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1020220

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
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 update the CWIS walking stages target for the general population to take account of changes in methodology in the NTS.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	199421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>All the aims and objectives set out in the 2017 Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy will be reviewed in due course as part of the Department’s work to develop the next phase of the Strategy. This work will take into account a wide range of factors, including recent changes to the way data on short walks is collected via the National Travel Survey.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/12/2018 13:24:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1020227

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Snow and Ice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure sufficient road grit is available for winter 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that safe passage along a highway is not endangered by snow or ice. Winter service and maintenance, including ensuring adequate grit supplies, is therefore the responsibility of the relevant highway authority. Roads in Northern Ireland are a devolved matter, but there too it is a matter for the highway authority to ensure that it has an adequate supply of road grit to treat the roads for which it is responsible.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has taken a number of steps to ensure highway authorities in England enter the 2018/19 winter season well prepared. This includes monitoring the amount of road grit being held around the country throughout the winter season, working closely with the UK domestic road grit producers and maintaining a substantial national emergency road grit reserve.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has written to all highway authorities in England, outside London, reminding them of their responsibilities during the winter season and the letter is available at the following weblink:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/762280/winter-2018-2019-final-letter-to-local-authority.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/762280/winter-2018-2019-final-letter-to-local-authority.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/12/2018 14:35:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1020231

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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, if he will take steps to ensure that the Borderlands Growth Deal will secure improvements to the A75 primary trunk road.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Road investment in Scotland is a devolved matter and any proposals to improve the A75 would, in the first instance, be a matter for the Borderlands local authorities to discuss with the Scottish Government. Where there are areas of cross-border interest UK Ministers remain keen to collaborate with their Scottish counterparts. Growth Deals are locally led and proposals must have local support, deliver growth and represent good value for public money. Government reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining momentum and negotiating a Growth Deal for the Borderlands in the Autumn Budget.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/12/2018 16:23:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1019524

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Emergency Services: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have died as a result of vehicle pursuits by ambulance and police services in (a) 2017 and (b) in each month since January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	198179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>There were 5 fatalities in accidents where the contributory factor ‘emergency vehicle on a call’ was reported in Great Britain in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Department collects data on personal injury road accidents reported to the police, including contributory factors which the police select when they attend the scene. This does not assign blame for the accident but gives an indication of factors the attending officer thought contributed to the accident.</p><p> </p><p>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 72 per cent of accidents reported to the police in 2017 in Great Britain met these criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Published table RAS50007 provides information on casualties in reported road accidents by contributory factor and severity in Great Britain: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743101/ras50007.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743101/ras50007.ods</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2018 will be published in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/12/2018 15:41:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1019323

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
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, whether his Department set targets for the DVLA to ensure that people seeking to apply or reapply for a driving licence for reasons of (a) ill health and (b) following a ban are dealt with expeditiously.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	198378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The DVLA aims to complete 90% of medical cases within 90 working days and to process applications from those previously banned from driving within 15 working days.</p><p> </p><p>The length of time it takes to deal with an application for a driving licence following ill health depends on the medical condition involved, and whether further information is required from medical professionals. In the last financial year, it took an average of 32 working days for the DVLA to make a licensing decision on all medical applications.</p><p>The DVLA writes to disqualified drivers 56 days before their ban is due to expire to invite them to reapply for their driving licence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/12/2018 14:05:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1019385

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the publication of the Government’s response to the consultation on E10 petrol, consumer protection and fuel pump labelling.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	198205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>It is the Department’s hope to publish a formal response to the consultation paper, “E10 petrol, consumer protection and fuel pump labelling”, in the New Year. The Department has received a number of representations on behalf of the British bioethanol industry since the consultation closed in September. I spoke to the Managing Director of Vivergo Fuels shortly after the company announced cessation of production at their plant in Hull, and am happy to meet with the hon. Member for Scunthorpe and representatives of the British bioethanol industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that the domestic bioethanol industry has faced difficult trading conditions in recent months due to increased wheat prices and low bioethanol prices. In increasing targets under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) in April, the Government made clear that moving to E10 fuel could make achieving the UK’s renewable energy targets easier and provide wider economic benefits. It is the Government’s hope that both of the UK bioethanol plants that announced suspensions in production recently will be able to restart production in the future</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 198206 198207 198210 question first answered 06/12/2018 13:54:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1019386

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels
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 halting of production by Vivergo and other British bioethanol manufacturers on the sustainability of the British bioethanol industry.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	198206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>It is the Department’s hope to publish a formal response to the consultation paper, “E10 petrol, consumer protection and fuel pump labelling”, in the New Year. The Department has received a number of representations on behalf of the British bioethanol industry since the consultation closed in September. I spoke to the Managing Director of Vivergo Fuels shortly after the company announced cessation of production at their plant in Hull, and am happy to meet with the hon. Member for Scunthorpe and representatives of the British bioethanol industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that the domestic bioethanol industry has faced difficult trading conditions in recent months due to increased wheat prices and low bioethanol prices. In increasing targets under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) in April, the Government made clear that moving to E10 fuel could make achieving the UK’s renewable energy targets easier and provide wider economic benefits. It is the Government’s hope that both of the UK bioethanol plants that announced suspensions in production recently will be able to restart production in the future</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 198205 198207 198210 question first answered 06/12/2018 13:54:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1019387

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received from the British bioethanol industry on the sustainability of that sector; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	198207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>It is the Department’s hope to publish a formal response to the consultation paper, “E10 petrol, consumer protection and fuel pump labelling”, in the New Year. The Department has received a number of representations on behalf of the British bioethanol industry since the consultation closed in September. I spoke to the Managing Director of Vivergo Fuels shortly after the company announced cessation of production at their plant in Hull, and am happy to meet with the hon. Member for Scunthorpe and representatives of the British bioethanol industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that the domestic bioethanol industry has faced difficult trading conditions in recent months due to increased wheat prices and low bioethanol prices. In increasing targets under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) in April, the Government made clear that moving to E10 fuel could make achieving the UK’s renewable energy targets easier and provide wider economic benefits. It is the Government’s hope that both of the UK bioethanol plants that announced suspensions in production recently will be able to restart production in the future</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 198205 198206 198210 question first answered 06/12/2018 13:54:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1019388

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels: Air Pollution
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 effect of the introduction of (a) E10 and (b) E80 on air quality; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	198208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>In the consultation paper, “E10 petrol, consumer protection and fuel pump labelling”, the Department noted that using E10 in place of E5 could reduce the net greenhouse gas emissions of a petrol vehicle by around two per cent. To date the Department has not seen strong or conclusive evidence that moving from E5 to E10 would have any significant effect on air quality pollutants. In respect of E80, and other very high blends of ethanol in petrol, there are very few vehicles in the UK compatible with such fuels and its use is considered to be of low probability in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 198209 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:00:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1019389

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels: Carbon Emissions
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 effect of the introduction of (a) E10 and (b) E80 on the UK's carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	198209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>In the consultation paper, “E10 petrol, consumer protection and fuel pump labelling”, the Department noted that using E10 in place of E5 could reduce the net greenhouse gas emissions of a petrol vehicle by around two per cent. To date the Department has not seen strong or conclusive evidence that moving from E5 to E10 would have any significant effect on air quality pollutants. In respect of E80, and other very high blends of ethanol in petrol, there are very few vehicles in the UK compatible with such fuels and its use is considered to be of low probability in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 198208 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:00:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin