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date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Heating
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 potential merits of introducing heating apparatus in certain road surfaces similar to that installed on the M4 at Chiswick in the 1960s to improve safety in winter and reduce the need for gritting; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	9101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The then Highways Agency assessed the potential merits of introducing heating apparatus in road surfaces in a trial from 2004 to 2007, using heat stored during the summer to heat the road surface in winter.</p><p> </p><p>This helped prevent ice forming by warming the road to keep it above zero degrees centigrade, but was found not to be effective below minus four degrees centigrade. Conventional salt treatments proved to be safer and more cost effective.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2017 10:49:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

757814

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Logistics: EU Nationals
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 effect of possible reductions in skilled immigration from the EU into the road-based logistics sector; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	8822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not undertaken a formal assessment. While the Government acknowledges that any changes to arrangements for EU workers will be a factor in the availability of skilled staff for road haulage, it is not the only factor. As noted in the Government’s response to the Transport Committee’s report on skills and workforce planning in the road haulage sector, there are encouraging signs. For example there were about 10,000 more HGV driving test passes in 2015/16 compared to two years before, in response to the higher demand for HGV drivers and the shortages. In addition the industry has developed a new Trailblazer Apprenticeship standard for HGV drivers to be funded through the Apprenticeship Levy.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2017 15:01:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

757819

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Disqualification
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 the Home Secretary on tackling banned drivers who continue to drive.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	8951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Ministers in the Department for Transport have not had any recent discussions with Home Office Ministers on this subject. However, officials in DfT, DVLA, the Police and the Home Office have day to day contact about a multitude of road safety issues, including unlicensed driving in all its forms.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2017 11:37:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

757821

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Traffic Lights: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to include the ability to charge for the installation of mobile traffic lights in his proposals to allow local authorities to reclaim income from constructors for disruption to roads.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	8950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Utility companies, contractors and other works promoters already have to pay for mobile traffic lights and any other traffic management equipment that may be required for a particular work site. Not all works need mobile traffic lights.</p><p> </p><p>My Department published a consultation on lane rental on 2<sup>nd</sup> September. Lane rental allows local authorities to charge for works on the busiest roads at the busiest times. Charges are set to reflect the cost of congestion and disruption to road users rather than the type of traffic control used, and can be up to £2,500 per day.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation is open until 28<sup>th</sup> October. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-lane-rental-schemes-for-roadworks" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-lane-rental-schemes-for-roadworks</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2017 09:10:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

757877

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much public funding has been provided related to biofuels in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	8877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The RTFO Unit in the Department for Transport operates the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) which supports the market for sustainable biofuel by means of a certificate trading scheme. The Department is also supporting the commercialisation of advanced biofuels by grant funding through the Advanced Biofuel Demonstration Competition. Departmental funding includes budgets for policy development, analysis and research into low carbon fuels, including (but not limited to) biofuels.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out readily identifiable expenditure for the last five full financial years.</p><p><strong>Public spending related to biofuels (and low carbon fuels)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Low Carbon Fuels </strong> <strong>research programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RTFO Unit </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Advanced Biofuel Demonstration Competition</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£63,000</p></td><td><p>£905,000</p></td><td><p>£6,548,000</p></td><td><p><strong>£7,516,000 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£56,000</p></td><td><p>£694,000</p></td><td><p>£973,000</p></td><td><p><strong>£1,723,000 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£106,000</p></td><td><p>£701,000</p></td><td><p>£106,000</p></td><td><p><strong>£913,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£131,000</p></td><td><p>£706,000</p></td><td><p>£83,000</p></td><td><p><strong>£920,000 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td><td><p>£584,000</p></td><td><p>nil</p></td><td><p><strong>£590,000 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/09/2017 11:07:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff