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746881

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Migrant Workers
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 whether licensed private hire vehicle drivers are required to pass a test in English as a condition of holding a licence.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	2171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The legislation that provides for licensing of taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) services is enabling in its nature, giving licensing authorities the discretion to set standards that they deem to be appropriate including language skills. To which end the Department’s current best practice guidance to licensing authorities states that they “may also wish to consider whether an applicant for a taxi or PHV driver licence would have any problems in communicating with customers because of language difficulties.”</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 04/07/2017 16:28:04 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

732904

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the DVLA plans to process the application by Mr Bentall of Christchurch for the reinstatement of his driving licence; and what the reasons are for the time taken in dealing with that case.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	1448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>I will write directly to my honourable Friend about Mr Bentall’s driving licence application.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/07/2017 13:44:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

647265

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what cost benefit analysis the Government has carried out on the potential financial risk for council taxpayers of powers being given to local authorities to reverse bus deregulation and replace it with bus franchising.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	55234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport published an impact assessment (IA), which analysed the potential costs and benefits of the Bus Services Bill proposals. The IA can be accessed from the gov.uk website - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bus-services-bill-impact-assessments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bus-services-bill-impact-assessments</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The actual costs and benefits will depend on how franchising is implemented at the local level, and the Bill requires any authority wishing to pursue franchising to produce an assessment of its proposed scheme, which will include consideration of whether the authority would be able to afford the scheme and whether it would represent value for money.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/12/2016 14:01:45 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

637214

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Model Aircraft: EU law
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 14 November 2016 to Question 52128, if the Government will reject any new proposals for further regulation of new Implementing Rules (Prototype) Regulations which are not proportionate to the risk and undermine the activities of modal aircraft clubs.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	52953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>These rules are still at the proposal stage, and their primary purpose was to obtain feedback from European citizens. The Government is committed to the development of simple and proportionate regulations for unmanned aircraft and the Civil Aviation Authority will work with the European Aviation Safety Agency over the coming months, as part of an ‘expert rulemaking group’ in which the model flying associations are also represented, in order to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 18/11/2016 10:55:02 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

631247

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Model Aircraft: EU Law
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 ensure that the activities of model aircraft clubs in the UK will not be compromised by steps proposed by the European Commission and European Safety Agency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	52128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the long standing safety culture adopted by model aircraft clubs and associations, and will seek to ensure that any new proposals for further regulation or new Implementing Rules (Prototype Regulations) proposed by the European Commission and European Aviation Safety Agency are proportionate to the risk and do not undermine the good work that these organisations have been doing.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 14/11/2016 10:55:00 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

622709

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to establish the best means by which high-polluting vehicles can be accurately and efficiently identified to facilitate enforcement action.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	50702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency deals with the front line enforcement of high polluting vehicles. This is primarily dealt with at the annual roadworthiness test, which DVSA administers, where exhaust emissions are checked once a vehicle becomes subject to testing due to its age. If the vehicle fails this test, the vehicle cannot be used on roads until the excess pollution is remedied. DVSA enforce emission outputs from the commercial vehicle fleet. When vehicles are seen to emit visual smoke, enforcement action is taken. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency also operates a Smoky Vehicle hot-line where anyone can report a smoky vehicle online and DVSA will then make follow up enquires about the vehicle.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/11/2016 11:40:22 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

600772

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Minibuses: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many minibuses have been delivered under his Department's Community Transport Minibus scheme; and how many such buses are still on order under that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	48311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Each Community Transport provider has different users with different needs. To ensure the organisation receives a vehicle that best suits their requirements they have been able to specify the adaptions needed to the vehicle. The number of vehicles awarded under the Fund and the bespoke nature of these has stretched the supply chain and delivery schedule.</p><p> </p><p>As of 12 October 2016, 167 minibuses have been delivered and 185 remain on order.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/10/2016 09:17:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

599609

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government plans to respond to the recommendations of the Law Commission Report on taxi and private hire vehicle licensing, published in May 2014; and whether it plans to take steps to permit more local authority cross-border use of such vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	48029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering all the recommendations in the Law Commission’s report on taxi and private hire regulation in England and Wales and will formally respond to the Law Commission and announce its intentions once this scrutiny is completed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no current plans to amend legislation in respect of cross-border working. The Deregulation Act 2015 enables licensed operators in England and Wales to subcontract bookings to licensed operators in another district, any private hire vehicle operator in London or an operator in Scotland. This power was already possible in London through The Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998. This was a recommendation from the Law Commission’s review of taxi and private hire services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/10/2016 09:21:29 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

536308

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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, how many reports of non-compliant vehicles were sent by the DVLA to NSL Services Ltd in the last year for which information is available; and how many such reports resulted in enforcement action being taken.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	42764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>During the last financial year, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) received a total of 191,715 reports from members of the public about vehicles that were potentially unlicensed. These reports are passed to NSL Services Ltd for action, as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the DVLA also provides NSL Services Ltd with information about vehicles which could potentially be non-compliant. This information includes instances where vehicles have been declared off road.</p><p> </p><p>During the last financial year, enforcement action was taken in 87,844 cases.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/07/2016 14:11:08 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

434048

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has been unable to provide MyCSP with accurate pension data for its staff on which pension benefit statements can be based; and by what date he expects that matter to be resolved.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	18628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is not able to provide myCSP with accurate pensions data on its staff because of an ongoing technical issue with the interface between its shared service supplier and myCSP.</p><br /><p>All parties are working on a permanent solution and the MCA understands that this issue will be fixed early in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/12/2015 11:43:57 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope