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1719587

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail requires its contractors and suppliers to limit the use of zero hours contracts.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	27330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail has Key Performance Indicators in its key labour contracts which measure the use of zero-hour contracts and encourages their reduction.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 23/05/2024 14:55:17 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1719793

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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 criteria his Department used to assess applications to the Safer Roads Fund.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	27475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The local authorities that have been pre-selected for funding are invited to submit an application. This selection is based on robust Department for Transport data that has been further analysed by the Road Safety Foundation. This process is non-competitive.</p><p> </p><p>After an initial meeting with Department officials to discuss their particular route and its issues, they submit their proposals for assessment. Each application is seen independently by 2 Safer Roads Fund officials at the DfT and an economist. The Safer Roads Fund Team also discuss the applications, making sure they have passed a list of criteria including governance, quality assurance, affordability and a risk register. HM Treasury must approve an overview of the proposed funded schemes before funds can be released.</p><p> </p><p>As it is a non-competitive process, the eligible bids are assessed to ensure that the local authorities’ planned interventions will successfully capture the Road Safety Foundation modelled interventions to reduce risks on the selected route.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have access at all times to support from the DfT and the Road Safety Foundation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/05/2024 10:16:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1719852

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways: Visual Impairment
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 help ensure that cycle lanes are not a danger to (a) visually impaired and (b) blind pedestrians.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	27534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Design guidance for cycle infrastructure issued by the Department for Transport sets out that there should be separation of pedestrian and cycle infrastructure wherever possible. This guidance was developed in collaboration with stakeholders, including disability groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport established Active Travel England (ATE) to up-skill local authorities, enabling the installation of changes that are well thought through for all modes of travel, and disseminating best practice. As part of this, ATE has recently published a suite of design assistance and scheme review tools to support the development of accessible active travel schemes. The agency has also commissioned West Midlands Combined Authority to undertake research into crossing detection systems.</p><p> </p><p>ATE will continue to work with organisations representing blind and visually impaired people to improve standards and further reduce the rare occasions that collisions occur.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/05/2024 12:54:20 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1719865

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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 enforcement action the DVLA can take against untaxed vehicles parked on roads for business purposes; and what resources are available for this action in Milton Keynes.
tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes North
tabling member printed	Ben Everitt
uin	27547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>All mechanically propelled vehicles that are used or kept on a public road must be registered and taxed. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle untaxed vehicle, including those used for business purposes. These range from automatic number plate recognition cameras, wheelclamping, the removal and impounding of untaxed vehicles, and court prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p>When the DVLA is made aware of an untaxed vehicle, a report is sent to its national wheelclamping contractor NSL Services Ltd (NSL); so that they can, where appropriate, take enforcement action. NSL maximises its resources by visiting different areas on a daily basis.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/05/2024 10:15:12 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4836 label Biography information for Ben Everitt

1719903

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Litter
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Highways England about keeping motorways free of discarded tyres and other litter.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL4826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport holds regular meetings with National Highways to discuss its performance and management of the Strategic Road Network. In April 2024, Minister Opperman met with National Highways to discuss the ways in which it tackles litter. National Highways’ Strategy focuses on reducing litter on the network by influencing littering behaviour as well as providing an effective litter clearing service. National Highways takes a data-led approach to litter clearing activities to ensure that litter hotspots are quickly identified and that resources are targeted effectively.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 23/05/2024 13:14:35 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1719904

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Litter
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what obligations the Highways Agency is under to keep motorways free of detritus.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL4827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The responsibility for clearing highway litter and sweeping carriageways is governed by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA); National Highways is responsible for litter collection on motorways and some trunk roads. National Highways works to the ‘Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse 2006' issued under section 89(7) of the EPA. National Highways inspects and grades litter and detritus on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) in accordance with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse. National Highways carries out litter picking almost every day and weekly inspections on its network, to ensure that clearance of the worst affected areas is prioritised. Wherever possible planned closures are used to undertake litter picks to minimise disruption to road users.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 23/05/2024 12:59:33 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1719905

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many accidents on motorways have been caused by discarded tyres and other detritus in each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL4828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 23/05/2024 12:58:25 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1719164

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dangerous Driving: Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many drivers in England and Wales have been charged with (1) causing death by dangerous driving, and (2) causing death by careless driving, in the past five years; how many of those were found guilty; and what estimate they have made of the number of deaths that have been caused by dangerous or careless cycling in the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of ‘Death or serious injury - unlawful driving’ offences recorded by the police in England and Wales, and their investigative outcomes, including the numbers of charges and summonses. This information is published on a quarterly basis.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of offenders found guilty of criminal offences in England and Wales, up to December 2023.</p><p>Information on the number of offenders convicted for causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving for the requested period can be found in Table 1.</p><p>The Department for Transport publishes statistics on personal injury road collisions reported to police in Great Britain, based on data collected via the STATS19 system. STATS19 does not attribute cause of collision and so it is not possible to determine the number of deaths caused by dangerous or careless cycling from this data.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 23/05/2024 13:15:31 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower attachment 1 file name PQ HL4771 Table 1.xlsx title PQ HL4771 Table 1
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1719202

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Shropshire
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 help increase the number of miles travelled by bus in Shropshire.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	27133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Most bus services outside London are commercially operated. The Government recognises the importance of local bus services to helping communities stay connected and has announced over £4.5 billion to support and improve bus services since 2020. This includes over £2 billion to help local authorities deliver their Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs) and make bus services more frequent, reliable, cheaper, and easier to use. Shropshire Council has been allocated £4.8 million to deliver its BSIP. Local authorities can use BSIP funding to target areas they believe will deliver the best overall outcomes in growing long term patronage and revenues; helping to maintain service levels.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also makes over £200 million available to bus operators every year through the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) to help them maintain their networks. A further £42 million in BSOG funding is provided directly to local authorities to help subsidise socially necessary bus services that might otherwise be commercially unviable. Shropshire Council receives £512,447 of this funding every year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also investing almost £600 million to deliver the £2 fare cap scheme in England, helping passengers save on their travel costs, and ultimately encouraging more people to use the bus.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/05/2024 14:36:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1719260

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Shipley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Bradford Council on the Shipley Eastern Relief Road.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Sir Philip Davies
uin	27000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>My officials are in contact with City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council on the information needed as part of the Department’s review of the Strategic Outline Case for the Shipley Eastern Relief Road scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/05/2024 10:50:43 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies