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757402

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unadopted Roads
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has published on local authorities adopting new private roads.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	8548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department published guidance on 20 April 2017. This can be viewed via the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-of-roads-by-highway-authorities" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/adoption-of-roads-by-highway-authorities</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2017 08:53:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

757500

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Act 1988: Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Road Traffic Act 1988 to ensure that cyclists are bound by that legislation.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	8535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Protecting pedestrians and all road users is a key priority. We have some of the safest roads in the world but are always looking at ways to make them safer.</p><p>There are road traffic offences already that apply to cyclists, but the Department is carefully considering the implications of the recent tragic case of Mrs Briggs, who died after a collision with a cyclist, including as to whether current legislation is adequate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2017 11:03:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

757800

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people aged over 70 who have been involved in a road traffic accident in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	8547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The number of reported road casualties of people aged 70 years and older in reported road accidents in Great Britain in 2011 to 2015 is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Casualties</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>11,824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>11,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>11,292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>12,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>11,761</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source DfT STATS19</p><p> </p><p>Casualties includes all road user types, including pedestrians.</p><p> </p><p>The number of drivers aged 70 years and older involved in reported road accidents in Great Britain in 2011 to 2015 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Drivers involved in accidents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>11,929</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>11,869</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>12,102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>12,947</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>12,353</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source DfT STATS19</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2017 10:58:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

757801

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the introduction of compulsory re-examination driving tests for people over the age of 70.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	8546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The current driver licensing arrangements take into account the risks that an individual poses to road safety and are designed to be fair and proportionate to all drivers who remain fit and competent to drive, regardless of age. Age alone is not a reliable indicator of driving ability.</p><p> </p><p>However, all drivers aged 70 and over must renew their licences and make a declaration about their medical fitness to drive at least every three years. If there is evidence that a driver does not meet the appropriate medical stands, their entitlement to drive is immediately removed.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2017 10:17:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

757805

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the announcement of 28 August 2017 on funding for low emission buses, where those buses will be manufactured.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	8804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>It will be for the individual bus operators and local councils who have been awarded funding under the Low Emission Bus Scheme to take the final decision as to which companies will manufacture the new buses and for the companies to decide where these will be manufactured.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2017 08:43:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

757806

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of managing the Dartford River Crossing in the last financial year; and what income was received from (a) user charges and (b) penalty notices related to that crossing.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	8856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Highways England is currently finalising the Dartford River Crossing accounts for 2016/17 which will be audited by the National Audit Office in October 2017. The 2016/17 figures cannot be provided at this point.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2017 08:57:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

757807

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many publicly accessible electric car recharging points there are in the UK; and how many such points the Government estimates there will be by the end of 2017.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	8863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>There are currently over 11,500 public chargepoints in the UK including over 900 rapid chargepoints, making this the largest network of rapid charging points for electric vehicles in Europe. Chargepoint provision is increasing all the time; however the Office for Low Emission Vehicles does not make detailed forecasts.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2017 10:13:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

755638

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Humps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has published on the removal of speed bumps.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	7072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We publish guidance for highway authorities on the design of traffic calming measures, including road humps, in Local Transport Note (LTN) 01/07 ‘Traffic Calming’. This can be viewed via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-transport-notes" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-transport-notes</a></p><p> </p><p>In terms of the use of traffic calming measures including road humps, DfT circular 01/2013 ‘Setting local speed limits’ states that whilst the vast majority of traffic calming measures in use are speed humps, tables, cushions or rumble devices, traffic authorities will want to consider the full set of available measures.</p><p> </p><p>It should also be noted that the revised Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 add upright speed limit repeaters and road markings to the prescribed list of traffic calming features. These may now be used in addition to the self-enforcing features within signed 20 mph zones, and will enable local authorities to reduce the number of physical traffic calming features where vehicle speed is already around 20 mph due to the nature of the road.</p><p> </p><p>The requirement is now for at least one physical traffic calming feature within a 20 mph zone. Beyond that traffic authorities may, at their discretion, place any combination upright signs, speed limit road markings or additional physical traffic calming features at 100 metre (maximum) intervals. In doing so they will need to carefully consider the implications for the self-enforcing nature of a 20 mph zone.</p><p> </p><p>It is however ultimately for local authorities to decide whether they wish to install or remove road humps.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2017 12:36:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

756029

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles
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 increase the use of electric bicycles as an alternative to commuting by car.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	7411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises electrically assisted pedal cycles as an effective alternative to commuting by car, and will continue to promote them as part of our ambition to double cycling by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, sets out the Government's plans to promote all forms of cycling. It also explains how a total of £1.2 billion may be spent on this between 2016 and 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2017 10:00:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

756030

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways
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 promote the use of cycle paths.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mims Davies
uin	7420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>As with all local cycling infrastructure, local authorities are best placed to promote cycle paths in their area, which offer cyclists an alternative to cycling in the carriageway.</p><p> </p><p>However, the decision to use a path will depend on the individual cyclist. While they can be attractive to some cyclists, particularly less confident cyclists, cycle paths may not always be convenient for experienced cyclists.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2017 09:46:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies