and 30 September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also providing over £6.6 billion to local highway authorities in England from 2015 to 2021 to improve the condition of local roads, including in residential areas. The funding includes £420 million for local highways maintenance, as announced in the Budget 2018. It is for each highway authority to determine the type of surfacing to use on the roads for which they are responsible based on their own local assessments and requirements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/11/2018 16:32:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1012488

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways England: Pay
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 21 November 2018 to Question 191428 on Highways England: Pay, if he will publish the review by EY into executive pay in Highways England.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	194791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The review will inform pay policy development by Government and the company. There are no plans to publish the EY review into remuneration arrangements across Highways England.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2018 14:20:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1011485

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Theft
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 effect on insurance premiums of theft from commercial vehicles.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	194140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Theft from commercial vehicles is not a risk required by law to be covered by motor insurance although it can often be purchased as an added extra.</p><p>The setting of premiums is a commercial decision for individual insurers and the Government does not generally intervene or seek to control the market.</p><p>The independent financial services regulators, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, regularly monitor the insurance market to make sure that it functions well.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/11/2018 16:55:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1011486

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the costs to haulage companies of theft from commercial vehicles in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	194141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not routinely gather data on, or formally assess the economic impacts of, crime against commercial vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/11/2018 13:49:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1011569

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycle to Work Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to (a) encourage and (b) promote uptake in the Cycle to Work scheme.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	194186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Cycle to Work scheme is one of the many ways in which the Government is supporting cycling, as set out in the 2017 Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy. Officials from the Department for Transport, Her Majesty’s Treasury and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs are currently finalising a review of the current guidance on the Cycle to Work scheme to provide greater clarity for employers on how the scheme works. The Department is planning to publish the revised guidance shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/11/2018 16:37:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1011667

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department holds discussions with Satnav companies on the suitability of roads for certain vehicles due weight and height restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	194232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has had no such recent discussions.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is aware that manufacturers produce special satnav devices for lorries, in order to provide them with routing information appropriate to their vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has invested £3 million to help create a digital road map, with one aim being to ensure traffic keeps moving efficiently and safely on suitable routes. It includes information such as road widths, which could be used in satnavs to improve the quality and accuracy of routing advice. The map is available online at: <a href="http://www.os.uk/highways" target="_blank">www.os.uk/highways</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Routing guidance provided by satnavs should only ever be considered as advisory. It is for individual device owners to ensure that they use their satnavs responsibly and with a proper understanding of their limitations. It is for individuals to determine the best route for their journey.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/11/2018 14:49:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1010545

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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, if he will take steps to ensure that motorcycle awareness is part of the car driving theory test.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	193488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s driver testing includes theory questions, hazard perception clips and the practical on road test.</p><p> </p><p>Motorcycle awareness is already part of the car theory test. The multiple choice part of the theory test includes questions about the vulnerability of motorcyclists, particularly in the adverse weather conditions, and about their visibility. The hazard perception part of the theory test includes many hazards involving motorcyclists; every candidate sitting the car theory test sees at least one hazard involving a motorcyclist.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/11/2018 17:02:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith