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833073

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Running: Commuters
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 encourage more people to run to work; and if he will make it his policy to expand the cycle-to-work scheme to include running equipment.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	125389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s cycle to work scheme allows employers to loan bicycle and bicycle safety equipment to employees as a tax-free benefit. The scheme 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 produced guidance, which it plans to update shortly, to encourage employers to take advantage of the scheme, but it has no plans to expand it to include running equipment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/02/2018 12:10:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

833128

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
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 charging points for electric vehicles there will be in the UK on (a) 1 January 2019, (b) 1 January 2020 and (c) 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	125444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government provides funding for the installation of both on-street and off-street charging infrastructure, plus support to enable workplaces to install infrastructure for use by employees and fleets. As a result, thanks to Government leadership, local authority engagement and a growing private sector, the UK now has over 11,500 publically accessible chargepoints, including over 900 rapid chargepoints. This is one of the largest rapid networks in Europe. Almost every motorway service area also has at least one rapid chargepoint, and some have several. Highways England has committed to ensure there are chargepoints every 20 miles on 95% of the strategic road network.</p><p> </p><p>To build on this, we are taking powers through the Automated and Electric Vehicle Bill to ensure the further roll-out of electric vehicle infrastructure at key locations such as motorway service areas. As announced at Autumn Budget 2017, a new £400m electric car Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund (£200m new Government investment to be matched by private investors) will accelerate the roll-out of charging infrastructure in response to market demand by providing access to finance to companies that deliver chargepoints.</p><p> </p><p>We will also publish a strategy in the coming months on the Government’s role in the de-carbonisation of road transport, which will comprehensively address the issues relating to chargepoints for all electric vehicles, not simply cars.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/02/2018 12:04:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

833129

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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, in how many road traffic accidents poor driver eyesight was a significant contributory factor in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	125445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of accidents in which the contributory factor of <em>uncorrected, defective eyesight</em> was reported, by accident severity, in Great Britain for the years 2012 to 2016.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Number of accidents where a contributory factor of uncorrected, defective eyesight was attributed to the accident</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p>Fatal</p></td><td><p>Serious</p></td><td><p>Slight</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Percentage of all reported accidents</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p><strong>251</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>0.2%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p><strong>242</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>0.2%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p><strong>260</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>0.2%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p><strong>232</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>0.2%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p><strong>193</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>0.2%</em></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DfT STATS19</p><p> </p><p>Please note that not all accidents are included in the contributory factor data. Only accidents where the police attended the scene and reported at least one contributory factor are included. A total of 73% of accidents reported to the police in 2016 met these criteria.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/02/2018 09:40:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

831174

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 increase the number of electric car charging points at motorway service stations in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Across the UK, almost all Motorway Service Areas already have at least one rapid chargepoint. Highways England has committed £15m to ensure there are chargepoints (rapid where possible) every 20 miles on 95% of the Strategic Road Network by 2020. The Autonomous and Electric Vehicles Bill currently going through Parliament contains new regulatory powers to require the installation of chargepoints at motorway service areas and large fuel retailers if there are insufficient levels of infrastructure at these locations to support growing numbers of electric vehicles. An updated strategy setting out Government’s role in this transition to electric motoring will be published in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2018 13:19:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

830370

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M11: Safety
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 effect on the safety and capacity of the M11 if more houses are built in Saffron Walden.
tabling member constituency	Saffron Walden
tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
uin	124936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The assessment of a housing proposal that falls within the scope of a local plan is the responsibility of the local planning authority. In this case it would be for Uttlesford District Council to assess the transport implications of sites they intend to allocate within their local plan.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/01/2018 10:59:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

830417

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated from the public purse to roads and highways in Coventry in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	124983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Coventry City Council is a member of the West Midlands Combined Authority. Between 2010/11 and 2017/18 the Department for Transport provided the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) with over £386 million to upgrade and improve local highways within the West Midlands area. It is for the WMCA to distribute this funding to its constituent members such as Coventry City Council.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has also directly allocated Coventry City Council over £10 million to upgrade and improve local highways within the City between 2010/11 and 2017/18, in addition to funding for roads which fall within the strategic road network and are managed by Highways England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/01/2018 16:05:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

830427

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding is available for community transport initiatives in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	124993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport spent almost £3.5m on supporting the not-for-profit community transport sector through the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) in the 2016 to 2017 financial year. BSOG is a grant paid to operators of eligible bus services and community transport organisations in England to help them recover some fuel costs. In addition, the Department has made funding available to help charities and community groups purchase new community minibuses, and in the most recent funding round in April 2017 we announced the allocation of £2m to 40 groups for a new community minibus each.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/01/2018 14:59:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

829786

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the surface of the improved road connection between Sheffield and Manchester as proposed by Transport for the North will be constructed using all weather materials.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	124572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Trans-Pennine Tunnel Study will, as part of its brief, consider the potential standard of the road link (motorway, expressway, all-purpose road). The Study is at an early stage, and matters of detailed design have not been fully developed. However, any design will be expected to take account of the climatic conditions prevailing in the Peak District.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/01/2018 09:38:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

829822

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the findings of KPMG's Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index, published in January 2018, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK roads are ready for autonomous vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	124598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department welcomes publication of the KPMG index, which ranks the United Kingdom in the top five nations for overall autonomous vehicle readiness. The index reflects our excellence in technology and innovation and highlights the very strong industry partnerships and academic research this Government has established, as well as our exemplar status in terms of regulation.</p><p> </p><p>The more moderate perceived performance in enabling autonomous vehicle infrastructure is due, largely, to a low overall score for 4G coverage. Although substantial improvements in 4G coverage have been achieved recently, reliable coverage across our road networks is a Government priority, demonstrated by the 2017 Conservative manifesto commitment to improve coverage on major roads as well as railways. The Department continues to work closely both with the Government’s Digital Implementation Taskforce to ensure delivery of this commitment, and with the industry to determine what the enabling requirements for automated vehicles will be.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/01/2018 15:03:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

829835

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Hertfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated from the public purse to roads and highways in Hertfordshire since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	124607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has allocated over £213 million to upgrade and improve local highways in Hertfordshire between 2010/11 and 2017/18 financial years.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2018 10:44:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami