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1697582

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date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedicabs: Licensing
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 (a) the number of pedicabs outside Greater London that are licensed as (i) taxis and (ii) private hire vehicles and (b) the number and proportion of those pedicabs that are in (A) Oxford, (B) Salisbury, (C) Bristol and (D) Cambridge; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact on the number of licensed pedicabs of paragraph 8.3 of his Department's guidance entitled Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing best practice guidance for licensing authorities in England, updated on 17 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	19519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Outside London pedicabs can be licensed as taxis. Pedicabs cannot be licensed as a private hire vehicle as legislation defines a private hire vehicle as a motor vehicle. The Department for Transport issues guidance on licensing taxis and private hire vehicles to authorities who should consider the recommendations made and their obligation under the Regulators’ Code to carry out their activities in a way that supports those they regulate to comply and grow. The Best Practice Guidance to licensing authorities in England sets out that where there is local interest in providing pedicab services, licensing authorities should make appropriate adjustments to their licensing requirements for drivers and vehicles to accommodate these requests. Subject to the legal requirements, it is for licensing authorities to consider the appropriate licensing requirements to operate a pedicab under a taxi and taxi driver licence.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data on the number of pedicabs licensed as taxis in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 19520 question first answered 25/03/2024 17:06:42 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1697588

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedicabs: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 8.3 of his Department's publication entitled Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing best practice guidance for licensing authorities in England, updated on 17 November 2023, what guidance his Department plans to provide on the appropriate adjustments that licensing authorities should make to their licensing requirements for drivers and vehicles to provide pedicab services outside Greater London.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	19520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Outside London pedicabs can be licensed as taxis. Pedicabs cannot be licensed as a private hire vehicle as legislation defines a private hire vehicle as a motor vehicle. The Department for Transport issues guidance on licensing taxis and private hire vehicles to authorities who should consider the recommendations made and their obligation under the Regulators’ Code to carry out their activities in a way that supports those they regulate to comply and grow. The Best Practice Guidance to licensing authorities in England sets out that where there is local interest in providing pedicab services, licensing authorities should make appropriate adjustments to their licensing requirements for drivers and vehicles to accommodate these requests. Subject to the legal requirements, it is for licensing authorities to consider the appropriate licensing requirements to operate a pedicab under a taxi and taxi driver licence.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data on the number of pedicabs licensed as taxis in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 19519 question first answered 25/03/2024 17:06:42 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1696496

registered interest
date	15/03/2024
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: Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the gross income of the DVLA was from fees for providing information about the personal details of the keepers of vehicles registered on the DVLA database in each of the last four years for which information is available; and how much of that income came from commercial parking companies.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	18827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The income from fees for providing information about keepers of vehicles registered on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) database is shown in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td>£m</td></tr><tr><td>2019 – 20</td><td>23.29</td></tr><tr><td>2020 – 21</td><td>13.18</td></tr><tr><td>2021 – 22</td><td>23.90</td></tr><tr><td>2022 – 23</td><td>30.18</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>These fees are set to cover the costs of providing services to its customers.</p><p> </p><p>The specific information requested about commercial parking companies is not held. The DVLA does publish information about who it shares its data with on GOV.UK. This includes volumes for enquiries made through the keeper at date of event (KADOE) service which provides details of the registered vehicle keeper on a specified date. This report includes electronic enquiries made by parking companies and can be viewed using the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/who-dvla-shares-data-with.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/03/2024 15:20:50 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1694273

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedicabs: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport during the Second Reading of the Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords] of 28 February 2024, Official Report, column 398, if he will publish the outline of a potential licencing framework for pedicabs provided by Transport for London in January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	17275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>Subject to its parliamentary passage, the Pedicabs (London) Bill will confer powers onto Transport for London (TfL) to regulate London’s pedicab industry.</p><p>It will be the responsibility of TfL to design and implement a regulatory regime. However, TfL will be required to conduct a consultation prior to bringing regulations forward, and Government expects this consultation would include details of the proposed licensing framework.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/03/2024 12:19:09 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

225260

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice is available to owners of tax exempt vehicles supplied under the Motability scheme on how to ensure that they are not penalised incorrectly for parking without payment.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	226392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Motability Scheme does not in itself provide any parking concessions. Users of the Motability Scheme may be eligible for a Blue Badge under the Blue Badge Scheme which provides a range of parking concessions for people with severe mobility problems who have difficulty using public transport. The Department for Transport does not produce advice about Motability, which is an independent charitable organisation, but does provide information both to local authorities who administer the Blue Badge Scheme, and to Blue Badge holders.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/03/2015 16:38:19 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

225261

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was to the Highways Agency of collecting litter from the verges and central reservations of (a) motorways and (b) trunk roads in England in each of the last three years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	226393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Highways Agency is responsible for picking litter on England’s motorways and a small proportion of the all-purpose trunk road network. Local authorities are responsible for picking litter on the rest of the road network.</p><p> </p><p>The Highways Agency’s maintenance contracts are structured so that managing agents are paid a ‘lump sum’ for a wide range of general maintenance duties. These include sweeping, cleaning and litter clearance duties. The Agency does not disaggregate its budget and spend on these types of activities - and exact litter clearance costs cannot be extracted as the activity is performed on both a routine and ad-hoc basis to meet contractual requirements and the legal requirements under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. However, mindful of this question and my own determination to see standards improve on our Strategic Road Network wherever possible, I intend to raise this matter with the Highways Agency. I want to understand better what further steps might be taken to make it easier to monitor the performance of Highways Agency contractors on environmental matters.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 09/03/2015 16:43:09 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

225262

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: South East
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 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 6W, what the outcome was of the competition inviting bids from train operators in the South East of England to run a pilot project of flexible ticketing; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	226394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Positive expressions of interest in the trial of flexible ticketing have been received from c2c, Chiltern Railways, Stagecoach (for South West Trains), Abellio Greater Anglia and Go-Ahead Group (for Southeastern and GTR/Southern) and we are preparing responses to them. It is anticipated that the trial will develop evidence that will enable the train operators to make business decisions on the implementation of flexible smart tickets, such as carnets. We will work closely with these operators in the trial to find ways to develop products that are both commercially sustainable and are attractive to passengers.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/03/2015 16:46:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

167554

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency plans to respond to the letter of appeal from Mrs T. Slater of Christchurch of 14 November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	216882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) received Mrs Slater’s letter of appeal on 19 November and responded on 3 December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/12/2014 10:23:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

62995

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission an assessment of the effect on disabled passengers of the use of detection equipment at airports which generates random false positive alerts giving rise to the need for a full body search when nothing untoward has been detected.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	201569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Security searches are an inconvenience for all passengers affected, but they are an important part of our security screening at airports to protect passengers from the very real threats we face. Our surveys show that the majority of passengers (91%) think that any inconvenience caused by security screening is acceptable. Our procedures work on the basis that disabled people have the same chance of being selected for a search as anyone else.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further statistics on air passengers' attitudes to security searches are available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-passenger-experience-of-security-screening-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-passenger-experience-of-security-screening-2013</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/06/2014 15:14:05 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

62996

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the identification of disability tax exempt vehicles when no tax disc is present, to enable local authorities to continue to provide exemption from parking charges to such vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	201572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has had extensive liaison with local authorities about the abolition of the tax disc and provided a broad range of information to help inform their customers.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 October the DVLA online vehicle enquiry system will include the taxation class of the vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>A specific email address has been established to deal with any queries from local authorities and a workshop has been organised for 2 July.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/06/2014 12:48:29 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope