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893023

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Stonehenge
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 monitor variations in the water table in the area around Stonehenge to ensure that any new roads constructed near to that site do not have a destructive impact on the archaeological remains.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	138931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>Previous surveys have provided an extensive understanding of the variations in the water table that can occur in the area around Stonehenge. Highways England are supplementing this knowledge through further groundwater monitoring, which is informing hydrological modelling being undertaken in collaboration with the Environment Agency.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme is being designed to minimise effects on groundwater flows. The proposed use of a tunnel boring machine means the tunnel would be constructed in a sealed, watertight environment. This means water would not need to be pumped out of the ground during construction, ensuring no adverse effects on the water table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/05/2018 11:31:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

893091

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Stonehenge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Article 4 of the 1972 World Heritage Convention, what assessment he has made of whether plans for a new tunnel and flyover at Stonehenge are compliant with the terms of that Convention.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	138932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>A key aim of the scheme is to remove the roads and heavy traffic, with their associated noise and disturbance, from the vicinity of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site – improving the presentation of the Site both for now and for future generations.</p><p> </p><p>A full environmental impact assessment of the A303 Stonehenge scheme is under way. This will include a Heritage Impact Assessment, that has regard to Article 4 of the World Heritage Convention. This will be published as part of Highways England’s application for a Development Consent Order.</p><p> </p><p>A historic environment assessment was undertaken in relation to the choice of preferred route for the A303 Stonehenge scheme. This is contained in Appendix E to the scheme assessment report published in September 2017 and is available at: <a href="https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/cip/a303-stonehenge/results/sar-volume-7.pdf" target="_blank">https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/cip/a303-stonehenge/results/sar-volume-7.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/05/2018 15:41:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

892140

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current incentives to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	138458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>Since 2011, more than 140,000 ultra low emission battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles have been registered in the UK. In 2017, sales of ultra-low emission vehicles were 1.8% of all new cars, and the UK was the second largest market for ultra low emission vehicles in the EU. We remain on track to meet the 2013 projection for sales of ULEVs to make up between 3-7% of all new sales by 2020. We are supporting the design, manufacture and use of ultra low emission vehicles with a £1.5 billion package of policy support out to 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/05/2018 15:54:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

892141

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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, what support is available for local authorities to develop electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	138459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has put in place a range of grant schemes to support the installation of domestic and workplace charging infrastructure, across the UK. For areas without off-street parking, funding is made available to Local Authorities to install charging infrastructure, through Government’s On Street Residential Charging Scheme. In addition, under the Government’s Go Ultra Low City Scheme, £22.9m has been allocated to support the installation of infrastructure – this is currently being procured and installed in eight UK cities. Following open competitions, 10 Local authorities have also benefited from £14m of Government funding to install taxi chargepoints.</p><p> </p><p>At the Autumn Budget in 2017, the Chancellor announced a new £400m electric vehicle Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund. This funding will support the efforts of local authorities across the UK to establish recharging infrastructure. More detail on how the Fund will be administered will be published in due course. We are also taking powers through the Automated and Electric Vehicle Bill to ensure the roll-out of electric vehicle infrastructure at key locations such as motorway service areas and large fuel stations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/05/2018 15:56:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

892164

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport of 24 April 2018, Official Report, column 356WH, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on road safety of the decision to eliminate safety targets; and what the killed or seriously injured figures were in each year from 2007 to 2017.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	138348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>There is no robust academic evidence to indicate the lack of targets in the UK has contributed to the lack of progress in road casualty reduction since 2010. There has been a stalling of progress in road casualty reductions across many economically advanced countries, affecting countries with targets (e.g. Sweden and the Netherlands) as well as the UK where there is no target.</p><p> </p><p>The KSI statistics for road accident casualties between 2007 and 2016 can be found in the table below along with a comparison to the 2010 – 2014 average. The KSI figures for 2017 will be published later this year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Killed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Seriously injured</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Killed or Seriously injured</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Slightly injured</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All casualties</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2,946</p></td><td><p>27,774</p></td><td><p>30,720</p></td><td><p>217,060</p></td><td><p>247,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2,538</p></td><td><p>26,034</p></td><td><p>28,572</p></td><td><p>202,333</p></td><td><p>230,905</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2,222</p></td><td><p>24,690</p></td><td><p>26,912</p></td><td><p>195,234</p></td><td><p>222,146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1,850</p></td><td><p>22,660</p></td><td><p>24,510</p></td><td><p>184,138</p></td><td><p>208,648</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,901</p></td><td><p>23,122</p></td><td><p>25,023</p></td><td><p>178,927</p></td><td><p>203,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,754</p></td><td><p>23,039</p></td><td><p>24,793</p></td><td><p>170,930</p></td><td><p>195,723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,713</p></td><td><p>21,657</p></td><td><p>23,370</p></td><td><p>160,300</p></td><td><p>183,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,775</p></td><td><p>22,807</p></td><td><p>24,582</p></td><td><p>169,895</p></td><td><p>194,477</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,730</p></td><td><p>22,144</p></td><td><p>23,874</p></td><td><p>162,315</p></td><td><p>186,189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,792</p></td><td><p>24,101</p></td><td><p>25,893</p></td><td><p>155,491</p></td><td><p>181,384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 -2014 average</p></td><td><p>1,799</p></td><td><p>22,657</p></td><td><p>24,456</p></td><td><p>172,838</p></td><td><p>197,294</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/05/2018 15:30:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

892238

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on the use of average speed limit cameras on smart motorways (a) at all times and (b) when a variable speed limit is in force.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	138505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The speed cameras used to enforce variable speed limits on smart motorways are not average speed cameras but measure speed at a specific location. It is a decision for the local Police force, which has operational independence in these matters, whether or not to use the cameras to enforce the national speed limit when variable speed limits are not in operation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2018 13:19:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

892240

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on classifying the A316 as part of the Strategic Road Network.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	138506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>Principal A-roads within the boundary of the Greater London Authority (GLA), such as the A316, are managed by Transport for London. In the GLA area, only motorways are part of the strategic road network, managed by Highways England.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2018 13:24:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

892357

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Stonehenge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the prehistoric landscape at Stonehenge of the proposals for a new flyover and tunnel.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	138336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>A principal aim of the scheme is to remove the roads and heavy traffic, with their associated noise and disturbance from the vicinity of the stones and to reunite Stonehenge with its surrounding monuments in their natural chalk downland setting. This involves removing the road and its traffic completely from within sight of the stones, with the locations of the tunnel portals being beyond the visual horizons from Stonehenge.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is carrying out extensive Heritage Impact Assessments to ensure the scheme brings benefits without creating unacceptable effects on the important features of the World Heritage Site.</p><p> </p><p>A programme of archaeological surveys has been developed with input from an independent Scientific Committee, which comprises some of the country’s most eminent archaeologists. The project also has a Heritage Monitoring and Advisory Group comprising Historic England, Wiltshire Council Archaeology Service, English Heritage and The National Trust. The Scientific Committee and Advisory Group will continue to have oversight of all the archaeological findings as the scheme develops. Further information about the Scientific Committee’s work can be found at: <a href="http://www.a303scientificcommittee.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.a303scientificcommittee.org.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2018 13:16:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

892382

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles will be affected by the proposed changes to Sections 19 and 22 of the Transport Act 1985.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	138576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not record this information centrally. However, it is currently consulting on how Regulation 1071/2009 applies to users of section 19 and section 22 permits under the Transport Act 1985, and this serves as a call for evidence as to the impact of these clarifications on community transport operators.</p><p>The Government's response to the consultation will be accompanied by a full impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2018 11:18:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

891323

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace
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 any change to lower airspace strategy recognises the needs of all types of aviation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	138083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK's airspace modernisation programme, together with the Aviation Strategy, aims to provide a framework that enables the aviation industry, including general aviation, and communities to continue to work together to deliver a more efficient and modernised airspace, while managing the environmental effects of aviation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also asked the Civil Aviation Authority to develop a strategy for the modernisation of the UK’s airspace, and to report annually on its delivery. This strategy will take into account the interests of all airspace users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2018 11:32:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts