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824529

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles manufacturers with a specific derogation period when the World Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure is introduced.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	123330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>No assessment of a specific derogation for wheelchair accessible vehicle manufacturers has been made. The Department plans to make a strictly limited derogation available to all manufacturers for the transition to the new WLTP emission test procedure and will shortly be issuing a consultation covering this issue. In addition, the Department’s officials have met with representatives of the Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle Converters’ Association (WAVCA) to discuss derogations with the aim to ensure that the supply of these important vehicles continues.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/01/2018 12:03:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

823502

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the main contractor on the A59 switch island planned works is; when that work is due to start; and whether the capacity to complete the work will be affected by the liquidation of Carillion.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	122973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>Highways England’s main contractor delivering its improvement scheme at Switch Island is Balfour Beatty Mott MacDonald. Work on the project is scheduled to commence on 5 February 2018 and last for twelve months. Carillion was not involved in the project, and Highways England’s capacity to complete the work will not be affected.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/01/2018 08:58:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

822858

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Shrewsbury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress is being made on the sale of the Valuation Office Agency testing facility in Shrewsbury.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	122541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) testing facility at Shrewsbury is not currently available for disposal. Although the site has been identified as being surplus to DVSA’s future requirements, DVSA is in the process of securing an alternative service delivery model for those services that are delivered from the site.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/01/2018 12:28:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

822939

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: West Midlands
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 average age of service vehicles in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	122622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) holds technical records for public service vehicles (PSV) which includes the date of manufacture and the date of first registration.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/01/2018 13:15:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

823141

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Written Statement of 27 November 2017, HCWS269, how many crimes or recorded incidents involved drones flying above 400 feet in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	122824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Airprox data for incidents where drones have been reported as coming into proximity with other aircraft in 2017 shows that 83 of the 92 incidents captured occurred above 400ft. The full data for 2017 will be appearing on the Airprox website on 26<sup>th</sup> January 2018.</p><p> </p><p>As we set out on 27 November 2017 (WMS HCWS269), the Department for Transport is reviewing the case for a potential restriction of all drones flying above 400ft, as well as restricting the use of drones within the proximity of an airport. Subject to the outcome of these reviews, the Department will look to include these measures in an ANO amendment in Spring 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/01/2018 14:11:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

821523

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress is being made on his Department's work leading a glare group as part of the UN expert group on vehicle lighting.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	122441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>A preliminary recommendation from the technical group on glare, in which my officials participate, was presented to the UN Expert Group on Lighting in October 2017. Under scrutiny, concerns have been raised, including by the UK, that the recommendation may not adequately address the glare problem. Further evidence was requested which the Department expects to be presented when the subject is discussed again in April 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/01/2018 11:49:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

820696

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Buses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the age of service vehicles in (a) London and (b) England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	122114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) holds technical records for public service vehicles (PSV) which includes the date of manufacture and the date of first registration. However, PSV operators are not required to specify to the Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) where vehicles on their operator licence are geographically based. Neither the DVSA nor the OTC can therefore differentiate between vehicles based in London and England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/01/2018 09:07:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

820825

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Automatic Number Plate Recognition: Rural Areas
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 use of ANPR equipment to monitor vehicle tax in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	122243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) uses its own ANPR fleet to identify non-compliant vehicles in locations throughout the United Kingdom. The DVLA’s wheelclamping contractor also provides ANPR services which provide geographic coverage across every district in the UK. ANPR equipment is just one of a range of measures the DVLA utilise to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/01/2018 17:13:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

820958

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transforming Cities Fund
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 that cities which do not have a metro mayor receive an appropriate allocation from the Transforming Cities Fund.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	122376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>As the chancellor announced at Autumn Budget, half of the Transforming Cities Fund has been allocated to the Mayoral Combined Authorities on a per capita basis to allow mayors to take decisions on their transport priorities.</p><p> </p><p>The remainder of the fund will be awarded to other major cities outside London via a competitive process. The details of this process will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/01/2018 14:59:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

819018

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport
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 his Department's consultation on the future of community transport connections, and the effect of new EU regulations on that transport.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	121695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport will be consulting on the issue and use of section 19 and section 22 permits under the Transport Act 1985 shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/01/2018 15:11:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk