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1038854

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure the compliance of foreign-registered vehicles with UK laws and regulations.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	908489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>UK road traffic legislation applies to everyone who use our roads irrespective of where the vehicle is registered.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the Police to decide what action to take against foreign drivers detected committing criminal traffic offences. This may include impounding.</p><p> </p><p>For traffic offences subject to civil enforcement, persistent evaders found in contravention may have their vehicles immobilised or removed. Some local authorities use international debt recovery agents to recover payment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2019 15:52:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1038859

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	British Transport Police: Police Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the proposal to merge British Transport Police in Scotland with Police Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	908495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Scotland Act 2016, following the Smith Agreement, devolves responsibility for railway policing in Scotland. The Scottish Government have announced that, although full integration of the British Transport Police into Police Scotland remains the long-term ambition, other options are now being explored. The Government continues to work with the Scottish Government as they develop their plans and we remain committed to ensuring the continuing effectiveness of railway policing across the network.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/01/2019 12:38:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1038332

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Noise
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 noise pollution emitted from car exhausts.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
uin	206767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Technical standards for noise for new cars are set at an International level by both the European Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Under these technical regulations the noise limits for new models of passenger car were reduced by 2 decibels in 2016, and will be further reduced by 2 decibels in 2020 and again in 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Once a car is in service, UK regulations require exhausts and silencers to be maintained in good working order and not altered so as to increase noise.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has commissioned research into enforcement measures and technologies with the potential to combat excessive noise from road vehicles.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 206768 question first answered 17/01/2019 14:35:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1038334

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent car owners from altering their cars to emit more noise.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
uin	206768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Technical standards for noise for new cars are set at an International level by both the European Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Under these technical regulations the noise limits for new models of passenger car were reduced by 2 decibels in 2016, and will be further reduced by 2 decibels in 2020 and again in 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Once a car is in service, UK regulations require exhausts and silencers to be maintained in good working order and not altered so as to increase noise.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has commissioned research into enforcement measures and technologies with the potential to combat excessive noise from road vehicles.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 206767 question first answered 17/01/2019 14:35:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1038368

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A34: Oxfordshire
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 improve safety on the A34 in Oxfordshire.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	206852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Highways England have undertaken an in-depth safety review of the A34 to identify incident ‘hot spots’ and to establish their causes.</p><p>They have made their recommendations to the Department of Transport on a package of safety improvements for the A34. The improvements remain on track for the start of works in 2019/20. As with all such schemes, the package remains subject to a positive value for money assessment at the end of the development process, before the start of construction.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/01/2019 14:32:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1038440

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Fuel Cells
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will include the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle sector on the Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	206789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that hydrogen fuel cell technology has an important part to play in the transition towards a decarbonised transport network.</p><p> </p><p>Based on current market developments, fuel cells fall outside the scope of the Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce, which will focus on the electricity system and the potential impact of plug-in electric vehicles on both the distribution and transmission systems. However, the Government will keep this point under review as the market develops over time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/01/2019 14:55:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

1038498

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: West Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Highways England carried out a formally authorised Walking, Cycling and Horseriding Assessment and Review of the proposed alternatives to the Sussex Pad road crossing as part of the New Marks Farm Development that was recently approved by the planning committee of Adur Council.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	206710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>In accordance with the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, a Walking, Cycling and Horseriding Review will be carried out before the start of the detailed design of the proposals.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/01/2019 15:56:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1037823

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was paid in tolls for travelling over the Dartford Crossing in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	206269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The value of road user charges received in the last five years for which data is available is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Accounts (£000)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Non-Accounts (£000)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 – 2013</p></td><td><p>27,223</p></td><td><p>52,757</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 – 2014</p></td><td><p>32,748</p></td><td><p>59,426</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 2014 – Nov 2014</p></td><td><p>22,077</p></td><td><p>42,221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov 2014 – 2015</p></td><td><p>22,910</p></td><td><p>9,376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 – 2016</p></td><td><p>76,665</p></td><td><p>31,318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 – 2017</p></td><td><p>83,671</p></td><td><p>28,130</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that the figures for 2014/15 are presented in two segments because of the change that year from payment at barriers to the Dart Charge Free Flow Scheme. This information is also available in the accounts published annually by Highways England and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/highways-agency-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/highways-agency-annual-reports-and-accounts</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/01/2019 11:22:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1038011

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A12
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 progress the A12 Widening Scheme between Chelmsford and Marks Tey.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	206342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport and Highways England have been considering how best to take forward the A12 scheme, in the light of concerns raised by the Planning Inspector in June 2018 regarding the proposed Garden Community at Marks Tey and its interaction with the A12 scheme.</p><p>Highways England have been working closely with Essex County Council and the North Essex authorities to find the best approach to delivering the A12 scheme that takes account of wider growth in the region and achieves value for money. It is important that the Department find a way to take forward this important transport scheme while also supporting the Government’s objectives to improve the supply of housing where it is needed most.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/01/2019 13:54:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1038013

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A12
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 widening the A12 north of Marks Tey.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	206343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>As part of the current Road Investment Strategy, Highways England are developing a scheme to widen the A12 between Junctions 25 and 29. This will be considered against other strategic road priorities in the area as the Department make investment decisions. The Government expects to publish the second Road Investment Strategy in late 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/01/2019 11:11:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel