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1092660

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Local Government Association on encouraging councils to use City Region Deals to increase access to cycling and walking routes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	235309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department made clear, in its 2018 response to the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy Safety Review, that local councils should invest around 15 per cent of their local transport infrastructure funding on safe and efficient cycling and walking infrastructure. The Department continues to encourage local authorities to make use of the Transforming Cities Fund and other relevant national funding streams to support cycling and walking schemes and engages regularly with them in the development of their LCWIPs (Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans). Departmental officials have had discussions from time to time with representatives from the Local Government Association to discuss local authorities’ support for cycling and walking.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/03/2019 15:57:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1092661

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Rural Areas
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 secure less profitable rural bus routes and prevent an increase in rural isolation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	235310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of public transport in reducing social isolation, particularly in rural areas. Where there is not enough demand for a bus route to be commercially viable, all local authorities in England have powers to subsidise bus services. The Department provides £43 million per year to local authorities to support this. As part of the 2018-19 local government finance settlement, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government responded to a number of councils’ concerns over rural services funding by increasing the Rural Services Delivery Grant to £81 million. The 2019-20 settlement increased the Grant to the same level. This recognises the extra costs of providing services in rural communities. It is up to local government officials to decide how this funding is distributed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 29/03/2019 13:42:34 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1092662

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes
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 increase the number of global routes to smaller airports in Belfast and Cardiff and other essential hubs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	235311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of all airports, including Belfast and Cardiff, in creating new international connections. The Government believes that air passengers are best served by a competitive commercial airline market. It is for airlines to determine which airports they operate, based on their own assessment of costs and passenger demand.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/03/2019 16:43:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077123

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many blue badge holders there were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is responsible only for policy on the Blue Badge Scheme in England. The devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are responsible for the scheme in their own territory.</p><p> </p><p>The number of valid Blue Badges held in England at 31 March in each of the last five years is given in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/02/2019 16:57:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name VALID BLUE BADGES - ENGLAND 2014-2018.docx title Valid Blue Badges - England - 2014 - 2018
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077124

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
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 promote the use of electric scooters.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport encourages innovation in transport, but not at the expense of road safety. It is important to ensure that new vehicles such as a e-scooters are built and can operate safely, both for people riding them and for other people using the roads. Whilst e-scooters can be used on private property (with the landowner’s permission), in general it is illegal to ride them on the road. This includes on cycle lanes, or tracks, or on the pavement.</p><p>An information sheet on powered transporters, including electric scooters, and where they can be used is available online at</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/powered-transporters/information-sheet-guidance-on-powered-transporters" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/powered-transporters/information-sheet-guidance-on-powered-transporters</a>.</p><p>Through the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge, the Department is exploring how new technologies are changing the nature of transport. The Department will consider how the UK can take full advantage of these changes, and make UK transport infrastructure and regulation fit for the future.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/03/2019 11:31:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077125

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that demand for pilots is being met in the aviation sector.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Through the Government’s Aviation Strategy consultation, the Department is working with industry to ensure the next generation of aviation professionals is both attracted and retained. The consultation includes proposals for overcoming financial, social mobility and diversity barriers which may prevent skilled individuals from entering the aviation sector.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/03/2019 13:02:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1061341

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to introduce a compulsory drink awareness course as part of a driving test.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	221783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce a compulsory drink awareness course as part of a driving test.</p><p>The syllabus for learning to drive a car and light van already includes a section on assessing whether a driver’s ability to drive safely and responsibly is affected by any alcohol they have consumed.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the car driving theory test contains 50 multiple choice questions. Each test features at least one question on drinking and driving.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/02/2019 12:09:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1061342

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Rural Areas
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 safeguard bus routes in socially isolated areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	221784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Bus policy for Northern Ireland is devolved. In England, where there is not enough demand for a bus route to be commercially viable in its own right, all local authorities have powers to subsidise bus services in socially isolated areas. Around one-fifth of all bus services are subsidised in this way. Local authorities have new powers under the Bus Services Act 2017 to request certain information from bus operators about services that are being varied or withdrawn to help them make an informed decision about whether they need to subsidise a replacement service.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/02/2019 13:54:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1042262

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Concessions
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 introducing a free railcard for people over the age of 65.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	209337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>A senior railcard is already offered for those aged 60 and above. The card offers one third off standard and first class anytime, off-peak and advance fares. The cost associated with the railcard is very low compared to the discount savings achieved by regular users.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/01/2019 12:01:17 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1039082

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	Transport: Rural Areas
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 make additional funding available for rural community transport providers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	207259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The services run by community transport operators are of vital importance to our transport sector and communities. During the most recent financial year, the Department for Transport supported community transport operators in England with almost £3.1 million through the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG). The Department will take account of the needs of rural transport operators in any future review of BSOG.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2019 12:32:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon