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805112

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last reviewed the fee for third parties seeking to access DVLA driver records to ensure it strikes the right balance between easy access to data and value for money for Government; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	118784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport, regularly reviews the fees levied to access driver records. The last review took place in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/12/2017 17:10:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

805267

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Coventry
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 per capita spending from the public purse on transport projects in Coventry in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	118939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Figures on public sector spend per head of population are available at a regional level as part of the Government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics. This information is published for Government office regions only, and therefore is unavailable for Coventry.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/12/2017 16:39:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

805304

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Apprentices: Travel
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 subsidising transport for apprentices; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	118976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is clear that it does not want the costs of travel to deter young people from undertaking an apprenticeship. The Department for Transport has started to explore options for bus travel concessions for apprentices, and is looking to gather more evidence on the practicability of a number of options. The Department will set out more information on this work in the New Year.</p><p> </p><p>The rail industry has begun a trial of a railcard for people aged 26-30 in the Greater Anglia area. The industry has also announced that a railcard for 16-18 year olds will be trialled from spring 2018. The Department is taking a close interest in the trial and looks forward to learning more about the industry’s plans.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/12/2017 16:46:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

805336

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Kirklees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the Pothole Action Fund will be allocated to Kirklees Council.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	119008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is providing local highway authorities in England, outside London, £296 million between 2016 and 2021 from the Pothole Action Fund. This includes an extra £46 million that was announced in the Autumn Budget 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016/17 the Department allocated Kirklees Council £0.325 million from the Pothole Action Fund. As Kirklees Council forms part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority the Department will allocate £3.871 million to the Combined Authority in the financial year 2017/18. This funding is in addition to the just under £6 billion the Government is providing local highway authorities in England, outside London, between 2015 to 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/12/2017 16:54:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

805404

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of dualling schemes of the A1 north of Newcastle within England; and when he expects those projects to be completed.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	119075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the Road Investment Strategy (RIS) of December 2014, construction of the A1 dualling schemes between Morpeth and Ellingham is expected to start works in 2019/20. It is anticipated that all improvements will be completed by 2023. This is subject to completion of statutory planning processes and continuing to demonstrate value for money.</p><p> </p><p>The latest cost estimate range for the A1 in Northumberland programme is between £242 m and £344 m with the most likely estimate being £290 m. With regard specifically to the dualling upgrade between Morpeth and Ellingham, Highways England is currently carrying out surveys of the area to inform the preliminary design of the scheme. This survey work will then be used to inform the cost estimate for the dualling element of the improvements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/12/2017 16:49:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

804287

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
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, if his Department will take steps to reduce the risk currently posed to other drivers of cars using full beam headlights.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	118494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>There are already measures in place to reduce the risk associated with drivers who misuse full beam headlights including regulatory controls in the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989 (as amended), guidance in the Highway Code, and material produced by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. Enforcement of on-road vehicle regulations is a matter for the police.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/12/2017 13:07:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

804344

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Road Signs and Markings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many smart signs have been, or are in the process of being, installed on which motorways; and what the cost to the public purse of the smart sign programme has been to date.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	118596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>We have interpreted ‘smart signs’ to be electronic variable speed limit signs and the large variable message signs mounted on overhead gantries or on the verge for displaying information to drivers on smart motorways. By the end of the 2017/18 financial year Highways England will have installed 458 smart signs across smart motorway schemes on the M1 junctions 19-16, M5 Junctions 4a – 6, M3 Junctions 2-4 and M60 Junction 8 – M62 Junction 20 at an estimated cost of £65.5m.</p><p>For schemes currently in construction on the M4 Junctions 3-12, M6 Junctions 16-19, M1 Junctions 23a-25, M60 Junctions 8-18 and M62 Junctions 18-20, Highways England plan to install a further 797 smart signs at a further estimated cost of £101.86m.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/12/2017 16:58:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

804359

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the fee for third parties seeking to access DVLA driver records to ensure that it strikes the right balance between providing easy access to data and ensuring value for money for the Government.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	118600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) keeps the fees it charges for data release under regular review. The charges levied are intended to recover the full cost of providing the information, so that the DVLA neither profits at the expense of customers nor makes a loss for taxpayers to subsidise. This is in line with HM Treasury’s Managing Public Money guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Over time, the costs of individual DVLA services can slightly increase or decrease, depending in part on the volume of requests, leading to a small surplus or deficit in the short term.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/12/2017 17:00:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

804366

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of whether Blue Badge mobility assessments are being carried out consistently across local authorities and different assessors; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that such assessments are undertaken consistently.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	118590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department introduced legislation in 2012 requiring mobility assessors to hold a professional qualification, which involves being trained in the assessment of a person’s ability to walk. The Department has assisted local authorities by providing detailed guidance - based on the advice of independent mobility experts - on factors that should be taken into account when determining an applicant’s eligibility. Ultimately it is the responsibility of each local authority to satisfy itself that an applicant meets the eligibility criteria set in law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/12/2017 15:05:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

804402

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Mersey Tunnels: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many discussions he has had with the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region on the levels at which Mersey Tunnel Tolls are set; and what the outcome of those discussions has been.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	118521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The ownership and operation of the Mersey Tunnels is a matter for the Liverpool City Region Mayoral Combined Authority. This includes decisions on the tolling of the Tunnels in accordance with the Mersey Tunnels Act 2004. As a consequence, Department for Transport Ministers have not had any discussions with the Metro Mayor on Tunnel Tolls.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/12/2017 15:52:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead