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903912

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers have had their licences revoked as a result of having failed an eye test in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	143803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Group 1 (car/motorcycle) and Group 2 (bus/lorry) driving licences that have been revoked or applications for a driving licence refused, for poor vision in each year since 2010. Some of these may have been based on a driver’s own declaration regarding the standard of their vision.</p><p> </p><p>Some Group 2 drivers may have been revoked or refused entitlement to drive both Group 1 and Group 2 vehicles. Therefore, there may be some duplication in the figures. Also, the medical standards for driving Group 2 vehicles are more stringent than those for Group 1. This means that some drivers will have been refused entitlement to drive Group 2 vehicles, but retained their Group 1 entitlement.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Group 1 Drivers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Group 2 Drivers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4,711</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5,064</p></td><td><p>620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6,960</p></td><td><p>893</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>8,343</p></td><td><p>2,113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9,074</p></td><td><p>1,306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>9,050</p></td><td><p>1,133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>9,092</p></td><td><p>1,298</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>8,192</p></td><td><p>1,192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/05/2018 10:43:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

903947

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Easington
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 8 May 2018 to Question 140051 on Cycling: Rural Areas, how much of the £1.2 billion of funding available for cycling and walking has been allocated to Easington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	143741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold a detailed breakdown of funding for cycling and walking by Parliamentary constituency. However, the tables below provide a guide to the funding allocated to local bodies which may be spent within the Easington constituency.</p><p> </p><p><strong>North East Local Combined Authority</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Funding programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sustainable Travel Transition Year (2016/17) – <em>Go Smarter</em> project which supported cycling and walking to workplaces, schools and colleges.</p></td><td><p>2.343</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Access Fund – <em>Walk to</em> project which supports walking and cycling to workplaces, schools and colleges (2017-2020)*</p></td><td><p>7.498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>9.841</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The North East Local Combined Authority is part of a joint bid led by Blackpool Borough Council and ten local bodies.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Durham County Council</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Funding programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bikeability (national cycling training) (2016/17-2017/18)</p></td><td><p>0.198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>0.198</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The North East Local Enterprise Partnership has allocated £10.4m from the Local Growth Fund to cycling and walking projects between 2016/17 and 2020/21. This is based on self-reported data received from the Local Enterprise Partnership.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Further funding may be allocated to projects within the Easington constituency from Highways England designated funds or though the Integrated Transport Block or Highways Maintenance Block allocated to Durham County Council.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/05/2018 13:45:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

904182

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take steps to simplify the application process for a Blue Badge for organisations that are required to prove that a service user is entitled to a Blue Badge.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	143777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The current Blue Badge service contract will end on 31<sup>st</sup> December 2018. The Department commissioned work in May 2017 to look at replacing and improving the current service. The detail of the online application process for the new, replacement service will be tested with users, including organisations, and driven by their needs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/05/2018 10:25:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

902213

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency was to issue driving licence forms in the Welsh language when such forms were requested in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	143121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) service standards are the same for both English and Welsh languages. All driving licence forms in either Welsh or English are available to order online via the GOV.UK website. The forms can also be ordered by telephoning the DVLA’s contact centre. Forms are issued within seven to 10 days of the DVLA receiving the request. The Welsh language version of the D1 driving licence application form is also available at some Post Offices in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/05/2018 14:16:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

902227

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport Limited
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers of his Department and (c) officials of his Department have held with Heathrow Airport Limited on the proposed north-west runway since 2 February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	143191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have met regularly with Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) since 2 February 2017 to discuss a wide range of issues relating to the operation of the UK’s largest airport, as well as the potential delivery of its expansion. When Ministers and officials meet with HAL to discuss expansion, these meetings are governed by propriety arrangements set out in the Statement of Approach, which is published online:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653867/engaging-with-stakeholders-statement-of-approach-revised-draft-airports-nps.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653867/engaging-with-stakeholders-statement-of-approach-revised-draft-airports-nps.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government launched a public consultation on the draft Airports NPS on 2 February 2017. This initial consultation closed on 25 May, and a further consultation on the revised draft Airports NPS was launched on 24 October 2017, closing on 19 December. A TSC report on the content of the Airports NPS was subsequently published on 23 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is now in the process of considering the responses to both consultations as well as the TSC’s recommendations contained within their final report.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 143192 question first answered 17/05/2018 14:26:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

902228

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport Limited
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what days and for what purpose (a) he, (b) Ministers of his Department and (c) officials of his Department have met Heathrow Airport Limited since 2 February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	143192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have met regularly with Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) since 2 February 2017 to discuss a wide range of issues relating to the operation of the UK’s largest airport, as well as the potential delivery of its expansion. When Ministers and officials meet with HAL to discuss expansion, these meetings are governed by propriety arrangements set out in the Statement of Approach, which is published online:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653867/engaging-with-stakeholders-statement-of-approach-revised-draft-airports-nps.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653867/engaging-with-stakeholders-statement-of-approach-revised-draft-airports-nps.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government launched a public consultation on the draft Airports NPS on 2 February 2017. This initial consultation closed on 25 May, and a further consultation on the revised draft Airports NPS was launched on 24 October 2017, closing on 19 December. A TSC report on the content of the Airports NPS was subsequently published on 23 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is now in the process of considering the responses to both consultations as well as the TSC’s recommendations contained within their final report.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 143191 question first answered 17/05/2018 14:26:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

901217

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dial-a-Ride: West Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.14 of his Department's consultation on the use of section 19 and section 22 permits for road passenger transport in Great Britain, whether the West Lancashire Dial A Ride services will be considered as only occasional and therefore exempt under EU and UK regulations on PSV.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	142803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my answer of 15 May UIN 142802.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/05/2018 10:05:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

901245

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding he plans to make available from the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy to increase the use of electric bikes.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	142877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s £1.2 billion Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy outlines the significant investment that is being made to support cycling of all kinds, including cycling on electrically assisted pedal cycles (or “e-bikes”). The Government agrees that e-bikes have significant potential to increase the overall amount of cycling, and the Strategy will help increase the use of both conventional bikes and e-bikes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/05/2018 09:40:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

901246

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycle to Work Scheme: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using the Cycle to Work Scheme to support the uptake of electric bikes.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	142878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2018 answer text <p>The Cycle to Work scheme can already be used to assist with the purchase of electrically assisted pedal cycles, and is one of the many ways in which the Government is supporting active travel choices, as set out in the 2017 Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy. The Department has not made any formal assessment of the number of electrically assisted pedal cycles which have been purchased under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/05/2018 09:47:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

901247

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles
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 facilitate improved access to and greater uptake of electric bikes in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	142879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, summarised the Government’s overall strategy to make cycling and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys. The measures set out in the Strategy, such as the investment that is being made in improved cycle infrastructure, will help to increase all forms of cycling, including cycling on an electrically assisted pedal cycle (or “e-bike”). The Government’s Cycle to Work scheme can also be used to help with the purchase of e-bikes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/05/2018 09:56:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner