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795433

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Commuters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what further steps are being taken to assist employers in encouraging employees to cycle to work.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	115854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycle to Work scheme allows employers to loan bicycle and bicycle safety equipment to employees as a tax-free benefit. The Department has produced guidelines to encourage employers to take advantage of this scheme.</p><p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, sets out the other steps the Government is taking to support cycling, and the funding available to improve local cycling provisions, provide safer cycle routes and increase cycle parking facilities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 115856 question first answered 04/12/2017 15:26:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

795651

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the President of the Board of Trade on the potential merits for future UK trade of better integrating road and rail infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	902676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s Transport Investment Strategy makes clear that we can and must seek to enhance our global competitiveness by making Britain a more attractive place to trade and invest. There are a number of initiatives in this area, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A Port Connectivity Study that is considering the levels of current road and rail access to our ports. Effective links to ports are a fundamental part of a successful supply chain;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Clean Growth Strategy is examining cost-effective options TO shift more freight from road to rail; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Department will be working closely with the National Infrastructure Commission as it examines the UK’s freight sector and new measures by which Government can help businesses transport their goods faster and more efficiently.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2017 13:44:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

795305

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M11: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatal accidents occurred on the M11 motorway in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	115726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Numbers of fatal accidents on the M11 motorway for each year since 2010 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2010 – 3</p><p>2011 – 1</p><p>2012 – 1</p><p>2013 – 1</p><p>2014 – 2</p><p>2015 – 5</p><p>2016 – 1</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2017 14:09:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

795306

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M11: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatal accidents occurred on the M11 motorway section in the Harlow constituency in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	115727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Number of fatal accidents on the M11 motorway for each year since 2010 in the Harlow constituency is as follows:</p><p>2010 – 1</p><p>2011 – 0</p><p>2012 – 0</p><p>2013 – 0</p><p>2014 – 0</p><p>2015 – 0</p><p>2016 – 1</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/12/2017 11:44:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

795360

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Docklands Light Railway
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 Transport for London on whether new trains for the Docklands Light Railway are built in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	115781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and delivered by Transport for London (TfL). Any discussions about the operation of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) will be a matter between TfL and Docklands Light Railway Limited, the operator of the DLR. Ministers have not had any discussions with TfL about the procurement of new trains for the DLR.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2017 17:00:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

795369

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport
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 improve transport links between inner cities and suburban towns.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	115790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has announced a £1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund to improve intra-urban connectivity within English city regions and boost productivity. Half of the fund will be allocated to the six mayoral combined authorities on a per capita basis, with the remainder allocated by competition.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2017 14:07:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

795382

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: West Midlands
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 promote the installation of charging points for electric cars in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	115803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has in place generous UK-wide funding schemes to assist with the cost of installing electric vehicle chargepoints in motorists’ homes, on residential streets and at workplaces; of which the West Midlands can take advantage.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to these, Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton City Councils in the West Midlands have all received funding via our Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Taxi Scheme to install chargepoints and infrastructure for electric taxis. Coventry has received £1.2m to install 39 chargepoints by 2020. Birmingham has received £2.93m for 197 chargepoints and Wolverhampton has received £478k for 24 chargepoints by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2017 16:47:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

795435

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Commuters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what further steps are being taken to encourage people to cycle to work.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	115856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycle to Work scheme allows employers to loan bicycle and bicycle safety equipment to employees as a tax-free benefit. The Department has produced guidelines to encourage employers to take advantage of this scheme.</p><p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, sets out the other steps the Government is taking to support cycling, and the funding available to improve local cycling provisions, provide safer cycle routes and increase cycle parking facilities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 115854 question first answered 04/12/2017 15:26:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

795440

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Rural Areas
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 support elderly people in rural areas who rely on public transport when they can no longer drive a car.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	115861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Local transport policy is ultimately a matter for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Government recognises that local buses are the most commonly used mode of public transport, particularly for older people; and therefore provides for free local bus travel across England to ensure that no older person in England needs to be prevented from bus travel by cost alone.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also funds the thirteen Mobility Centres of England, which support elderly people to keep driving safely or retain mobility. There are also 44 outreach centres.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its draft Accessibility Action Plan in August for public consultation, which includes a commitment by the Mobility Centres to extend their range of services by creating community ‘hubs’ of knowledge and services that provide advice on how to use public transport in the local area and on disability rail cards, as well as developing dedicated advice staff. The Department will publish its Final Accessibility Action Plan in 2018, following consideration of consultation feedback.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2017 13:34:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

795478

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Horse Riding
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 better to protect horse riders on public highways; and if he will take steps to strengthen provisions within the Highway Code relating to how motorists should drive in the vicinity of horses.
tabling member constituency	Halesowen and Rowley Regis
tabling member printed	James Morris
uin	115899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department, through the THINK! Branded Road Safety Campaign, worked with the British Horse Society (BHS) to support its “Dead Slow” campaign to encourage car drivers to pass horses safely, and the ‘Horse Rider’ section on the THINK! Website has been updated to reflect the partnership with the BHS.</p><p>On 4 July, there was a Westminster Hall Debate on: ‘the Safety of Riders and Horses on Rural Roads’, in which these issues were more fully debated.</p><p>The driving theory test contains questions about how drivers should interact with vulnerable road users, including horse riders; and the hazard perception test includes a number of clips where horse riders are the hazard, either directly or indirectly.</p><p>The Highway Code provides advice to motorists about vulnerable road users such as horse riders and Rule 215 provides advice specifically on passing horse riders safely.</p><p>When the Department next reviews The Highway Code, any proposed changes will be subject to public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2017 13:43:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3992 label Biography information for James Morris