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1042264

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will bring forward legislative proposals to allow roadside rescue and recovery operators to use red warning light on their vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	209303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important work that recovery operators perform. The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (RVLR) 1989 permit the use of amber warning beacons capable of emitting a flashing or rotating beam of light to raise awareness of vehicles during recovery operations. Amber is a universally recognised signal colour.</p><p> </p><p>RVLR also permits the use of an illuminated warning sign which must show a steady light, and be red if showing to the rear of the vehicle, and white or in some circumstances yellow if showing to the front.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to change the law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/01/2019 13:30:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1041645

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of traffic incident’s on all-lane running motorways and motorways with hard-shoulders; and will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	208815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>Highway England have studied the first two completed All Lane Running schemes on the M25 where the hard shoulder was permanently converted to a running lane. These reviews found that the schemes have delivered an overall 27% safety improvement.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England have always been clear that the benefits of smart motorways will not be delivered at the expense of safety and each smart motorway scheme must meet a strict safety objective, which is to be at least as safe as before the smart motorway was introduced.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2019 10:47:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1041646

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) research and (b) assessment his Department has undertaken into trends in the level of non-compliance on Smart Motorways.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	208816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>Highways England published three-year monitoring reports for the M25 junctions 5-7 and 23-27 All Lane Running schemes on 16<sup>th</sup> July 2018, which included compliance information. They indicate an overall improvement in the red-X compliance rate on both schemes between the three-year and one-year reports.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of drivers obey red-X signals. Highways England continue to work closely with the Police to issue warning letters to drivers who fail to comply with a red-X, as well as running a range of driver information campaigns.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2019 11:10:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1041647

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has set a minimum acceptable level red-X non-compliance on smart motorways.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	208817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>There is no acceptable level of red-X non-compliance and Highways England are working to reduce non-compliance to as low a level as possible.</p><p>In partnership with the Police, Highways England have issued over 160,000 formal warning letters across different Smart Motorway locations to drivers identified as wrongly using the hard shoulder or contravening red-X signals. Their judgement is that these letters are having a positive effect, with repeat offences declining significantly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2019 10:38:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

919319

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Luton Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Civil Aviation Authority plans to publish its Post-Implementation Review of the introduction of RNAV at London Luton Airport; and will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	151109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>The process for managing airspace changes in the UK rests with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).</p><p> </p><p>In August 2015, the CAA gave approval to Luton Airport to implement RNAV (Area Navigation) on its Runway 26 BPK departure routes. The change took effect in August 2015, and the CAA is now reviewing it as part of its Post Implementation Review (PIR) process.</p><p> </p><p>To support the PIR, the CAA is seeking feedback, via a survey, on both the impacts of the RNAV change and the data provided by Luton Airport in support of the PIR. The survey closes on Monday 2 July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA aims to review both the evidence provided by Luton Airport and the relevant feedback received from the survey with a view to publishing the completed PIR by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/06/2018 12:46:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

919320

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the timetable is for the appointment of a Head Commissioner for the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	151110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The recruitment process to appoint a Head Commissioner for the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise is under way, and an announcement will be made as soon as an appointment is confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/06/2018 07:35:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

919321

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Luton Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the proposed Luton Airport airspace changes Luton 26 BPK RNP1 SID; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	151111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>This proposed airspace change is being considered under the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) CAP 1616 airspace change process. Progress can be monitored on the CAA’s website at the following link entitled “London Luton – departure procedures”:</p><p><a href="http://www.caa.co.uk/Commercial-industry/Airspace/Airspace-change/Decisions-from-2018/London-Luton-Departure-Procedures/" target="_blank">http://www.caa.co.uk/Commercial-industry/Airspace/Airspace-change/Decisions-from-2018/London-Luton-Departure-Procedures/</a></p><p> </p><p>At present, the expectation is that the airport might consult on this proposal next summer.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/06/2018 08:22:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

919322

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace: South East
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 proposals for a major overhaul of airspace allocations in the South East of England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	151112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>Airspace modernisation is a priority for the Government. It should ensure that we have an optimal airspace configuration that can meet the future reasonable demands of airspace users, whilst also minimising the environmental effects of noise and emissions.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, the Secretary of State commissioned NATS to produce a feasibility assessment of the potential future airspace requirements for airports in southern England. This work was the first step in the co-ordination of airspace modernisation, examining its feasibility, and potential implementation.</p><p> </p><p>NATS provided its report to the Department in May 2018, and it is now being assessed with the help of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). We expect to publish the high level findings of this report later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The NATS report will be taken into account by the CAA as it develops the strategy and plan for the modernisation of UK airspace which the Department has tasked it to do. The CAA is due to provide its first report to the Department on the plan’s delivery in December 2018, and annually thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/06/2018 12:53:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

884909

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Fossil Fuels
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 that plans to phase out of fossil fuel powered vehicles does not increase greenhouse gas emissions associated with the (a) manufacture and (b) distribution of new vehicles; and will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	135897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Government’s Clean Growth Strategy, published in October 2017, sets out our proposals for decarbonising all sectors of the UK economy (including transport) to 2030. It explains how the whole country can benefit from the transition to a low carbon economy, while meeting national and international commitments to tackle climate change.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2018 13:19:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

834653

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking Offences
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 cost of damage to pavements as a result of (a) illegal parking and (b) unloading by vehicles; and will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	126101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has made no estimate of the cost of damage to pavements as a result of (a) illegal parking and by (b) unloading of vehicles. This also includes how many pedestrians were injured as a result of damage to the pavement caused by vehicles in each year since 2005.</p><p> </p><p>The management and maintenance of footways falls under the responsibility of highway authorities. The Department for Transport endorses the Code of Practice on Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure as published by the UK Roads Liaison Group.</p><p> </p><p>The Code provides advice to highway authorities on a number of issues including highway and footway maintenance. Advice suggests that illegal parking on verges and footways, especially by heavy vehicles, could cause considerable damage and where this has occurred it might be relevant for authorities to increase inspection frequency and consider new materials or other forms of prevention.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 126109 question first answered 09/02/2018 11:49:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning