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1007753

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Noise
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 reduce noise pollution as a result of the operation a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	191846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government sets noise controls at Heathrow Airport, including total noise limits and aircraft movement limits for night flights.</p><p> </p><p>These controls, in conjunction with stricter aircraft noise standards negotiated by the UK at the international level, have resulted in a long-term reduction in the number of people affected by aircraft noise near the airport.</p><p> </p><p>Following the designation of the Airports National Policy Statement, it is now down to an applicant for development consent for a Northwest runway scheme to undertake a detailed assessment of the environmental effects of their scheme, and to put forward an appropriate package of mitigation measures. The Airports National Policy Statement makes clear that the Government expects noise mitigation measures to limit, and where possible reduce, the effect of aircraft noise. It also sets out specific mitigations for aircraft noise which the Government expects to see delivered. These include the applicant putting forward plans for a noise envelope which is tailored to local priorities and includes noise performance targets; developing plans for a runway alternation scheme that provides communities affected with predictable periods of respite; and an expectation that the applicant will adopt a ban on scheduled night flights for a period of six and a half hours.</p><p> </p><p>These supporting measures are subject to consultation and will be finalised through the planning process. The application will then be considered by the Planning Inspectorate and the Secretary of State in determining any application for development consent.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2018 15:34:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1007893

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Dover: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the dates of each visit he has made to the Port of Dover since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	191951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Since May 2015 the Secretary of State for Transport has visited the Port of Dover on 16 February 2016 (Rt Hon Sir Patrick McLoughlin MP) and 25 October 2018 (Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP).</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State is briefed regularly about the Port of Dover. Numerous officials from across the Department for Transport engage with and visit the Port of Dover in the course of their duties.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/11/2018 16:05:00 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1007897

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list each Scottish port he has visited since May 2015; and if he will provide the date of each such visit.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	191952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>While responsibility for policy matters relating to ports in Scotland, with the exception of port security, has been devolved to Scottish Ministers, the Secretary of State for Transport visited the Port of Montrose on 26 October 2017 as part of a wider visit to Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/11/2018 15:49:15 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1006877

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on issuing letters of comfort to train operating companies in relation to railway franchises; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	191437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department manages rail franchise agreements in line with Managing Public Money guidance.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/11/2018 17:28:57 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1007122

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2018 to Question 174717 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, what steps his Department is taking as part of that review.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	191412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is in the process of gathering evidence on the problems posed by vehicles parking on pavements, the effectiveness of current regulation, and the case for change. Department for Transport officials have held meetings with a range of stakeholders, including accessibility campaigners, local authority managers, and the motoring associations. This evidence gathering should be complete by the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2018 17:32:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1006144

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lichfield Trent Valley Station: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide Access for All funding for the construction of a ramp from the car park on the London side of Lichfield Trent Valley railway station to enable disabled access from the car park to the station and its platforms; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	190750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Access for All provides an accessible route from at least one station entrance (usually the main one) and all drop off points associated with that entrance, to each platform and between platforms served by passenger trains.</p><p> </p><p>At Lichfield Trent Valley, this means the project will deliver new lifts at platform level to link platforms 1 and 2 to platform 3 and provide an accessible route to and between all platforms, including from the station car park associated with that entrance.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/11/2018 16:50:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1006155

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will reverse its decision not to extend the lane rental scheme to trunk roads operated by Highways England.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	190840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Lane Rental Scheme mentioned is available to all highway authorities that wish to use it and that apply to the Secretary of State in line with bidding guidance published in September 2018.</p><p>Highways England believe that they have sufficient powers under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, and other procedures in place, to encourage utility companies to complete works on the Strategic Road Network quickly and effectively. The Department has not made any decision to exclude authorities from Lane Rental Schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2018 17:25:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

1005690

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2018 to Question 177313 on Driving under Influence, what assessment he has made of (a) the effectiveness of the rigorous enforcement and serious penalties for drink drivers; and (b) trends in the level of breath test performed between 2011 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	190473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not made a formal assessment of the effectiveness of the rigorous enforcement and serious penalties for drink drivers; nor of the trends in the level of breath tests performed between 2011 and 2015. However, the Department has already introduced further measures to tackle drink drivers. Since 2015, repeat drink drivers must medically prove they are not alcohol dependent before getting their licence back, and the right to blood testing was removed for drivers who narrowly fail breathalyser tests. A £350,000 competition announced in June to develop a new mobile evidential breathalyser for the police has also been completed; winning entries are currently being assessed.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2018 15:59:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1005745

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Training
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 speed up the process by which the Civil Aviation Authority issues private pilots' licenses.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	190385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of flight crew licence applications received by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has grown by more than 25 per cent this year. The CAA has responded by recruiting and training more licensing officers, increasing overtime, and pre-screening applications to ensure all the required information has been received. The CAA is also working with key stakeholders to identify improvements which will help to simplify and speed up the application process for both commercial and private pilots.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2018 16:02:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1005759

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Horse Riding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will change section 215 of the Highway Code to incorporate greater protections for horse riders.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	190535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Several sections of the Highway Code already cover horse riders. The Government announced on 18 October 2018 that, as part of the Cycling</p><p>and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) Safety Review, the Highway Code would be reviewed to help keep cyclists and pedestrians safe on the roads.</p><p> </p><p>The full scope of the review has yet to be determined but in accordance with normal practice it will be conducted in consultation with all of our stakeholders, including those representing equestrians such as the British Horse Society.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2018 12:05:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq