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932796

registered interest
date	29/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Traffic Commissioners: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the establishment of the traffic office in Wales intended to support the Traffic Commissioner for Wales.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	158987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Work to establish the traffic office in Wales is underway. Premises in Bangor have now been identified, and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is in the process of securing quotes for fitting out these offices, which will be put to the Welsh Government for approval. Once the premises are confirmed, staff can be recruited. It is hoped that staff will be in position and the premises occupied by early 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government is also working to find office space for the Welsh Traffic Commissioner for his use when visiting Cardiff. In the long term this is likely to be in the new Welsh Government premises being built in Pontypridd, but as this will not be ready until circa 2021/2, the Welsh Government is seeking to place him in temporary accommodation in Cardiff.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2018 09:56:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

932295

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the effect of building a third runway at Heathrow on the residents of Tooting constituency.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	158796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>Following Parliament’s historic decision to endorse expansion at Heathrow, the Airports National Policy Statement was designated. This allows an applicant to bring forward an application for development consent, which would be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate. Expansion at Heathrow would bring up to £74 billion of benefits to passengers and the wider economy.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the next stage of the process, an applicant will need to carry out further consultation with local communities on the finer details of their scheme design and the associated compensation and mitigation packages. The applicant would also be expected to conduct a full environmental impact assessment. Alongside this an applicant will need to develop plans for the necessary airspace changes around the airport, including new flightpaths. These will also be subject to consultation with local communities, ahead of being submitted to the Civil Aviation Authority for approval.</p><p> </p><p>The Government undertook a strategic assessment of the effects of Heathrow expansion on local communities surrounding the airport, as part of the Appraisal of Sustainability (AoS). This assessment included consideration of a range of effects, including those to the environment, and the local economy. The AoS was first published online in February 2017 and consulted on as part of the Airports National Policy Statement process. The AoS was available for MPs consideration before the Parliament’s historic decision to back expansion at Heathrow.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/07/2018 15:49:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

931852

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Street Cleaning: Manure
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 ensure that local authorities keep (a) paths and (b) streets clear of horse manure.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	158203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a duty, under Section 41, of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the public highways in their charge. This includes ensuring that paths and streets are kept free of any obstructions that could be deemed a safety hazard.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2018 10:33:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

931859

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: West Midlands
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 potential effect of a (a) third runway at Heathrow airport and (b) second runway at Birmingham airport on the economy of (i) Wolverhampton and (ii) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	158233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>A Northwest Runway at Heathrow will improve the UK’s connectivity, with more frequent services to important global destinations benefitting passengers and freight-operators across the UK. While Heathrow expansion will help to secure the UK’s status as a global aviation hub, we will also see airports across the country continuing to develop their point-to-point networks.</p><p> </p><p>This conclusion is supported by the analysis which shows that passenger numbers and international flights at airports outside of London are expected to increase by 80 per cent and 71 per cent respectively between 2016 and 2050 with a third runway at Heathrow.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Department has not made an assessment of the effect on the local economy in Wolverhampton and the West Midlands, these areas are expected to benefit from the improvement in regional and global connectivity, which is expected to deliver up to £74 billion worth of benefits to passengers and the wider economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Airports Commission found that whilst four out of London’s five main airports are expected to be full within the next ten years, airports outside the South East of England, such as Birmingham, have capacity to grow by increasing utilisation of their existing runway(s).</p><p> </p><p>As the Secretary of State set out in his oral statement on 5 June, any new operational runway at Heathrow is still a number of years away. This is why Government supports airports beyond Heathrow making best use of their existing runways. However, we recognise that the development of airports can have positive and negative effects. We consider that any proposals should be judged on their individual merits by the relevant planning authority, taking careful account of all relevant considerations, particularly economic and environmental.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2018 11:34:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

931860

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Birmingham Airport: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is the Government's policy to support a second runway at Birmingham Airport; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	158234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The Airports National Policy Statement sets out the need for additional airport capacity in the South East by 2030 and why Government believes that need is best met by a new Northwest runway at Heathrow Airport. Government will publish an Aviation Strategy Green Paper later this year in order to consult on a future framework for sustainable aviation growth across the UK beyond 2030.</p><p> </p><p>As the Secretary of State set out in his oral statement on 5 June, any new operational runway at Heathrow is still a number of years away. This is why Government supports airports beyond Heathrow making best use of their existing runways. However, we recognise that the development of airports can have positive and negative effects. The Government considers that any proposals should be judged on their individual merits by the relevant planning authority, taking careful account of all relevant considerations, particularly economic and environmental.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2018 11:29:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

931986

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorway Service Areas: Public Lavatories
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 by the Taskforce on the design and facilities of Motorway Service Areas to ensure more Changing places toilets are installed in motorway service stations.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	158225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that customers should have access to toilet facilities at motorway service areas that are appropriate to their needs. The Taskforce was announced by the previous minister, John Hayes and the Government is now considering how the provision of Changing Places facilities can be increased at Motorway Service Areas as part of the Inclusive Transport Strategy. Alongside this, we are also working closely with MSA operators to understand how better facilities might increasingly be provided as part of their investment and renewal plans.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2018 11:47:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

931427

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of a third runway at Heathrow airport on the Northern Powerhouse project.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	157773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Expansion at Heathrow will benefit the North, be that through the commitment to about 15 per cent of new slots being used for domestic routes, or through the thousands of new jobs and careers across the country that Heathrow has estimated will be created.</p><p> </p><p>The Department remains committed to the Northern Powerhouse. Between 2018/19 and 2020/21, the Department for Transport will be investing £831 per head on road and rail upgrades in the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber – more than £30 more per head than in London and the South at £799. The Department for Transport continues to work closely with Transport for the North and local partners to maximise benefits for passengers, businesses and the region as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2018 10:07:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

931503

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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, what supply-side initiatives his Department supports to assist motorists to reduce vehicle emissions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	157802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>We have set out a clear mission to put the UK at the forefront of the design and manufacturing of zero emission vehicles and for all new cars and vans to be effectively zero emission by 2040. We will work with industry to achieve this ambition, and share the benefits this opportunity presents, building on the Automotive Sector Deal.</p><p> </p><p>Our ambition is underpinned by one of the most comprehensive packages in the world to support the market for ultra low emission vehicles. We are investing nearly £1.5bn‎ between April 2015 and March 2021, with grants available for plug in vehicles, schemes to support charge point infrastructure in homes, workplaces and on-street and R&amp;D into cleaner vehicle technologies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2018 10:15:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

931585

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Association of Policy and Crime Commissioners and (b) the National Policy Chiefs Council on changes to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s guidance on driving and diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	157642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>No formal discussions have been held with the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners or the National Police Chiefs’ Council about changes to the guidance on driving and diabetes. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) did hold informal discussions with police representatives in Autumn 2017 before clarifying its guidance for drivers with insulin-treated diabetes who drive emergency vehicles as part of their employment.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA’s guidance was also amended in January 2018 to implement changes to European legislation. A targeted consultation was carried out with key stakeholders specialising in diabetes care or advice, before the changes were made.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2018 10:04:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

931093

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A12: Colchester
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 ensure that the A12 widening scheme between junction 19 and junction 25 will not be delayed as a result of the problems identified with the Local Plan produced by Colchester Borough Council by Planning Inspector Roger Clews in his letter to that council of 8 June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	157137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is considering the way forward for the A12 widening scheme in the light of the Planning Inspector’s report, working with Highways England, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Essex County Council and North Essex Garden Communities. The Department is considering how best to support the Government’s wider aims to support housing and growth without delaying delivery of the A12 scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/07/2018 15:46:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel