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759430

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date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on road improvements to the A1 in Scotland and the effect on that part of the road of improvements to the A1 from Newcastle to the Scottish border.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	9895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer to my previous answer to the honourable member dated 11 September that the Department has had Board level discussions with Transport Scotland about improving the remainder of the A1 from Newcastle to Scotland, and will continue to look at the case for completing the dualling of the route, taking into account Scotland’s revised Transport Strategy upon its publication. Improvements to the A1 in Scotland are the responsibility of the devolved administration, but Highways England will consider the effects that improvements in Scotland may have on the A1 in England.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/09/2017 08:31:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

759436

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to reform the driving test to highlight the risks of harm to cyclists and motorbike riders of people opening car doors without looking to see who is approaching from behind.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	9754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) includes “Checking for oncoming cyclists, pedestrians and other traffic before opening the car door” as part of its National Standards for driving.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DVSA covers the safe method of opening car doors in the Instructional Ability element of its Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) qualification process. This ensures that ADIs teach this method to novice drivers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/09/2017 10:05:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

759438

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
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 reasons for the shortage of qualified HGV drivers in the road haulage industry; what steps he is taking to address that shortage; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	9700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Departments for Transport, Work and Pensions and Education are working with stakeholders to address this issue. This includes the development of a new Trailblazer Apprenticeship standard for HGV drivers funded through the Apprenticeship Levy, help for jobseekers to enter the logistics sector and work to address the gender imbalance in the industry.</p><p> </p><p>As part of efforts to improve the image of the profession the Department for Transport has also commissioned a survey of roadside facilities and is working with Highways England, local authorities and operators to ensure more and better quality facilities for drivers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and its agencies have also worked to minimise delays in obtaining an HGV test appointments and licence renewals.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/09/2017 08:35:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

758289

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing heating apparatus in certain road surfaces similar to that installed on the M4 at Chiswick in the 1960s to improve safety in winter and reduce the need for gritting; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	9101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The then Highways Agency assessed the potential merits of introducing heating apparatus in road surfaces in a trial from 2004 to 2007, using heat stored during the summer to heat the road surface in winter.</p><p> </p><p>This helped prevent ice forming by warming the road to keep it above zero degrees centigrade, but was found not to be effective below minus four degrees centigrade. Conventional salt treatments proved to be safer and more cost effective.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2017 10:49:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

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

757808

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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's most recent estimate is of the average time taken to recharge an electric car.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	8864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The time taken to charge an electric vehicle depends on the type of charge point used and on the vehicle’s on-board charger. Charging rates vary from slow chargers which can take more than 12 hours to recharge a battery completely to rapid chargers which can recharge 80% of the battery in 20-30 minutes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2017 08:38:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

757810

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	M20: Large Goods Vehicles
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 of the implementation of Operation Stack on the (a) UK economy and (b) Kent economy and (c) logistics industry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	8819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Operation Stack is a multi-agency approach designed to reduce traffic disruption resulting from issues affecting the cross-Channel crossings. The effects of its implementation are unique to the individual circumstances and duration of its deployment, and so no reliable assessment of the general effects of Operation Stack can be undertaken in advance.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2017 11:34:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke