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date	04/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
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 ensure the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency enforces effectively the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulation 1986.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	10332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) does not have any statutory powers to enforce adherence to these regulations. The police can take action if a vehicle being used on the road is found to be in breach of the regulations. Construction and use requirements are also enforced through the annual MoT test that applies to most vehicle types and checked at the roadside and during other enforcement checks by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.</p><p> </p><p>All vehicles used on the public roads in the UK must have the relevant type approval (unless an exemption applies to the vehicle type) and comply with the technical and general use requirements of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986. Type approval details are recorded on the DVLA’s records when the vehicle is first registered. The registered keeper of the vehicle is responsible for ensuring compliance with the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 14/06/2021 13:37:11 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1285133

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M11: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to the construction of the new Junction 7a on the M11.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	151672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>Total project costs for the Junction 7a M11 scheme, including construction and widening of local link roads, is estimated to be around £81 million with an agreed funding contribution from Highways England of £41.7 million, which was provided to Essex County Council. Additionally, through the Department’s Large Local Majors programme, the scheme received £1.5 million of early development funding in 2017. The remainder of the project costs are being funded by Essex County Council and partners.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/02/2021 11:53:58 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1254896

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Felixstowe: Standards
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 urgently help resolve the delays at Felixstowe port.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	120033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Officials and I have actively engaged with the Port of Felixstowe, the port sector, and wider freight sectors, to understand the challenge of a global peak in container traffic, and the steps they are taking to address the demand surge impacts in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to monitor the situation, including convening a meeting of all relevant freight trade associations, to encourage all parties to work collaboratively to take the steps needed to resolve any remaining challenges.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 30/11/2020 16:30:26 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1253789

registered interest
date	19/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have died by suicide on the railways in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	117977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>There have been 157 suspected suicides on the rail network during period 2020/21 (182 during corresponding period 2019/20).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/11/2020 13:14:23 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon