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794310

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date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Cameras
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of active road safety cameras.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	115283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>There are 66 fully operational speed enforcement cameras on the motorway network and a further 24 are in final stages of installation/commissioning as the Department continues the rollout of new installations as part of Smart Motorways.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of speed enforcement cameras on ‘A’ roads which form part of the Strategic Road Network is not held centrally and the data would need to be sought from each safety camera partnership.</p><p> </p><p>Cameras on other roads are a matter for each local highway authority and no estimate has been made of the total number of active safety cameras.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 14:41:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

794355

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.7 and 4.57 of the Autumn Budget 2017, what plans his Department has to ensure that the proposed new fleet of Metro rolling stock will be introduced onto the network by 2021.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>In the Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced £337m direct grant funding for a new Nexus Metro fleet and depot for the Tyne and Wear Metro. The Metro is a critical part of both local transport provision and the wider economy in the region, and this investment will be a vital boost to the area, supporting access to employment, education and leisure.</p><p> </p><p>To achieve this result, the Department worked closely with HM Treasury. The committed funding is in response to a business case from the North East Combined Authority. Nexus will manage procurement, delivery and rollout of the new fleet of trains and will report progress to the joint DfT-Nexus programme board throughout this process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 11:58:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794357

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Metro
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.57 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how much of the National Productivity Investment Fund will be allocated to improving the Tyne and Wear Metro.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>In the Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced £337m direct grant funding for a new Nexus Metro fleet and depot for the Tyne and Wear Metro. The Metro is a critical part of both local transport provision and the wider economy in the region, and this investment will be a vital boost to the area, supporting access to employment, education and leisure. All of this funding is from the National Productivity Investment Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 12:21:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794364

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.43 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how much of the additional funding to tackle potholes in England will be allocated to projects in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside local authority and (c) the North East.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	115337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The allocation of the additional £46 million funding for repairing potholes as announced in the Autumn Budget 2017 to individual local highway authorities will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p><p>This funding is in addition to over £6 billion funding the Department for Transport is providing between 2015 to 2016 to local highway authorities in England, outside London, to help improve road condition, including repairing potholes. This funding includes £250 million to as part of the Pothole Action Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 12:24:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

794367

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many children were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2016 in road accidents in which they were not restrained by a child car seat.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	115340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not collect information on the number of children that were killed or seriously injured in reported road accidents in which they were not restrained by a child car seat.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 13:10:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

794370

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Safety Belts: Children
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 inform parents on (a) laws on child car seats and (b) how to fit and use those seats correctly.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	115343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Rules 99 and 100 of the Highway Code outline the rules and legislation as to seat belt use. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accident (RoSPA) website provides advice and information about child car restraints to parents and others who transport children in cars, and to professionals and practitioners who help such people. During the first two quarters of 2017/18, the website received over 878,000 page views and downloads. The grant funding that the Department provides to RoSPA is partly used to maintain the website. <a href="http://www.childcarseats.org.uk" target="_blank">www.childcarseats.org.uk</a>. Child car seats should be correctly fitted according to the manufacturer's instructions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 13:14:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

794395

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has he made of the effect of abolishing car tax discs on revenue collected through vehicle tax.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	115368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The amount of duty collected varies year on year for a variety of reasons. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency collects around £6 billion in vehicle excise duty annually.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 14:30:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

794396

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of untaxed vehicles on the road.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	115369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>More than 98% of vehicles on the road are properly licensed, meaning that the vast majority of drivers comply with the law. It has never been easier to license a vehicle and motorists can also spread payments across the year using direct debit.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) operates a comprehensive package of measures designed to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion. These include reminder letters, fixed penalties, court prosecutions, the use of automatic number plate recognition cameras and the wheelclamping and removal of unlicensed vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The number of unlicensed vehicles clamped or impounded has increased to around 10,000 every month and the DVLA will continue to take action against those who do not pay. A major national advertising campaign has also recently been launched which targets vehicle excise duty evaders.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2017 11:36:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

794397

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of motorists automatically renew their vehicle tax.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	115370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Customers who choose to pay by direct debit have their vehicle excise duty renewed automatically. This facility was introduced in October 2014 and payments can be made monthly, every six months or annually. More than 98% of vehicles are properly licensed and around 30% of customers pay for their vehicle excise duty by direct debit. There are more than 13 million current direct debit mandates for vehicle excise duty payments.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency sends reminders advising customers of the available payment methods for vehicle excise duty, including direct debit.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 115371 question first answered 01/12/2017 11:33:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

794398

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
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 encourage more motorists to sign up automatically to renew their vehicle tax.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	115371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Customers who choose to pay by direct debit have their vehicle excise duty renewed automatically. This facility was introduced in October 2014 and payments can be made monthly, every six months or annually. More than 98% of vehicles are properly licensed and around 30% of customers pay for their vehicle excise duty by direct debit. There are more than 13 million current direct debit mandates for vehicle excise duty payments.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency sends reminders advising customers of the available payment methods for vehicle excise duty, including direct debit.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 115370 question first answered 01/12/2017 11:33:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith