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985570

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Highways England on the next Road Investment Strategy.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	906929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p><strong>I have regular contact with Highways England on this matter. </strong><strong>Earlier this year, the Department consulted on Highways England’s proposed priorities for the second Road Investment Strategy. A response to this consultation will be published in the coming weeks. </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/10/2018 12:55:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

985571

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: North Devon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Devon County Council on improvements to the North Devon link road.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Peter Heaton-Jones
uin	906930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Department and Council officials have met to discuss the arrangements for taking forward the scheme to improve the North Devon Link Road between South Molton and Bideford which was announced in May. The meeting was constructive and we will continue to work closely with the Council leading up to their submission of a final business case in 2020. The Department has given provisional approval to investing £82.1m towards the £93.1m scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/10/2018 13:49:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4524 label Biography information for Peter Heaton-Jones

985573

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce congestion on the strategic road network.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	906935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p><strong>The Government is investing £15 billion to maintain and improve England’s strategic road network and reduce congestion. Highways England are making good progress delivering the schemes set out in the first Road Investment Strategy. In their latest delivery plan update, published in July 2018, they confirm that 22 major schemes have been completed since 2015.</strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/10/2018 13:02:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

984772

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Sign Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether assistive technology for users of British Sign Language is planned to be part of the aviation strategy.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	177676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has put passengers at the centre of the development of the Aviation Strategy. The Government recognises that it is important for the needs of all passengers, including those with less obvious disabilities such as hearing loss, to be addressed by airlines. Assistance for passengers with this and other hidden disabilities will be considered as part of the work on the strategy.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2018 15:34:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

984898

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Tyres
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 7 December 2017 to Question 117278 on buses:tyres, how many tyres over the age of 10 years have been (a) identified and (b) collected by his Department for analysis as part of that research.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	177607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Research commissioned by the Department for Transport is proceeding to schedule and, as the House was advised in June this year, the report should be available early in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The current research does not include tyres over 10-years of age but work is underway to secure suitable samples that will be added to the programme. Additional funding is being made available to support this extended analysis and the Department is working with the contractor to ensure that any delays to the final report are kept to a minimum.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 177608 177609 question first answered 19/10/2018 08:57:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

984901

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Tyres
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 7 December 2017 to Question 117278 on buses: tyres, what progress has been made on that research.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	177609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Research commissioned by the Department for Transport is proceeding to schedule and, as the House was advised in June this year, the report should be available early in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The current research does not include tyres over 10-years of age but work is underway to secure suitable samples that will be added to the programme. Additional funding is being made available to support this extended analysis and the Department is working with the contractor to ensure that any delays to the final report are kept to a minimum.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 177607 177608 question first answered 19/10/2018 08:57:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

984907

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Sign Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to improve the provision of services at airports for passengers who use British Sign Language.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	177678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has put passengers at the centre of the development of the Aviation Strategy. The Government recognises that it is important for the needs of all passengers, including those with less obvious disabilities such as hearing loss, to be addressed by airports. Assistance for passengers with this and other hidden disabilities will be considered as part of the work on the strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will build on the good work of the Civil Aviation Authority, which in 2016 introduced a new regulatory framework designed to ensure passengers with hidden disabilities get the assistance they need at airports, followed by an initial report in 2018 on airport enhancements as a result of the new guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/10/2018 15:32:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

984954

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what risk assessment his Department has made of third party access to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's registered keeper database in cases where the third party (a) uses that information themselves and (b) provides that information to another company.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	177751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has robust measures in place to protect the data it holds. The release of DVLA’s data is subject to a formal assessment to ensure that there are adequate policies, procedures and technical controls in place to protect it. Data Protection Impact Assessments are completed to identify and address any privacy risks and ensure that personal data is only processed in compliance with the law.</p><p> </p><p>Recipients of vehicle keeper information must handle the data in accordance with clear terms and conditions. Where recipients pass the information onto another company, there must be a formal contract in place to provide assurance over the use and security of the data. The original recipient retains overall responsibility for the use of the data by its sub-contractors.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA carries out its own comprehensive audits, involving both remote and on-site audits in conjunction with the Government Internal Audit Agency. This helps to ensure that information provided by the DVLA is used only in accordance with its terms and conditions. Failure to comply can result in denied access to the information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/10/2018 15:42:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

984349

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dangerous Driving
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Home Office on hit-and-run collisions in (a) Coventry and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	177175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Enforcement of road traffic collisions is a matter for the Police. More widely, in June the Government announced its intention to deliver a more strategic approach to preventing deaths and serious injuries on our roads. The Department for Transport is developing a two-year action plan which will focus on four priority user groups – young people, rural road users, motorcyclists and older vulnerable users.</p><p> </p><p>A refreshed road safety statement will also be informed by early lessons from the new road collision investigation pilot - a £480,000 partnership between police forces and the RAC Foundation to trial an innovative approach to road collision investigation, carrying out more in-depth, qualitative analysis of the underlying causes of road safety incidents in order to get a better understanding of what is really causing collisions on UK roads.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/10/2018 15:29:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

984358

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will reduce the drink-drive limit to 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	177313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to lower the drink drive limit but is monitoring the position in Scotland. The Government considers rigorous enforcement and serious penalties for drink drivers to be effective deterrents.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2018 15:31:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon