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registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the evidence base for traffic-calming measures introduced recently in (a) Derbyshire and (b) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	130826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Installation of traffic calming measures is the responsibility of the relevant local highway authority.</p><p> </p><p>Traffic calming provides a proven and effective way of saving lives and reducing casualties. Its primary purpose is to reduce vehicle speeds in areas where inappropriate speed is a problem. It plays an important role in improving road safety, and each 1 mph reduction in vehicle speed resulting from traffic calming has been found to reduce accidents by around 5%.</p><p> </p><p>Traffic calming has been the subject of extensive research. The Department publishes advice for local authorities on designing and installing traffic calming, in Local Transport Note 1/07: Traffic Calming, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-calming-ltn-107" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-calming-ltn-107</a>. This brings together a summary of the research commissioned by the Department and its predecessors, together with some research from external sources, to provide advice on the use of traffic calming measures today.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2018 09:26:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

809876

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making greater use of tidal flow carriageways to help reduce congestion at rush hours in towns and cities; if he will take steps to encourage local highway authorities to make greater use of such carriageways; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	120496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Section 16 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 introduced a network management duty for local traffic authorities to manage their road networks with a view to “achieving, so far as may be reasonably practicable, the expeditious movement of traffic on the authority’s road network”. Local traffic authorities have a range of tools available, including tidal flow carriageways, to manage congestion and are responsible for deciding which measures are appropriate for use on their roads.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/01/2018 14:14:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

785153

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Government plans to spend on the Congestion relief programme in each NUTS 1 region of England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	111780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling congestion across the country’s road network, and has recently announced its intention to form a Major Road Network (MRN) comprising the most important local authority A roads.</p><p> </p><p>The MRN will receive a dedicated portion of the National Roads Fund (NRF), which will be established in 2020/21. The NRF is derived from revenue raised from Vehicle Excise Duty in England only and therefore MRN funding will not spent in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>We will be consulting on our proposals for the creation of a MRN before the end of the year. The results of the consultation will determine the process of how the funding will be allocated across England’s regions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/11/2017 13:35:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

771753

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
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 reduce congestion on the strategic road network.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	901291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>Tackling congestion is at the forefront of Government’s plans to provide a modern strategic road network that supports our growing economy.</p><p> </p><p>Government is investing in the largest programme of improvements on our national roads - £15 billion between 2015 and 2021.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to providing extra capacity on our busiest motorways by making them smart motorways, Government is improving specific parts of the network where investment can tackle congestion, improve journeys and support economic growth.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/10/2017 12:52:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

769035

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
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 manage any increase in the volume of traffic around the UK's exit and entry points, including sea ports such as Dover; and what the projected cost is of implementing such measures.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	107107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is taking steps to improve roads around the UK’s exit and entry points, as expansion happens at many of our ports around the country. On strategic roads, Highways England has published their 2017/18 Delivery Plan which provides updates on schemes from 2015 to 2020, including those that improve access to our ports and airports. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642750/Highways_England_Delivery_Plan_Update_2017-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642750/Highways_England_Delivery_Plan_Update_2017-2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is also working closely with other relevant Departments and agencies, and in consultation with the industry, to ensure that plans are in place to address the full range of possible future scenarios at the border following our exit from the European Union. The costs of any necessary interventions are being developed as part of this planning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2017 13:46:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna