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918387

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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 recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of vehicles using the Dartford Crossing; and to what extent that crossing is (a) meeting and (b) exceeding its operational capacity.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	150644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The performance of the Dartford Crossing is continually monitored. The design capacity of the Crossing is 135,000 vehicles per day. The average number of vehicles that used the Dartford Crossing per day in 2017 was 156,978.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/06/2018 07:07:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

918444

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A419
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 an announcement on proposals to improve access to the A419 from Junction 13 of the M5.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	150561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>Highways England have undertaken a study of the performance of the Strategic Road Network, including the A419 from Junction 13 of the M5, as part of the Highways England Strategic Road Network Initial Report published in December 2017. This is part of the evidence gathering for the development of the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2). The Department will announce its decisions on future strategic road investment in RIS2 in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/06/2018 08:22:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

918472

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Rochdale dated 11 April 2018, reference number IW/0060, on the age of road vehicle tyres.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	150572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government has provided specific guidance to every operator of a public service vehicle on the importance of safety and to ensure that tyres are correctly maintained and their condition routinely monitored. They are also advised not to use tyres of 10-years of age or more on the steering axle of a bus or coach. This guidance has been reinforced during vehicle inspections by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.</p><p> </p><p>Ensuring compliance with the guidance is important and the Government made clear that it has not ruled out further measures.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2018 14:22:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

918485

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's plans are for improving surface transport access to airports; and how such improvements will be funded.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	150750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s position on surface access for airports is that developers should pay the costs of upgrading or enhancing road, rail or other transport networks or services where there is a need to cope with additional passengers travelling to and from expanded or growing airports. Where the scheme has a wider range of beneficiaries, the Government will consider, along with other relevant stakeholders, the need for additional public funding on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Aviation Strategy the government is reviewing the effectiveness of the current policy and guidance, and considering how co-ordination between government processes for transport access improvements and airport plans may be improved.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2018 14:46:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

917342

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has made of the potential merits of the use of flash glucose monitoring and real time continuous glucose monitoring for drivers with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>Advice as to the use of flash glucose monitoring systems in the context of driving falls to the Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Driving and Diabetes Mellitus to advise upon. The panel has recently considered the use of such technology and has advised that these systems have the potential to be used to monitor glucose levels for driving.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Panel’s review, this matter will be the subject of a targeted consultation with key stakeholders over the summer.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 150133 question first answered 13/06/2018 15:05:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917343

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency plans to review its guidance on driving and diabetes on account of recent technological advances in glucose monitoring.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>Advice as to the use of flash glucose monitoring systems in the context of driving falls to the Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Driving and Diabetes Mellitus to advise upon. The panel has recently considered the use of such technology and has advised that these systems have the potential to be used to monitor glucose levels for driving.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Panel’s review, this matter will be the subject of a targeted consultation with key stakeholders over the summer.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 150132 question first answered 13/06/2018 15:05:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917344

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
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 the number of diabetes-related (a) road collisions and (b) road deaths there were in (i) the UK and (ii) each of the devolved nations for the most recent year for which that information is available.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold information on diabetes-related road accidents. The data on personal injury road accidents includes contributory factors which the police select when they attend the scene. These do not assign blame for the accident but give an indication of factors which the attending officer thought contributed to the accident, and are not broken down to record particular types of medical condition.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/06/2018 15:30:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

917436

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of cycling uptake among ethnic minority groups; and what steps he is taking to encourage an increase in that uptake among those groups.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	149908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>On the 18 January 2018 the Department for Transport published Walking and Cycling Statistics for England which contain figures on the proportion of adults that cycle, by ethnicity, frequency and purpose for England between 2015-2016 (see pp14-15). The full report can be found at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/674503/walking-and-cycling-statistics-england-2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/674503/walking-and-cycling-statistics-england-2016.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This Government wants to make cycling and walking the natural choices for shorter journeys, or as part of a longer journey, for everyone. The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, aims to increase cycling and walking activity, including among under-represented groups. It also commits the Government to monitoring the extent to which people from different age groups, genders and ethnic backgrounds are taking up cycling and walking.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/06/2018 15:19:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

917441

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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, if his Department will take steps to ensure that healthcare professionals and opticians are required to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency DVLA of a person being medically unfit to drive.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	149976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>Healthcare professionals, doctors and opticians already play an important role in the driver licensing process. They advise their patients of the implications of their condition on driving and the effect of any treatment or medication and they advise when a patient should notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The DVLA will often correspond with a patient’s doctor, consultant or optician as part of its medical investigations to determine fitness to drive. To support medical professionals, the DVLA publishes advice entitled “Assessing fitness to drive: a guide for medical professionals”.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to compel healthcare professionals to notify the DVLA directly about a patient’s medical condition. However, healthcare professionals can and do notify the DVLA where they are concerned about a patient’s driving fitness. General Medical Council guidance states that while they must make every reasonable effort to persuade patients to inform the DVLA, doctors can notify the DVLA of a patient’s medical condition, in confidence, if the patient does not do so. Similar guidance is available to opticians.</p><p> </p><p>To assist the medical profession, the DVLA has a specific form that can be used for this purpose and provides a dedicated telephone line which allows doctors to discuss concerns directly with one of the DVLA’s doctors. The DVLA treats notifications received from doctors and opticians as a high priority.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/06/2018 13:25:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

917481

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Facilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the general aviation sector on the economic potential of aerodromes.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	149952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>So far this year Ministers have held a number of discussions with representatives of the general aviation sector where the economic potential of aerodromes was discussed.</p><p> </p><p>These have included a round table at Elstree Aerodrome in February, and meetings with the General Aviation Champion Byron Davies in February, March and May, with the General Aviation All Party Parliamentary Group in April and with the General and Business Aviation Strategic Forum in May. The matter has also been raised at many meetings with officials.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/06/2018 08:15:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham