Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

896360

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department last audited the Civil Aviation Authority's airspace change process.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	140838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s independent airspace regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), is responsible for its own airspace change process. However, the CAA is required to ensure that its airspace change process is consistent with the Government’s Air Navigation Guidance and Air Navigation Directions, as updated in October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from the Department continue to work closely with the CAA to ensure its compliance with both the Guidance and the Directions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2018 10:34:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

896421

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A303: Stonehenge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential effect on the Blick Mead archaeological site of the proposed alterations to the A303 around Stonehenge.
tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
uin	140843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Blick Mead is outside the existing highway boundary for the A303 and on land that will not be disturbed by the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Even so, Blick Mead is included in the extensive Heritage Impact Assessments that Highways England are carrying out to ensure the scheme brings benefits without creating an unacceptable impact on important local features.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the development of the scheme, Highways England have been carrying out hydro-geological modelling of groundwater flows. This suggests that there will not be any adverse effects on the Blick Mead spring. This finding has been reported in the scheme’s <a href="https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/he/a303-stonehenge-2018/supporting_documents/Preliminary%20Environmental%20Information%20Report_report%20only.pdf" target="_blank">Preliminary Environmental Information Report</a> (February 2018), which was issued as part of the public consultation material.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/05/2018 13:44:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

896425

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has set a publication date for the Pathway to Zero Emission Road Transport Strategy document.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	140537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>We will be publishing the zero emission road transport strategy shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/05/2018 14:22:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

895363

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Rural 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 funding available for the installation and improvement of cycling infrastructure in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	140051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, outlines £1.2 billion of funding that may be invested in cycling and walking over the period to 2021. Since its publication, the Government has made further support available for cycling and walking infrastructure, through the National Productivity Investment Fund, Transforming Cities Fund and Clean Air Fund. Decisions for allocating funding for cycling infrastructure are for local authorities, who allocate and/or bid for funding alongside other local priorities. In addition, the Department for Transport is providing 44 local authorities, including Newcastle City &amp; Gateshead, Tees Valley and North Tyneside Councils, with access to expert support to assist in the development of ten-year Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans. The support also extends to rural areas such as Gloucestershire, Rutland and Wiltshire. This support will enable authorities to map their future cycle networks and to prioritise future investments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2018 13:21:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

895364

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on steps to improve cycling safety.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	140052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department provides guidance on the design of cycle infrastructure in Local Transport Note 2/08. This can be accessed at the following address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-208" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-208</a></p><p> </p><p>Improving the safety of cyclists is one of the underlying principles of this guidance. The Department is in the process of updating the note to take account of developments since its publication in 2008, and aims to publish a revised version by the end of 2018.The Department is also helping local authorities to prepare Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans, which will help them to take a more strategic approach to improving conditions for cycling in their areas. Finally, The Department funds Bikeability, the national cycle training programme, and has a number of cycle safety related THINK! campaigns which local authorities can publicise in their area.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2018 13:09:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

895365

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review the funding arrangements for road investment.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	140127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to review the funding arrangements for road investment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2018 13:30:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

895394

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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, if he will publish his Department’s latest survey of the Strategic Road Network based on the International Roads Assessment Programme star safety rating model, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	140057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>Highways England will publish their star safety rating assessment of the Strategic Road Network based on the International Roads Assessment Programme model later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/05/2018 11:39:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

895395

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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, pursuant to paragraph 4.1.1 Safer Roads of the Highways England Delivery Plan 2015-2020, what progress has been made on ensuring that Highways England meets its target of ensuring that by the end of 2020 (a) 90 per cent of travel on the strategic road network is on roads with a safety rating of EuroRAP 3* or equivalent and (b) the majority of those roads with a 1* and 2* rating have been brought up to 3*.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	140058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The strategic road network is one of the safest national road networks in the world. Highways England is committed to maintaining and improving levels of safety across the network, including single carriageways that typically have a lower star rating.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England are making good progress against these targets and will publish updated figures later this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2018 15:30:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

895400

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways: Coastal Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide funding for a national cycle path to run alongside the England Coast Path.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	140053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, outlines £1.2 billion of funding that may be invested in cycling and walking over the period to 2021. Since its publication, the Government has made further support available for cycling and walking infrastructure, through the National Productivity Investment Fund, Transforming Cities Fund and Clean Air Fund. Decisions on allocating funding for cycle paths are for local authorities, including in coastal areas. Currently, there are no plans to provide dedicated funding for a national cycle path to run alongside the England Coast Path.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2018 13:12:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

895535

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Global Positioning System
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 roll out GPS technology at aerodromes to enable safer take-offs and landings for general aviation aircraft.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	140072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of the General Aviation sector and its infrastructure. To this end, the Government has appointed Byron Davies as General Aviation Champion.</p><p> </p><p>Mr Davies has been tasked with advising on the development of the sector, and of the role it plays within the UK’s economy and society. At the end of 2018 he will deliver a report on the state and future potential of general aviation. He is being assisted by York Aviation, which the Department has commissioned to carry out research on airfields of strategic significance.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Aviation Authority has published specific guidance on how an aerodrome should seek approval for airspace changes relating to the deployment of GPS-based technologies. This guidance, which is currently under review, includes the requirement for a safety case. The review is intended to align the guidance with CAP 1616 Airspace Design: Guidance on the regulatory process for changing airspace design including community engagement requirements, which was issued in December 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 140071 question first answered 10/05/2018 08:59:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray