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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

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

794480

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November to Question 112580, how many staff are employed in the Regional Transport Strategies Directorate and in which NUTS 1 regions these staff are based.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	115453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Regional Transport Strategies Directorate was created to support the Northern Powerhouse, with its remit subsequently expanded to support the Government’s re-balancing agenda. Following a reorganisation, implemented on Monday 27th November, Regional Transport Strategies has been restructured in order to support the Department’s ‘place based engagement’ better. As a result, the Directorate has been renamed Regions, Cities and Devolution.</p><p> </p><p>The geographical spread of the new Directorate’s staff, which includes a mix of full- and part-time working, by NUTS1 regions is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>NUTS 1 Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands (England)</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; the Humber</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West (England)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East (England)</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>72</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Whilst the staff in this Directorate are spread across the above five regions, their work is not limited to the region in which they are based.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/11/2017 17:00:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

793172

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1 (M): Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons there is a 40 mph temporary speed limit on the A1M north and south of the junction with the A14; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	114957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>This work is part of a £1.5 billion investment to upgrade the A14 in Cambridgeshire and widen the A1 to three lanes between Brampton and Alconbury.</p><p> </p><p>The narrow lanes are in place to allow for preparatory works to be carried out close to the existing carriageway and allow for traffic to be put into contraflow safely as required.</p><p> </p><p>The speed restriction is necessary to create a safe working environment for construction teams and protect road users as they travel through the works. There is also a requirement to aid recovery operations in this area, which requires the 40mph speed limit to do so safely for everyone.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/11/2017 11:56:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

793173

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has accrued to the public purse from utility companies who have been late in completing roadworks in each local government area in the last 12 months for which data is available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	114958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Local highway authorities can, using section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and regulations introduced in 2012, charge utilities for works that overrun. For example the maximum charge on the most significant parts of the road network is set at £5,000 for each of the first 3 days and then £10,000 for each subsequent day. The Department for Transport does not collect data on the amount collected by each local authority.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/11/2017 10:09:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

790184

registered interest
date	17/11/2017
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, with reference to the Answer of 1 February 2016 to Question HL5729, if his Department will discuss with representatives of local highway authorities the Government's recommendation that those authorities consider scanning any deceased cats or dogs found on the highway for which they are responsible as a matter of standard practice.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	113225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has already highlighted to local highway authorities the importance of scanning deceased dogs and cats found on the highway as part of standard practice. This advice was included in a letter sent in March 2015 to highway authorities in England, outside London. It is the responsibility of each highway authority to determine whether to do so or not based on their own policies and procedures. However, the Department for Transport will look for opportunities to highlight the issue to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2017 16:29:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

790176

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Rural Areas
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 rural areas, like East Yorkshire, have adequate road connections to the strategic road network which will encourage and not deter future economic growth in the region.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	113272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for the local road network which provides connectivity to the strategic road network. The Government supports local authority investment in their network through the annual grants made available for highway improvement. Additional funding is made available on a competitive basis through the National Productivity Investment Fund, the Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund and the Large Local Major Schemes Fund. Local Enterprise Partnerships are also able to invest in the local highway network through the Local Growth Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting rural connectivity in areas such as the East Riding of Yorkshire, which has received £16.7 million to help maintain it’s ‘A’ roads and £8.0m to improve two roundabouts on the A1079 from the Local Growth Fund. A further £3.0 million from the National Productivity Investment Fund was made available in October 2017 for a junction improvement on the A164.</p><p> </p><p>Before the end of 2017 the Department intends to consult on its plan to establish a Major Road Network (MRN) comprising the most strategically important ‘A’ roads, which deliver strategic connectivity between places. The MRN will receive dedicated funding from the National Roads Fund for schemes that relieve congestion, support economic growth and unlock housing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/11/2017 12:01:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

790181

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the (a) volume of traffic and (b) level of toll charges at toll bridges operating under the provision of pre-20th century acts of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	113222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>A review of the methods of application/consultation was carried out in 2014. There are no plans to carry out a further review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2017 16:19:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

790182

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Tolls
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 extent to which traffic queuing for toll bridges operating under the provision of pre-20th century acts of Parliament contributes to traffic congestion in the areas around those toll bridges.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	113223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>These toll bridges are privately owned and operated. The surrounding roads are not part of the strategic road network. These roads are therefore the responsibility of the local highway authority and the Secretary of State has no authority to carry out such an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2017 16:02:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones