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753378

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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, how many disabled motorists received an exemption from the vehicle excise duty in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	5764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is not recorded in the format requested. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s vehicle records change constantly as vehicle licensing and registration transactions are processed, so that the information requested can only be provided as a snapshot at a particular time. The table below provides the number of vehicles in the historic and disabled tax classes in February 2015, 2016 and 2017:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Class</p></td><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>Feb-16</p></td><td><p>Feb-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Historic</p></td><td><p>532,239</p></td><td><p>570,430</p></td><td><p>604,174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled</p></td><td><p>1,345,446</p></td><td><p>1,315,103</p></td><td><p>1,266,523</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 5765 question first answered 21/07/2017 12:57:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

753379

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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, how many people received an exemption from the vehicle excise duty for historic cars in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	5765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is not recorded in the format requested. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s vehicle records change constantly as vehicle licensing and registration transactions are processed, so that the information requested can only be provided as a snapshot at a particular time. The table below provides the number of vehicles in the historic and disabled tax classes in February 2015, 2016 and 2017:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Class</p></td><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>Feb-16</p></td><td><p>Feb-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Historic</p></td><td><p>532,239</p></td><td><p>570,430</p></td><td><p>604,174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled</p></td><td><p>1,345,446</p></td><td><p>1,315,103</p></td><td><p>1,266,523</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 5764 question first answered 21/07/2017 12:57:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

753566

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure has been identified as relating to its work on the UK leaving the EU in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	5632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>Plans are being developed for the full range of costs and investment required to support the UK exit. Contributions are being made from across the department and there is no central figure held for the cost of this work.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/07/2017 11:10:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

753568

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it remains the Government's policy to accept the recommendations of the National Infrastructure Commission in relation to Crossrail 2.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	5652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the case for capacity improvements in London and the wider South East, such as those that Crossrail 2 could deliver. We are currently analysing the Strategic Outline Business Case, submitted by Transport for London, to ensure it is a robust investment with a fair and credible funding plan, as recommended by the National Infrastructure Commission. Our next steps to deliver those capacity improvements will be decided when that analysis is complete.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 5653 question first answered 26/07/2017 10:57:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

753569

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make a decision on Government support for the business case for Crossrail 2.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	5653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the case for capacity improvements in London and the wider South East, such as those that Crossrail 2 could deliver. We are currently analysing the Strategic Outline Business Case, submitted by Transport for London, to ensure it is a robust investment with a fair and credible funding plan, as recommended by the National Infrastructure Commission. Our next steps to deliver those capacity improvements will be decided when that analysis is complete.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 5652 question first answered 26/07/2017 10:57:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

753574

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Crossrail 2 business case submitted by Transport for London to his Department sets out how Transport for London will provide for and raise half of the funds needed for that project.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	5821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Crossrail 2 Strategic Outline Business Case contains a funding and financing proposal from the Mayor of London and Transport for London. Further work is required to examine how London could pay for at least half of the costs during construction.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/07/2017 10:23:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

753577

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail 2 Line
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 time spent by his Department's staff on the Crossrail 2 business case who are (a) based exclusively in his Department and (b) embedded with Transport for London in the financial year 2016-17 and prior to Transport for London submitting that business case to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	5817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently analysing the Strategic Outline Business Case, submitted by Transport for London, to ensure it is a robust investment with a fair and credible funding plan, as recommended by the National Infrastructure Commission. Our next steps to deliver those capacity improvements will be decided when that analysis is complete.</p><p> </p><p>There are 6.8 full-time equivalent members of staff currently working on Crossrail 2 in the Department. They have spent a significant proportion of their time providing advice to and working closely with Transport for London officials on the development of the Strategic Outline Business Case.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 5816 question first answered 26/07/2017 10:12:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

753578

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail 2 Line
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 currently working on Crossrail 2.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	5816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>We are currently analysing the Strategic Outline Business Case, submitted by Transport for London, to ensure it is a robust investment with a fair and credible funding plan, as recommended by the National Infrastructure Commission. Our next steps to deliver those capacity improvements will be decided when that analysis is complete.</p><p> </p><p>There are 6.8 full-time equivalent members of staff currently working on Crossrail 2 in the Department. They have spent a significant proportion of their time providing advice to and working closely with Transport for London officials on the development of the Strategic Outline Business Case.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 5817 question first answered 26/07/2017 10:12:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

753581

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
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 merits of introducing free weekend bus schemes akin to those being trialled by the Welsh Government and TrawsCymru in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	5721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce a blanket concession on cross-country bus travel in England, where the bus market (outside London) is deregulated. Decisions regarding service provision are primarily a commercial matter for bus and coach operators, many of whom already offer generous discounts on longer or inter-city journeys.</p><p>Long-distance services are specifically excluded from the current English national concession which focusses on providing free off-peak local bus travel to eligible older and disabled people, helping them to remain active and independent in the community.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/09/2017 08:48:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

753585

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of private parking companies were fined by the DVLA for non-compliance with Keeper of a Vehicle at the Date of an Event contracts in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	5834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) does not impose fines for non-compliance with contracts applying to Keeper at Date of Event enquiries.</p><p> </p><p>Private parking companies that do not comply with contractual terms can have their facility to request vehicle keeper data suspended.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number and proportion of private parking companies suspended in each of the last three financial years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of private parking companies with a Keeper at Date of Event contract </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of private parking companies suspended for non-compliance</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of private parking companies suspended</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/07/2017 12:42:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg