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91650

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents in England resulting in serious head injuries involved (a) cyclists and (b) cyclists under 16 in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	209090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The number of reported personal injury road accidents in England involving (a) at least one seriously injured pedal cyclist and (b) at least one seriously injured pedal cyclist aged under 16 for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 is given in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Reported personal injury road accidents involving at least one seriously injured pedal cyclist: England, 2011-2013</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,814</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2,884</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Reported personal injury road accidents involving at least one seriously injured pedal cyclist aged under 16: England, 2011-2013</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>248</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the pedal cyclists who suffered serious head injuries as a result of an accident is not available from the STATS19 data that the department collects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, information on the medical consequences of pedal cycle casualties in road accidents in England can be obtained from hospital inpatient data. The most recent analysis for 2001-2010 suggests that 40 per cent of pedal cycle admissions were the result of head injuries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/10/2014 15:27:41 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

91651

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
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, what assessment he has made of the data protection implications of the new DVLA online vehicle check service.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	209130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The vehicle enquiry service provides general information about vehicles and not individuals. The information included is therefore not covered by the Data Protection Act 1998.</p><p> </p><p>The service was recently enhanced to include the taxation class and MoT status of vehicles. This was intended to help organisations to continue to provide the appropriate parking concessions and exemptions from certain tolls to users of vehicles in the disabled tax class, following the abolition of the tax disc.</p><p> </p><p>The term &quot;disabled&quot; describes a vehicle’s tax class and does not refer to a living individual. Views have been expressed about the potential impact on the privacy of individuals who may be linked with vehicles licensed in the disabled tax class. The DVLA has removed all tax classes from the vehicle enquiry service while these matters are being considered in discussion with the Information Commissioner’s Office.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/10/2014 11:43:32 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

91539

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech of 15 August 2011 calling for a family test to be applied to all domestic policy, which policies of his Department have been so assessed to date.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	208861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 18 August 2014 the Prime Minister announced that the family test was being formalised as part of the impact assessment for all domestic policies. From October 2014, every new domestic policy will be examined for its impact on the family.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/10/2014 12:32:00 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

91540

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
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, how much (a) his Department and (b) local highways authorities have spent on consultants for cycling programmes, activities or projects in each year since 1997.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	208874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are unable to disaggregate the amount spent specifically on cycling from spend on consultancy. Furthermore, between 2005 and 2011 Cycling England were responsible for investment in cycling, however they were not consultants. For local highway authorities we do not keep this information centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 13/10/2014 13:33:06 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

91541

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on the applicability of road safety regulations to metric mixers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	208875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department has received fourteen separate pieces of correspondence relating to metric mixers as at 24 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/10/2014 12:26:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

91542

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's policy is on the EU Port Services Regulations; and what discussions he has had on those regulations with the UK Major Ports Group.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	208865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>While the Government does not believe that the Proposal was necessary in respect of a proven competitive market based port sector, the Government has negotiated to secure an outcome that ensures the continued commercial integrity of our highly competitive port sector. I am pleased to say that the general approach agreed by the Transport Council on 8 October does represent a great improvement in this regard, as compared with the Commission’s original Proposal, and takes account of several key UK industry concerns.</p><p> </p><p>I have had – and continue to have – extensive and detailed discussions with not only the UK Major Ports Group and British Ports Association, but with trade unions and others who are likely to be affected by the Proposal; and I discussed the matter personally with the outgoing Commissioner, Siim Kallas, ahead of Transport Council.</p><p>The Government remains committed to addressing the very real concerns of industry, its employees, suppliers and customers, and to securing the best deal for our port sector and I will continue to challenge Brussels to recognise the circumstances of our unique ports sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 15/10/2014 12:52:23 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

91543

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Eastern Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the value is of the support provided by his Department to the Norwich in 90 campaign; and what proportion of such support has been spent on (a) secretarial support and (b) external consultants.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	208894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not provided secretarial support to the Norwich in 90 campaign but has been providing technical support within the Department’s staff resources. The Department has funded external consultancy support to the value of £60,000.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/10/2014 11:21:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

91544

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Directly Operated Railways
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 5 September 2014, Official Report, column 402W, on directly operated railways, what the mobilisation costs incurred by directly operated railways were in each franchise competition since 6 May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	208918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Directly Operated Railways (DOR) has incurred mobilisation costs in respect of two rail franchises since 6 May 2010. These are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2012/13 – InterCity West Coast - £1,020,000</p><p>2013/14 – Greater Western - £787,000</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2010 DOR also incurred mobilisation costs of £5.6 million with respect to the failure of the InterCity East Coast franchise in 2009.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/10/2014 16:47:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

91545

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Eastern Main Line: Level Crossings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many level crossings there are on the London to Norwich rail route; what assessment has been made of the number of level crossings that could be closed to improve passenger journey times; and what assessment has been made of the cost of closing level crossings as part of the Norwich in 90 proposals.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	208895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>There are 89 level crossings of all types between London and Norwich. Network Rail are currently developing detailed proposals and costings to increase speeds on the route to reduce journey times and these proposals are likely to involve changes to some existing level crossings.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/10/2014 11:23:24 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

91546

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has held with freight operating companies on the transfer of freight services from the Great Eastern Main Line to the Nuneaton to Felixstowe line.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	208896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not held direct discussions with the freight operating companies on this, as freight routeing is a matter for Network Rail, within the regulatory framework overseen by the Office of Rail Regulation. There are no current proposals to transfer all freight services from the Great Eastern Main Line to the Felixstowe to Nuneaton route; rather, the upgrading of the route from Felixstowe to Nuneaton is currently principally aimed at accommodating the anticipated growth in rail freight to and from the Port of Felixstowe.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/10/2014 11:24:36 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood