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897234

registered interest
date	03/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Oxford-Cambridge Arc
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has taken steps to commission a strategic environmental assessment for the proposed routes for the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	140978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Oxford to Cambridge Expressway will be subject to an Environmental Impact Assessment. A Strategic Environmental Assessment will not be required.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/05/2018 12:50:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

896299

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Bridleways
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 downgrading (a) C and (b) unsurfaced unclassified roads to bridleways.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	140641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>Following a public consultation in 2011, responsibility for road classification was largely devolved to local highway authorities in April 2012. Under this approach, such authorities were given powers over road classification without the need for central Government approval. Comprehensive guidance on road classification was published by the Department in January 2012, and can be accessed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-road-classification-and-the-primary-route-network" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-road-classification-and-the-primary-route-network</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2018 10:38:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

896360

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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, when his Department last audited the Civil Aviation Authority's airspace change process.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	140838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s independent airspace regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), is responsible for its own airspace change process. However, the CAA is required to ensure that its airspace change process is consistent with the Government’s Air Navigation Guidance and Air Navigation Directions, as updated in October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from the Department continue to work closely with the CAA to ensure its compliance with both the Guidance and the Directions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2018 10:34:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

896375

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue guidance to local highway authorities to ensure they have comprehensive and effective programmes to identify and repair potholes that require urgent attention.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	140613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Guidance to local highway authorities to ensure they can identify and repair potholes that require urgent attention is set out in the Well Managed Highway Infrastructure Code of Practice, which is issued by UK Roads Liaison Group and endorsed by the Department for Transport. The Code provides guidance on areas including preventative maintenance and ensuring authorities are delivering “right first time” repairs. The guidance can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.ukroadsliaisongroup.org/en/utilities/document-summary.cfm?docid=4F93BA10-D3B0-4222-827A8C48401B26AC" target="_blank">http://www.ukroadsliaisongroup.org/en/utilities/document-summary.cfm?docid=4F93BA10-D3B0-4222-827A8C48401B26AC</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/05/2018 12:43:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

896421

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A303: Stonehenge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential effect on the Blick Mead archaeological site of the proposed alterations to the A303 around Stonehenge.
tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
uin	140843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Blick Mead is outside the existing highway boundary for the A303 and on land that will not be disturbed by the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Even so, Blick Mead is included in the extensive Heritage Impact Assessments that Highways England are carrying out to ensure the scheme brings benefits without creating an unacceptable impact on important local features.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the development of the scheme, Highways England have been carrying out hydro-geological modelling of groundwater flows. This suggests that there will not be any adverse effects on the Blick Mead spring. This finding has been reported in the scheme’s <a href="https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/he/a303-stonehenge-2018/supporting_documents/Preliminary%20Environmental%20Information%20Report_report%20only.pdf" target="_blank">Preliminary Environmental Information Report</a> (February 2018), which was issued as part of the public consultation material.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/05/2018 13:44:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

896422

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
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 29 March 2018 to Question 133829 on aviation, whether he still plans to publish the Aviation Strategy in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	140536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>As stated in my previous answer, the Department for Transport (DFT) will consult on the Aviation Strategy this year (2018). Following the consultation period, DfT will publish the Aviation Strategy in mid 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2018 10:42:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

896451

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2018 to Question 138336 on Roads: Stonehenge, if he will publish the terms of reference of the archaeological surveys planned by the independent Scientific Committee; and when he plans to publish the results of those surveys.
tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
uin	140844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Terms of Reference of the archaeological surveys for the A303 Stonehenge project, in relation to works affecting the World Heritage Site (WHS), are set out in a series of Written Schemes of Investigation (WSIs).</p><p> </p><p>WSIs are produced for each site on the scheme before any work is started, and are working documents that will undergo a number of updates throughout the lifetime of the surveys to encompass additional requirements identified as the work progresses. There is also a high level overarching WSI for the whole scheme. The initial WSIs will be published on the Scientific Committee’s website by the end of this month (<a href="http://a303scientificcommittee.org.uk" target="_blank">http://a303scientificcommittee.org.uk</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The final iteration of each individual WSI will also be published alongside the survey results, to outline in full the investigations that were found to be required.</p><p> </p><p>The reporting of the surveys in the WHS is likely to be finalised in the autumn when it will be published on the Scientific Committee’s website, alongside the already published archaeological survey reports that have been completed to date in relation to the WHS.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/05/2018 12:47:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

895363

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make funding available for the installation and improvement of cycling infrastructure in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	140051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, outlines £1.2 billion of funding that may be invested in cycling and walking over the period to 2021. Since its publication, the Government has made further support available for cycling and walking infrastructure, through the National Productivity Investment Fund, Transforming Cities Fund and Clean Air Fund. Decisions for allocating funding for cycling infrastructure are for local authorities, who allocate and/or bid for funding alongside other local priorities. In addition, the Department for Transport is providing 44 local authorities, including Newcastle City &amp; Gateshead, Tees Valley and North Tyneside Councils, with access to expert support to assist in the development of ten-year Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans. The support also extends to rural areas such as Gloucestershire, Rutland and Wiltshire. This support will enable authorities to map their future cycle networks and to prioritise future investments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2018 13:21:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

895364

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on steps to improve cycling safety.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	140052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department provides guidance on the design of cycle infrastructure in Local Transport Note 2/08. This can be accessed at the following address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-208" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-208</a></p><p> </p><p>Improving the safety of cyclists is one of the underlying principles of this guidance. The Department is in the process of updating the note to take account of developments since its publication in 2008, and aims to publish a revised version by the end of 2018.The Department is also helping local authorities to prepare Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans, which will help them to take a more strategic approach to improving conditions for cycling in their areas. Finally, The Department funds Bikeability, the national cycle training programme, and has a number of cycle safety related THINK! campaigns which local authorities can publicise in their area.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2018 13:09:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

895365

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
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 review the funding arrangements for road investment.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	140127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to review the funding arrangements for road investment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/05/2018 13:30:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald