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788639

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport for the North: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of his Department's staff are working on issues related to Transport for the North; and at which locations such staff are based.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	112580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has worked closely with local authorities and others in the development and delivery of transport policy in the North for many years, for example through rail and road investment planning. This includes in relation to HS2, local transport funding arrangements, rail franchising, devolution deals and provision of local public transport services.</p><p>To supplement this and support the Northern Powerhouse, in June 2015 the Department for Transport created the Regional Transport Strategies Directorate. This team has developed the legislation to allow Transport for the North to become a statutory body, and is responsible for funding Transport for the North and working with them to coordinate future investments. An example of the latter was the Chancellor’s announcement in October of £300m for provision for junctions to ensure that HS2 infrastructure can accommodate future Northern Powerhouse Rail services.</p><p>Within the Department there are officials focusing directly on Transport for the North and the Northern Powerhouse, officials with relevant expertise who take part in specific road, rail or other investment projects, and officials who are deployed as needed on an ad hoc basis. It is therefore not possible to provide a precise overall number. These staff are based in London and in Manchester.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/11/2017 12:16:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

788640

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: East Midlands
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 expenditure on public transport per head of population in the East Midlands; and how that level of expenditure compares with the level of expenditure in other English regions.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	112613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>It is extremely difficult for technical reasons to compare public expenditure across regions. Among other things, when expenditure is presented on a “per head of population” basis, it does not take into account the pressure that large numbers of commuters and visitors from other regions can add to public transport networks. The scale and urban density of some regions can also make a significant difference.</p><p> </p><p>Figures on public sector expenditure at a regional level are part of the Government’s Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) statistics. These statistics attempt to allocate the spending according to where the benefits of that spend are accrued. They include spend on transport by all public sector organisations including the Department for Transport, Local Authorities, Public Corporations (in the case of transport, mainly spend by London Underground) and other Government Departments (including the devolved administrations).</p><p> </p><p>The data showing the expenditure on public transport per head of population in the East Midlands and other English regions in 2016/17 can be found in table A.15 of the 2016/17 CRA statistics November 2017 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2017</a> .</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/11/2017 13:39:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

786832

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which parts of the motorway network his Department defines as noise important areas; when Junctions 6 to 9 of the M20 were last assessed to establish whether noise exceeded the levels of the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006; and how noise levels between Junctions 6 to 9 of the M20 compare to such levels on other parts of the motorway network.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Helen Whately
uin	112396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Noise important areas are defined by the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs, under the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006. There are 13 noise important areas between junctions 6 and 9 of the M20. There are no noise levels defined in these Regulations so it is not possible to state how many areas are in exceedance, but noise levels along this stretch of motorway are broadly similar to other parts of the motorway network with similar levels of traffic flow.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/11/2017 14:21:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

786833

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M20: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) fatal accidents and (b) serious accidents took place on the M20 between junctions 6 and 7 and 8 and 9 London-bound and coast-bound in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15, (iii) 2015-16 and (iv) 2016-17; and how that figure compares to the average number of such accidents for all UK motorways.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Helen Whately
uin	112243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested for 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England responds to requests for collision data using validated STATS19 data, which forms part of the National Statistics.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FINANCIAL YEAR ( APR-MAR )</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Fatal accidents </strong></p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 6 and 7 ( coast-bound)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 7 and 6 ( London – bound )</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 8 and 9 ( coast-bound)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 9 and 8 ( London – bound )</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Serious accidents </strong></p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 6 and 7 ( coast-bound)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 7 and 6 ( London – bound )</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 8 and 9 ( coast-bound)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M20 between junctions 9 and 8 ( London – bound )</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The equivalent accident numbers for all UK motorways in each of these years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Number of accidents - Motorways</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fatal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fatal and Serious</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>641</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>712</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>769</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Highways England do not currently have the data available by route for 2016-17.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/11/2017 14:24:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

786834

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the UK's freight traffic uses the Kent motorway network; and what proportion of funding for motorway resurfacing has been allocated to the M20 in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Helen Whately
uin	112244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department produces estimates of vehicle miles by vehicle type and road type. Based on 2016 estimates, 16.6 billion HGV miles were travelled on Britain’s roads. 1.9% of these HGV miles occurred on the Kent motorway network.</p><p> </p><p>11% of all motorway resurfacing in the South East region during the last five years occurred on the M20.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2017 15:52:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

786853

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport for London and Transport for the North: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the powers to invest available to (a) Transport for London and (b) Transport for the North.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Jared O'Mara
uin	112261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Mayor of London is elected by the residents of London. Transport responsibilities are devolved to him - he is responsible for the strategic direction of transport as well as operational delivery which is carried out by Transport for London (TfL). TfL manages multiple modes of transport including London Underground, London Overground, Buses, Docklands Light Railway as well as walking and cycling. TfL also manages London’s strategic roads. TfL naturally has powers to invest in the networks for which it has responsibility. In addition the Department and individual boroughs invest in networks in London for which they are responsible.</p><p> </p><p>Transport for the North (TfN) has no responsibility for the operational delivery of transport services. Its important role is to provide a strategic transport vision for the North. TfN will have, like TfL, (subject to Parliamentary approval) ‘very broad’ powers to invest in Transport. For instance, TfN have virtually the same power of competence given to combined authorities, except that TfN’s power of competence can only be applied to transport functions.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond this, the Government is also proposing that TfN have specific powers to fund joint transport projects (capital grants) and promote, fund and deliver joint road schemes (highway powers). It is not envisaged, however, that TfN will become either a Highway Authority or a transport operator.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2017 15:32:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4661 label Biography information for Jared O'Mara

786965

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has issued guidance on the potential merits of people purchasing new (a) diesel and (b) petrol cars.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	112452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has announced an end to the sale of all new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040. The Department for Transport has not issued specific guidance on the potential merits of purchasing either a new diesel or petrol car.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/11/2017 16:11:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

787011

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many instances of number plate fraud have been recorded in England and Wales in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	112341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold information about instances of number plate fraud as this is a matter for the police to investigate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2017 15:47:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

786290

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress he has made on the Quality Bus Contract Scheme in West Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	112001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 repealed Quality Bus Contract schemes, and introduced new powers, such as partnerships or franchising, to enable authorities and operators to work together to improve local bus services and grow bus passenger numbers. It is a matter for the Combined Authority to determine the way in which they use the powers in the Act to work with operators in their area.</p><p> </p><p>The Department plans to publish regulations and associated guidance on the implementation of partnerships or franchising later this autumn.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/11/2017 16:02:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

785012

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Per Capita Costs
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 October 2017 to Question 108962, on transport: per capita costs, if he will provide equivalent data for 2016-17 onwards.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	111722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>The statistics for transport capital investment per head for 2016-17 were published on 9 November 2017 (see table below). As this draws on historic accounting data, it may not be possible to use this methodology to provide equivalent data for future spending.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>DfT capital expenditure per person on transport by country and region: United Kingdom, 2007-08 to 2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>£</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Country/Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>86.5</p></td><td><p>89.8</p></td><td><p>92.1</p></td><td><p>133.3</p></td><td><p>122.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>59.7</p></td><td><p>74.1</p></td><td><p>103.7</p></td><td><p>97.1</p></td><td><p>83.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>138.5</p></td><td><p>137.6</p></td><td><p>171.9</p></td><td><p>273.2</p></td><td><p>298.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>50.5</p></td><td><p>54.0</p></td><td><p>75.4</p></td><td><p>101.8</p></td><td><p>92.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>74.6</p></td><td><p>71.1</p></td><td><p>94.9</p></td><td><p>148.5</p></td><td><p>145.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>77.3</p></td><td><p>96.3</p></td><td><p>99.9</p></td><td><p>152.1</p></td><td><p>180.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>58.2</p></td><td><p>51.6</p></td><td><p>62.0</p></td><td><p>89.4</p></td><td><p>114.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>70.6</p></td><td><p>83.4</p></td><td><p>113.5</p></td><td><p>152.9</p></td><td><p>155.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>97.3</p></td><td><p>92.1</p></td><td><p>118.3</p></td><td><p>164.7</p></td><td><p>115.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 84.0 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 88.5 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 108.3 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 156.7 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 160.2 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that big projects, such as Crossrail, which is the largest infrastructure project in Europe, can significantly distort these figures. In addition to this it is not possible to allocate spending precisely on a project that crosses and benefits many regions, for example HS2.</p><p> </p><p>This Department focuses on delivering outcomes for transport users, not on spending per head. An analysis of regional spend per head of resident population would not, for example, take into account the pressure that large numbers of commuters and visitors from outside of a region can add to a region’s transport networks. In addition, larger and more densely built-up areas tend to make greater use of mass public transport systems. For example, in 2015/16 there were 537 million rail journeys within the London area compared to 142 million in the North. Investment by the Department is made based on a fair and rigorous process that ensures that spending goes where it is most needed.</p><p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline (NICP) publishes a forward look of transport capital investment for 2016-17 to 2020-21. However, due to methodological challenges, the majority of public sector transport capital investment is not allocated to specific English regions. It therefore does not provide a complete picture on spend per capita by region.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/11/2017 11:30:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson