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790184

registered interest
date	17/11/2017
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, with reference to the Answer of 1 February 2016 to Question HL5729, if his Department will discuss with representatives of local highway authorities the Government's recommendation that those authorities consider scanning any deceased cats or dogs found on the highway for which they are responsible as a matter of standard practice.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	113225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has already highlighted to local highway authorities the importance of scanning deceased dogs and cats found on the highway as part of standard practice. This advice was included in a letter sent in March 2015 to highway authorities in England, outside London. It is the responsibility of each highway authority to determine whether to do so or not based on their own policies and procedures. However, the Department for Transport will look for opportunities to highlight the issue to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2017 16:29:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

790176

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Rural Areas
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 rural areas, like East Yorkshire, have adequate road connections to the strategic road network which will encourage and not deter future economic growth in the region.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	113272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for the local road network which provides connectivity to the strategic road network. The Government supports local authority investment in their network through the annual grants made available for highway improvement. Additional funding is made available on a competitive basis through the National Productivity Investment Fund, the Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund and the Large Local Major Schemes Fund. Local Enterprise Partnerships are also able to invest in the local highway network through the Local Growth Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting rural connectivity in areas such as the East Riding of Yorkshire, which has received £16.7 million to help maintain it’s ‘A’ roads and £8.0m to improve two roundabouts on the A1079 from the Local Growth Fund. A further £3.0 million from the National Productivity Investment Fund was made available in October 2017 for a junction improvement on the A164.</p><p> </p><p>Before the end of 2017 the Department intends to consult on its plan to establish a Major Road Network (MRN) comprising the most strategically important ‘A’ roads, which deliver strategic connectivity between places. The MRN will receive dedicated funding from the National Roads Fund for schemes that relieve congestion, support economic growth and unlock housing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/11/2017 12:01:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

790179

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of deaths on UK roads.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Eleanor Smith
uin	113305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is constantly looking to build on the UK’s excellent national road safety record. The Department’s “British Road Safety Statement” published in December 2015 sets out measures to further improve safety of all road users.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/11/2017 10:58:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4609 label Biography information for Eleanor Smith

790181

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the (a) volume of traffic and (b) level of toll charges at toll bridges operating under the provision of pre-20th century acts of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	113222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>A review of the methods of application/consultation was carried out in 2014. There are no plans to carry out a further review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2017 16:19:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

790182

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the extent to which traffic queuing for toll bridges operating under the provision of pre-20th century acts of Parliament contributes to traffic congestion in the areas around those toll bridges.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	113223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>These toll bridges are privately owned and operated. The surrounding roads are not part of the strategic road network. These roads are therefore the responsibility of the local highway authority and the Secretary of State has no authority to carry out such an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2017 16:02:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

790183

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on toll bridges operating under the provision of pre-20th century acts of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	113224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport holds information relating to applications to vary tolls for a number of tolled crossings.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2017 16:24:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

789003

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Hire Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers local authorities in England have to regulate bike share schemes within their boundaries.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	112924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>There are no specific powers relating to bike-share schemes, however shared bicycles are subject to the same legal requirements and byelaws as other bicycles, and local authorities have powers to act if they are causing an obstruction or nuisance. The Department is discussing with various stakeholders the possible need for an agreed consistent national standard for bike share schemes to help ensure that they are introduced and managed appropriately.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/11/2017 12:04:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

789040

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) financial and (b) other support will be made available to schools to promote (i) walking to school and (ii) other modes of active travel for the purposes of improving concentration and reducing congestion and air pollution around schools.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	113012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, includes a target to increase the percentage of children aged 5 to 10 that usually walk to school from 49% in 2014 to 55% in 2025.</p><p> </p><p>In support of this, the Department for Transport has provided around £1 million for the Walk to School project, a highly successful programme delivered by Living Streets which aims to increase the number of children walking to school. This funding has also supported the development of the Travel Tracker data collection tool which will be used to inform the impact of Walk to School outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also committed around £7.5 million between 2017-2020 to an Access Fund project which is helping more people to access employment, education and training through walking and cycling in ten local authority areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also doubled the PE and Sport Premium from £160 million to £320 million a year from September 2017. This funding is provided to primary schools to improve the quality of their PE and sport provision. Funding can be used to embed physical activity into the school day through active travel to and from school such as cycling and walking.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing over £12 million per annum to schools via local authorities to provide Bikeability training to schoolchildren. Bikeability is the Department’s national cycle training programme for schoolchildren. It delivers on-road training, providing trainees with the life skills and confidence they need to travel independently by bike.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2014, the Department for Transport has also provided around £300,000 of funding for an award scheme to promote and recognise schools that have shown excellence in supporting cycling, walking and other forms of sustainable travel.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/11/2017 12:07:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

789176

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A75
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Scottish Government about regeneration of the A75 euro-route from Gretna to Stranraer.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Mr Alister Jack
uin	112894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Road investment in Scotland is a devolved matter and as such any plans to regenerate the A75 euro-route fall to the Scottish Government.</p><p> </p><p>Where there are areas of cross border interest, such as in the case of the A1 north of Newcastle, UK ministers are keen to collaborate with their Scottish counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/11/2017 12:47:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack

789178

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A75
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 upgrade the A75 euro-route from Gretna to Stranraer.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Mr Alister Jack
uin	112893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Road investment in Scotland is a devolved power and as such any plans to upgrade the A75 fall to the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/11/2017 12:44:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack