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1000275

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the £420 million announced in Budget 2018 to be provided to councils to fix potholes and carry out other road repairs, how much of that funding will be allocated to (a) Sheffield City Region and (b) Barnsley.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	187383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN 186324 on 5 November</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/11/2018 17:37:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1000307

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aerospace Industry and Aviation: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Department for Transport has spent on research and development in (a) aviation and (b) aerospace in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	187390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The total amount spent by the Department for Transport on both aviation and aerospace research and development is provided below. These figures include both sectors. It is not possible to separate the expenditure as many individual research projects include aspects of both:</p><p>2014/15: £1,137,725</p><p>2015/16: £2,683,895</p><p>2016/17: £1,571,768</p><p>2017/18: £1,485,789</p><p> </p><p>The figures above do not include any spend which may have been incurred by other Government departments in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/11/2018 14:11:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

999595

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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, what the average time taken has been to return a driving license revoked on the basis of a notifiable medical condition after evidence that the person is fit to drive has been received by the DVLA in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	187047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not available. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) deals with around 750,000 medical cases each year and aims to complete 90% within 90 working days. The length of time taken to deal with an application following a driving licence being revoked depends on the medical condition involved and whether further information is needed from medical professionals. The table below shows the average working days it took DVLA to make a licensing decision on all medical applications over the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average working days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/11/2018 17:55:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

999596

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to return a driving license revoked on the basis of a notifiable medical condition, after evidence that the individual is fit to drive has been received by the DVLA.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	187048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) deals with more than 750,000 medical cases every year. There is a dedicated team in place which is responsible for the continuous improvement of all medical driver licensing services and communications. Letters to customers and medical professionals have been improved, helping to ensure that the DVLA receives the information it needs as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA has recruited additional staff to process medical applications and notifications, to make licensing decisions quicker. This includes increasing the number of doctors and introducing nurse caseworkers to deal with more complex cases.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA is also working with third parties, for example, GPs, consultants and opticians, to reduce turnaround times on the additional information it requires to make licensing decisions.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/11/2018 17:58:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

999189

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M20: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the accident figures on the M20 motorway between Junctions 8 and 9 for September and October (a) 2018 and (b) 2017 and (c) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	186152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>There were 9 collisions on the M20 between Junction 8 and 9 (both directions) during September and October 2016.</p><p> </p><p>There were 6 collisions on the M20 between Junction 8 and 9 (both directions) during September and October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>No validated collisions data exists for 2018. This will be available in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/11/2018 15:02:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

999190

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M20: Repairs and Maintenance
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 progress of road works on the M20 between Junctions 3 and 6; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	186153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Work to upgrade the M20 between junctions 3 and 5 to a smart motorway began in March 2018. The scheme is estimated to be open for traffic in March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The main construction milestones for the M20 smart motorway scheme are on track to be met. These include works within the verge and central reserve to be completed by the end of November 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/11/2018 10:56:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

997594

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pollinators: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps (a) his Department and (b) agencies of his Department have taken to support the National Pollinator Strategy on (i) roads (ii) railway lines.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	185806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The Highways England Biodiversity Plan (2015-2020) includes support for the National Pollinator Strategy. This covers such things as the creation and restoration of species-rich grasslands, both on the green verges of the Strategic Road Network and as part of the construction of new schemes.</p><p>Network Rail is exploring opportunities to create new pollinator habitats across its estate. A range of initiatives are aimed at protecting pollinators, such as the Green Transport Corridors Project in Cumbria and South Yorkshire</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/11/2018 10:24:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

997678

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average journey time was to cross the Dartford Crossing northbound at peak times in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	185533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below contains the available average all-day journey time data for the northbound route from M25 Junction 2 to M25 Junction 30 which encompasses the Dartford Thurrock Crossing. This data represents that which has been collected and processed on a consistent and comparable basis since 2014. Unfortunately, the peak time only data for the same period is not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Average Journey Time, Dartford Crossing Northbound (M25 J2 - J30), 2014-18</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Time period (month-year)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average journey time (minutes: seconds)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Time period (month-year)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average journey time (minutes: seconds)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>06:48</p></td><td><p>Jan-17</p></td><td><p>07:01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>08:32</p></td><td><p>Feb-17</p></td><td><p>07:32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>07:56</p></td><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>07:26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>08:32</p></td><td><p>Apr-17</p></td><td><p>08:05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>08:57</p></td><td><p>May-17</p></td><td><p>07:45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>09:28</p></td><td><p>Jun-17</p></td><td><p>08:55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>10:19</p></td><td><p>Jul-17</p></td><td><p>09:38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>11:22</p></td><td><p>Aug-17</p></td><td><p>10:14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-14</p></td><td><p>09:38</p></td><td><p>Sep-17</p></td><td><p>08:41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>09:54</p></td><td><p>Oct-17</p></td><td><p>08:30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>09:56</p></td><td><p>Nov-17</p></td><td><p>08:48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>08:42</p></td><td><p>Dec-17</p></td><td><p>08:42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-15</p></td><td><p>07:20</p></td><td><p>Jan-18</p></td><td><p>06:45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>08:26</p></td><td><p>Feb-18</p></td><td><p>07:56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>08:11</p></td><td><p>Mar-18</p></td><td><p>08:34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>08:30</p></td><td><p>Apr-18</p></td><td><p>09:09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-15</p></td><td><p>08:36</p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>08:29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-15</p></td><td><p>09:16</p></td><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>08:59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-15</p></td><td><p>08:59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-15</p></td><td><p>09:40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-15</p></td><td><p>08:00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-15</p></td><td><p>08:20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-15</p></td><td><p>08:38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-15</p></td><td><p>09:11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-16</p></td><td><p>08:31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-16</p></td><td><p>09:05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-16</p></td><td><p>08:02</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-16</p></td><td><p>09:10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-16</p></td><td><p>09:28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-16</p></td><td><p>09:13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-16</p></td><td><p>10:12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-16</p></td><td><p>10:55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-16</p></td><td><p>10:39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-16</p></td><td><p>12:02</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-16</p></td><td><p>09:29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-16</p></td><td><p>08:07</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/11/2018 12:45:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

997297

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: 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 effectiveness of the restrictions on newly-qualified drivers in Northern Ireland on road safety in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	185124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>There is evidence from countries in which a system of Graduated Driving Licences (GDL) has been implemented to suggest that it can have a beneficial effect on road safety.</p><p>The Department has decided to use the introduction of GDL in Northern Ireland as a pilot, to gather evidence on the potential for GDL in Great Britain. Officials from the Department and Northern Ireland are currently discussing how to take this work forward.</p><p>More widely, the Department is making good progress against an ambitious range of measures to enhance the safety of UK road users as set out in its 2015 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-safety-statement-working-together-to-build-a-safer-road-system" target="_blank">Road Safety statement</a>. This includes the doubling of penalty points for motorists using a phone whilst driving, which means that new drivers, within 2 years of passing their test, risk having their licence revoked if caught.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 185125 question first answered 06/11/2018 13:00:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

997298

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: 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 potential merits of introducing restrictions on newly qualified drivers to improve road safety.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	185125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>There is evidence from countries in which a system of Graduated Driving Licences (GDL) has been implemented to suggest that it can have a beneficial effect on road safety.</p><p>The Department has decided to use the introduction of GDL in Northern Ireland as a pilot, to gather evidence on the potential for GDL in Great Britain. Officials from the Department and Northern Ireland are currently discussing how to take this work forward.</p><p>More widely, the Department is making good progress against an ambitious range of measures to enhance the safety of UK road users as set out in its 2015 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-safety-statement-working-together-to-build-a-safer-road-system" target="_blank">Road Safety statement</a>. This includes the doubling of penalty points for motorists using a phone whilst driving, which means that new drivers, within 2 years of passing their test, risk having their licence revoked if caught.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 185124 question first answered 06/11/2018 13:00:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake