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973917

registered interest
date	14/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he plans to approve a southern rail link to Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	906922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department is actively looking at a future Southern Rail Link to Heathrow and this scheme will be considered alongside other national priorities through the planning process for the next control period.</p><p> </p><p>In May we launched a formal Market Sounding for a Southern Rail Link to Heathrow and results of this are expected to be published later this year. The outcome of this engagement will provide further clarity on whether to and, if so, how this scheme will be progressed and funded.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/10/2018 10:27:35 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

973164

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Coventry
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 for cyclists on roads in Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	174617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Local traffic authorities such as Coventry are free to make their own decisions about the design of the streets under their care, provided they take account of the relevant legislation. They also have the powers to set local 20 mph speed limits or traffic calming measures in line with their local conditions and requirements, in areas heavily used by bicycles. We continue to seek to make cycling safer. That is why we launched our Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) Safety Review Call for Evidence. This closed on 1 June 2018. Over 13,000 responses were submitted and are being considered. The Department will continue to consider the evidence submitted and issue a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/10/2018 11:57:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

973165

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of road accidents involving telegraph poles or road signs in Coventry since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	174618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The number of reported accidents where a ‘road sign or traffic signal’ or ‘telegraph or electricity pole’ was recorded as the first object hit off carriageway for a vehicle involved in the accident in Coventry for years 2010 to 2017 is given in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Reported accidents by first object hit by vehicle(s) off carriageway, Coventry, 2010 to 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Road sign or traffic signal</p></td><td><p>Telegraph or electricity pole</p></td><td><p>Road sign/traffic signal or telegraph/electricity pole<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em> Source: DfT Stats19 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>1. Accidents can involve both a road sign/traffic signal and a telegraph/electricity pole for different vehicles</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/10/2018 12:13:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

973168

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of cyclists who have died due to potholes on roads in (a) Coventry and (b) England in each year for which information is available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	174621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the cause of road accidents, or on potholes in road accidents specifically.</p><p> </p><p>Contributory factors assigned by police officers do not assign blame for the accident to any specific road user, however they do provide some insight into why and how road accidents occur. They give an indication of which factors the attending officer thought contributed to the accident. Officers do not need to carry out a full investigation of the incident before allocating contributory factors; they usually use professional judgement about what they can see at the scene.</p><p> </p><p>For each year where contributory factors data is available (2005 to 2017), the number of reported pedal cyclist fatalities in England where a contributory factor of ‘poor or defective road surface’ was reported in the accident is provided in the table. There were no pedal cyclist fatalities in Coventry in accidents where this contributory factor was recorded for the years 2005 to 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Reported pedal cyclist fatalities where 'Poor or defective road surface' reported as a contributory factor in the accident, England, 2005 to 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Fatalities</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Source: DfT STATS19</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><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>Advice about potholes is available to local highway authorities through the UK Roads Liaison Group Code of Practice, “Well Managed Highway Infrastructure”. This Code provides guidance to highway authorities on maintaining and managing their highways for all road users.</p><p> </p><p>The Code refers to other advice, including the Pothole Review report published in 2012, which provides guidance on areas including preventative maintenance and delivering “right first time” pothole repairs. This Report was endorsed by a number of organisations, including the Cyclists’ Touring Club, now Cycling UK and refers to the needs of cyclists when considering maintenance requirements. The Review report recommends that authorities consider the guidance provided in the ADEPT report, “Potholes and Repair Techniques for Local Highways” and adopt as appropriate to their local circumstances using a risk based approach which should take account of the need of cyclists.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/10/2018 12:23:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

973221

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has been made of the potential annual savings that will accrue to Network Rail after the sale of its property portfolio to Telereal Trillium and Blackstone Property Partners.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	174778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Network Rail will save circa £18.1million annually, in operational costs of the Commercial Estate business.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/10/2018 10:39:27 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

973223

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason his call for evidence on last-mile deliveries excludes HGVs.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	174779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Last Mile Call for Evidence did not exclude HGVs. It sought ideas and evidence on ways of reducing emissions from the delivery of goods during the last mile of their journey, regardless of the size of vehicle used to deliver them.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence is also interested in a wide range of potential technologies for reducing emissions from last mile deliveries. This includes hybrid technologies for commercial vehicles, such as range-extended or dual-fuelled HGVs.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will be announcing its response to the call for evidence later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 174780 question first answered 15/10/2018 13:17:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

973224

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction of range-extended, dual-fuelled HGVs to reduce last-mile emissions in urban environments.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	174780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Last Mile Call for Evidence did not exclude HGVs. It sought ideas and evidence on ways of reducing emissions from the delivery of goods during the last mile of their journey, regardless of the size of vehicle used to deliver them.</p><p> </p><p>The Call for Evidence is also interested in a wide range of potential technologies for reducing emissions from last mile deliveries. This includes hybrid technologies for commercial vehicles, such as range-extended or dual-fuelled HGVs.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will be announcing its response to the call for evidence later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 174779 question first answered 15/10/2018 13:17:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

973227

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage traffic enforcement teams to check with the DVLA vehicle enquiry service before issuing penalty notices in order to avoid problems caused by potential vehicle license plate cloning.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	174783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The purpose of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) Vehicle Enquiry Service is to provide some details about the vehicle being checked, for example its licensing status.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA already has existing secure data sharing arrangements in place which are used by the police and local authorities for enforcement purposes.</p><p> </p><p>If the registered keeper of a vehicle suspects that their number plate has been cloned, they should contact the police and the authority that issued any disputed penalty notice for investigations to be carried out. The DVLA is also able to issue a new registration number where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/10/2018 10:55:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

973229

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the additional staff required to work at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to cover work related to the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	174684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has been engaged in an ongoing process to ensure it has sufficient resource capability to deliver EU exit related work. Staff working in dedicated EU exit roles have principally been deployed from elsewhere in the DVLA or through wider Civil Service recruitment. Some DVLA staff are also working on EU exit related issues as part of their day to day roles, rather than being dedicated solely to EU exit work.</p><p> </p><p>Given the interactions between EU exit work and other priorities, the continuous review of business resourcing needs, and the adaptation of existing jobs, it is not possible to provide an estimate of the number of extra DVLA staff recruited to deal with EU exit related work.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 10/10/2018 16:17:02 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling previous answer version 77300 answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

973230

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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 estimate he has made of the additional staff required to issue and check International Driver Permits for drivers entering the UK from the EU member states after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	174685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>There is currently no requirement for visitors to carry an International Driving Permit (IDP) to allow them to drive in the UK. After the UK leaves the EU, these arrangements are not expected to change. As a result, there will be no requirement to check IDPs for EU driving licence holders entering the UK.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 10/10/2018 12:46:53 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling previous answer version 77303 answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris