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46804

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new drivers had their licences revoked as a result of insurance offences in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	195128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995 requires that drivers who accumulate six or more penalty points during their probationary period will have their licences revoked. The accumulation of offences can be for any reason. The table shows the number of drivers whose licences were revoked under the New Drivers Act who committed at least one insurance offence:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year </strong></td><td><strong> Number of licences revoked</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>4,372</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>5,921</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>5,897</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>5,606</td></tr><tr><td>2014 (up to 29 March)</td><td>1,118</td></tr><tr><td><strong> Total</strong></td><td><strong> 22,914</strong></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

46805

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent reports he has received on the removal of the Carnforth station platforms from the mainline; what steps he is taking towards their reinstatement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	195068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to reinstate platforms on the West Coast Main Line and has not asked for or received any official reports on their reinstatement or removal in the 1960s. It would be for Lancashire County Council to determine whether such a scheme is a local priority and this is not the case at the present time.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

46806

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to publish the Senior Traffic Commissioner's Statutory Guidance on bus reliability and punctuality.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	195092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Senior Traffic Commissioner's Statutory Document on Local Bus Services has been published for a further period of consultation on 07 April 2014, for six weeks. The document has been revised following responses received during the first consultation. The Senior Traffic Commissioner is aware that the industry is keen for the final document to be introduced. She will review the responses to the second consultation after it closes on 19 May but at this stage can not confirm the planned date of publication.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

46807

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total (a) number and (b) value was of financial penalties imposed on bus operators by each of the eight regional traffic commissioners from 2010-11 to date.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	195093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is in the table below:</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond attachment 1 file name 195093 - Table - Penalties issued under Section 155 of the Transport Act 2000 or Section 39 of The Transport (Scotland Act 2001.doc title Table - penalties issued by traffic commissioners
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

46952

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency are responsible for (a) driver and (b) operator compliance in the bus industry.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	195277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to determine the number of roles within the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) that are responsible for (a) driver and (b) operator compliance in the bus industry, as it forms only a part of a number of roles within the Agency. However, for the financial year of 2014/15, DVSA is budgeted to provide over 38 man-years of resource on the enforcement of the bus industry, for deployment of tasks such as roadworthiness checks, visits to licensed operators and bus operator account management.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

46953

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
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 4W on nurseries, whether his Department's workplace nurseries access the Government's tax relief scheme for workplace nurseries.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	195241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department's childcare vouchers schemes are fully compliant with the Governments tax relief schemes as set out under Section 318 ITEPA 2003. Of the two nursery provision areas in Hastings and Swansea, the latter is run by a &quot;third party&quot; organisation, therefore, it is not for the Department to comment if they has access to the Government's tax relief scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

46954

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change there has been in the level of accidents attributable to congestion in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	195246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is not collected by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

46955

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which airports meet the eligibility criteria for the Regional Air Connectivity Fund; and how much each such airport has been awarded in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	195220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is in detailed discussions with regional councils regarding two air routes that might qualify for support through a Public Service Obligation under financial provisions announced by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the 2013 Spending Round last July, to maintain regional air access to London. Of these, Dundee Council is currently tendering for an airline to operate a service between Dundee Airport and London.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor announced in this year's Budget that support will also be made available for start-up aid for new air routes from UK regional airports. European Union aviation State aid guidelines allow for start-up aid to be provided under certain conditions to facilitate development of new routes from Member State airports which handle fewer than five million passengers per year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is working with the Treasury to develop guidance clarifying how the Government will ordinarily expect to interpret the European Union State aid guidelines, and explain how the funding process will operate.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

46956

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
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 effects of congestion charging on traffic movements in London in each year since the introduction of such charging.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	195184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>Under the terms of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, transport in London, including the Congestion Charge scheme, is the responsibility of Transport for London and the Mayor. Therefore, the Department for Transport has not made an assessment specifically about traffic movements in London in each year since the introduction of congestion charging.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

46957

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
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 trends in the levels of (a) congestion and (b) traffic accidents in London in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	195180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Road congestion is measured in the Department by average morning peak speeds. Estimates of average weekday morning peak speeds, on locally managed ‘A' roads in London between 2007 and 2013 are presented in the table below. The first calendar year in this series is 2007 and earlier years are not available. Over the last 6 years, average morning peak speeds in London rose by 3.8% between 2007 and 2009, remained relatively stable until 2011, before falling by 2.7% between 2011 and 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Average weekday morning peak speeds on locally managed ‘A' roads in London</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>Average morning peak speeds in London *1,*2</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>15.9</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>16.1</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>16.5</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>16.4</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>16.5</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>16.3</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>16.1</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>*1 Morning peak defined as 7am to 10am. School holiday periods and the month of August are excluded</p><p>*2 Average speeds are measured in both directions of the road network</p><p>Equivalent estimates for individual London boroughs can be found on the Department for Transport's website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279125/cgn0206.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279125/cgn0206.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of reported personal injury road accidents of all severities in London in the last 10 years can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Reported personal injury road accidents in London, 2003-2012</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>Accidents</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>31,844</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>28,778</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>26,812</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>24,829</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>23,265</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>23,160</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>23,279</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>24,145</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>24,468</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>24,097</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data for year 2013 will be available in June 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn