Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

967809

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Hire Services
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 support the growth and development of the bikeshare sector.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	170346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government agrees that bike-share schemes have the potential to deliver many benefits, provided they are introduced and managed responsibly. It is for local authorities rather than central Government to determine whether, and if so how, to promote bike-share schemes in their areas. The Government’s overall plans to increase cycling and walking, together with a summary of the available funding, are set out in the statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy published in April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2018 09:59:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

967817

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Hire Services
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 quality of service provided by bikeshare operators.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	170348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not undertaken any detailed assessment of the quality of service provided by bike-share operators. It is for local authorities rather than central Government to assess the quality of services being provided by operators in their areas.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2018 09:35:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

967834

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many coach companies have had their operating licences revoked in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	170423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The data held by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner does not differentiate between operators of coaches, buses or minibuses in Great Britain as all of the vehicles are regarded as Public Service Vehicles (PSV), which are generally vehicles that have nine or more passenger seats.</p><p>The figures in the table below show the number of PSV licences revoked at a public enquiry. There are licences that have been revoked outside of a public enquiry, but these numbers cannot be provided due to disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>No. of PSV licences revoked at a public enquiry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 18</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 17</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 16</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 - 15</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 14</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2018 10:07:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

967920

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release entitled Number of substandard bridges rises, published by the RAC Foundation on 19 January 2018, if he will make an assessment of the implication for his policies of the statement in that release that 3,441 road bridges with spans of more than 1.5 metres are substandard.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	170336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The management and maintenance of bridges maintainable at public expense fall under the responsibility of each highway authority as set out in the Highways Act 1980 (as amended). The Department for Transport endorses Well Managed Highway Infrastructure Code of Practice produced by the UK Roads Liaison Group which provides advice and guidance to highway authorities on maintaining their highways, including bridges. This includes advice on investigations and inspections.</p><p> </p><p>Both Highways England and local highway authorities inspection regimes covers all structures, including post tensioned bridges built pre 1992, and takes into account their design, age and likely maintenance needs.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, Highways England continues to develop detailed design standards and quality control processes to ensure bridges are designed and constructed to provide safe and comfortable journeys for road users.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has also introduced a bridge inspector certification scheme. Further details can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.lantra.co.uk/nhss/bridge-inspectors" target="_blank">https://www.lantra.co.uk/nhss/bridge-inspectors</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 170337 question first answered 12/09/2018 15:02:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

964262

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Safety Belts
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 merits of introducing penalty points on drivers' licences for not wearing seat belts.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	168954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the potential merits of introducing penalty points on drivers' licences for not wearing seat belts. The “Seat belt and mobile phone use surveys: England and Scotland, 2014” observed that 98.2% of car drivers were using seat belts, suggesting that take-up is nearly universal.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/09/2018 13:38:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

964359

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 takes to ensure that the views of affected communities are taken into account in decisions on Airspace Change Programmes.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	169823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>In October 2017 the Government published revised air navigation guidance to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the aviation industry. This guidance requires airspace change sponsors to consult with those who may be affected including airspace users and communities and to take their views into account when finalising their proposals.</p><p> </p><p>A key requirement in the guidance is the need for sponsors following the Air Navigation Guidance 2017 to carry out a full assessment of the airspace options they are considering. This assessment takes into account the health effects of the proposals.</p><p> </p><p>Under the new CAA airspace change process (CAP 1616) all relevant information is published on the CAA website. For proposals being considered under the old CAP 725 process, we have asked the CAA to ensure that the final proposals submitted to it for approval are also published on its website.</p><p> </p><p>As agreed with CAA, any airspace change sponsor who had launched their public consultation on their proposal before 2 January 2018 is being assessed against the requirements of CAP725 and the Air Navigation Guidance 2014.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 169824 169825 question first answered 06/09/2018 13:54:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

964360

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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 he has taken to ensure that the health impacts of communities under proposed flight paths are taken into account in decisions on Airspace Change Programmes, including the recommendation of the World Health Organisations that people can receive eight hours of undisturbed sleep.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	169824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>In October 2017 the Government published revised air navigation guidance to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the aviation industry. This guidance requires airspace change sponsors to consult with those who may be affected including airspace users and communities and to take their views into account when finalising their proposals.</p><p> </p><p>A key requirement in the guidance is the need for sponsors following the Air Navigation Guidance 2017 to carry out a full assessment of the airspace options they are considering. This assessment takes into account the health effects of the proposals.</p><p> </p><p>Under the new CAA airspace change process (CAP 1616) all relevant information is published on the CAA website. For proposals being considered under the old CAP 725 process, we have asked the CAA to ensure that the final proposals submitted to it for approval are also published on its website.</p><p> </p><p>As agreed with CAA, any airspace change sponsor who had launched their public consultation on their proposal before 2 January 2018 is being assessed against the requirements of CAP725 and the Air Navigation Guidance 2014.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 169823 169825 question first answered 06/09/2018 13:54:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

964361

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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, if he will make it his policy to ensure the publication of all information in relation to Airspace Change Programmes.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	169825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>In October 2017 the Government published revised air navigation guidance to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the aviation industry. This guidance requires airspace change sponsors to consult with those who may be affected including airspace users and communities and to take their views into account when finalising their proposals.</p><p> </p><p>A key requirement in the guidance is the need for sponsors following the Air Navigation Guidance 2017 to carry out a full assessment of the airspace options they are considering. This assessment takes into account the health effects of the proposals.</p><p> </p><p>Under the new CAA airspace change process (CAP 1616) all relevant information is published on the CAA website. For proposals being considered under the old CAP 725 process, we have asked the CAA to ensure that the final proposals submitted to it for approval are also published on its website.</p><p> </p><p>As agreed with CAA, any airspace change sponsor who had launched their public consultation on their proposal before 2 January 2018 is being assessed against the requirements of CAP725 and the Air Navigation Guidance 2014.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 169823 169824 question first answered 06/09/2018 13:54:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

964756

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Sentencing
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 Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of the introduction of a new sentencing regime for motoring offences involving (a) cycling fatalities, (b) serious injuries to cyclists and (c) physical assaults on cyclists.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	168967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation ‘Driving offences and penalties relating to causing death or serious injury’ was published in October last year. This confirmed proposals to increase the maximum penalty for causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs from 14 years’ imprisonment to life, and to create a new offence of causing serious injury by careless driving. These proposals for changes in the law will be brought forward as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/09/2018 14:01:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

964969

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy safety review, published on 9 March 2018, when his Department plans to publish its response to that review.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	169804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy Safety Review Call for Evidence closed on 1 June 2018. Over 13,000 responses were submitted and are being considered by the Department for Transport. The findings of the consultation will be published over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/09/2018 14:08:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda