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934887

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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 support his Department is providing to enable repairs to be made to road network infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	906284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is providing £6.2 billion to local highway authorities in England, outside London, from 2015 to 2021 to enable repairs to be made to all highway infrastructure assets maintainable at public expense. The funding includes a £296 million Pothole Action Fund. Highways England are also spending £400 million per annum for renewal of the road surfaces for which they are responsible.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/07/2018 14:03:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

934888

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	906286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>My hon. Friend is right to focus on charging points. We have a large charging point network, and we are rapidly expanding it. As she knows, we have just announced a local charging infrastructure fund of £400 million. A lot of work is being done with local authorities, and I encourage my hon. Friend to work with us to develop further charging points in her area.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/07/2018 14:11:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

932694

registered interest
date	29/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Coventry
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 improve provision for (a) cycling and (b) walking as alternative transport options in Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	158945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>It is for local highway authorities to manage their local road networks and to decide on appropriate provisions for cycling and walking. As part of the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, the Government identified £1.2 billion of funding which can be harnessed by local transport authorities to support cycling and walking. In addition, there are a number of funding streams which may also be spent on cycling and walking infrastructure:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The £1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) to improve local transport links - including schemes to boost cycling and walking between city centres and suburbs. Greater Manchester recently allocated £160 million from the TCF to develop their “Beelines” cycling network.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>£220 million of capital and revenue funding through Defra’s Clean Air Fund up to 2021 – money which can be used by eligible local authorities to invest in the cycling and walking infrastructure – or projects to support cycling among employees.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>£5 billion of capital for the Housing Infrastructure Fund, aimed at supporting investment in a range of infrastructure to enable house building, including cycling and walking.</li></ul> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2018 11:16:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

932796

registered interest
date	29/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Traffic Commissioners: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the establishment of the traffic office in Wales intended to support the Traffic Commissioner for Wales.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	158987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Work to establish the traffic office in Wales is underway. Premises in Bangor have now been identified, and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is in the process of securing quotes for fitting out these offices, which will be put to the Welsh Government for approval. Once the premises are confirmed, staff can be recruited. It is hoped that staff will be in position and the premises occupied by early 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government is also working to find office space for the Welsh Traffic Commissioner for his use when visiting Cardiff. In the long term this is likely to be in the new Welsh Government premises being built in Pontypridd, but as this will not be ready until circa 2021/2, the Welsh Government is seeking to place him in temporary accommodation in Cardiff.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2018 09:56:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

932295

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the effect of building a third runway at Heathrow on the residents of Tooting constituency.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	158796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>Following Parliament’s historic decision to endorse expansion at Heathrow, the Airports National Policy Statement was designated. This allows an applicant to bring forward an application for development consent, which would be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate. Expansion at Heathrow would bring up to £74 billion of benefits to passengers and the wider economy.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the next stage of the process, an applicant will need to carry out further consultation with local communities on the finer details of their scheme design and the associated compensation and mitigation packages. The applicant would also be expected to conduct a full environmental impact assessment. Alongside this an applicant will need to develop plans for the necessary airspace changes around the airport, including new flightpaths. These will also be subject to consultation with local communities, ahead of being submitted to the Civil Aviation Authority for approval.</p><p> </p><p>The Government undertook a strategic assessment of the effects of Heathrow expansion on local communities surrounding the airport, as part of the Appraisal of Sustainability (AoS). This assessment included consideration of a range of effects, including those to the environment, and the local economy. The AoS was first published online in February 2017 and consulted on as part of the Airports National Policy Statement process. The AoS was available for MPs consideration before the Parliament’s historic decision to back expansion at Heathrow.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/07/2018 15:49:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

931839

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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, how many road tax payments were made (a) in full, (b) as monthly payments and (c) as two six-month payments in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	158328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of annual, monthly and six-monthly direct debit payments for vehicle excise duty since this facility was introduced in October 2014.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>12-month licence<br> (Single payment)</p></td><td><p>12-month licence<br> (monthly payments)</p></td><td><p>Six-month licence*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 (1 October 2014 – to 31 March 2015)</p></td><td><p>540,421</p></td><td><p>4,009,244</p></td><td><p>604,447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1,164,574</p></td><td><p>8,880,444</p></td><td><p>1,640,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1,243,301</p></td><td><p>10,762,883</p></td><td><p>1,194,294</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1,290,963</p></td><td><p>11,471,366</p></td><td><p>943.972</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19 (1 April 2018 – 31 May 2018)</p></td><td><p>212,451</p></td><td><p>2,030,331</p></td><td><p>141,654</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*This column shows figures for all six-month vehicle licences paid for by direct debit. Not all of these payments will be for the same vehicle by the same keeper.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2018 11:42:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

931840

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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 estimate he has made of the revenue to the public purse as a result of the five per cent surcharge applied to road tax payments made monthly or as two six-month payments in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	158329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be retrieved at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2018 11:37:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

931852

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Street Cleaning: Manure
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 ensure that local authorities keep (a) paths and (b) streets clear of horse manure.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	158203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have a duty, under Section 41, of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the public highways in their charge. This includes ensuring that paths and streets are kept free of any obstructions that could be deemed a safety hazard.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2018 10:33:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

931859

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of a (a) third runway at Heathrow airport and (b) second runway at Birmingham airport on the economy of (i) Wolverhampton and (ii) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	158233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>A Northwest Runway at Heathrow will improve the UK’s connectivity, with more frequent services to important global destinations benefitting passengers and freight-operators across the UK. While Heathrow expansion will help to secure the UK’s status as a global aviation hub, we will also see airports across the country continuing to develop their point-to-point networks.</p><p> </p><p>This conclusion is supported by the analysis which shows that passenger numbers and international flights at airports outside of London are expected to increase by 80 per cent and 71 per cent respectively between 2016 and 2050 with a third runway at Heathrow.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Department has not made an assessment of the effect on the local economy in Wolverhampton and the West Midlands, these areas are expected to benefit from the improvement in regional and global connectivity, which is expected to deliver up to £74 billion worth of benefits to passengers and the wider economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Airports Commission found that whilst four out of London’s five main airports are expected to be full within the next ten years, airports outside the South East of England, such as Birmingham, have capacity to grow by increasing utilisation of their existing runway(s).</p><p> </p><p>As the Secretary of State set out in his oral statement on 5 June, any new operational runway at Heathrow is still a number of years away. This is why Government supports airports beyond Heathrow making best use of their existing runways. However, we recognise that the development of airports can have positive and negative effects. We consider that any proposals should be judged on their individual merits by the relevant planning authority, taking careful account of all relevant considerations, particularly economic and environmental.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2018 11:34:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

931860

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Birmingham Airport: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is the Government's policy to support a second runway at Birmingham Airport; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	158234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The Airports National Policy Statement sets out the need for additional airport capacity in the South East by 2030 and why Government believes that need is best met by a new Northwest runway at Heathrow Airport. Government will publish an Aviation Strategy Green Paper later this year in order to consult on a future framework for sustainable aviation growth across the UK beyond 2030.</p><p> </p><p>As the Secretary of State set out in his oral statement on 5 June, any new operational runway at Heathrow is still a number of years away. This is why Government supports airports beyond Heathrow making best use of their existing runways. However, we recognise that the development of airports can have positive and negative effects. The Government considers that any proposals should be judged on their individual merits by the relevant planning authority, taking careful account of all relevant considerations, particularly economic and environmental.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2018 11:29:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds