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819814

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Parking: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government whether his Department plans to review the regulation of the level of charges made by private parking operators for vehicles parking on private land in respect of the Unfair Terms of Consumer Contracts Act 1999.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	121886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government promotes a system of self-regulation by the private parking industry. Private parking companies must be a member of a trade association if they wish to access the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) data and then issue parking charges to the owner of a vehicle. The two parking trade associations, the British Parking Association (BPA) and the International Parking Community (IPC), have their own codes of practice and appeal procedures to which they expect their members to adhere.</p><p>Sir Greg Knight has introduced a Private Members’ Bill that seeks to create an independent code of practice for private parking companies. In line with the Manifesto, the Government fully supports Sir Greg’s Bill and seeks to get the fairest deal for motorists whilst helping to tackle rogue private parking companies. Should the Bill progress, there will be an opportunity to consider the obligations on private parking companies. The Bill is due for second reading on 2 February 2018. Further information is available here <a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/parkingcodeofpractice.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/parkingcodeofpractice.html</a></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 29/01/2018 11:33:06 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

819018

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for his Department's consultation on the future of community transport connections, and the effect of new EU regulations on that transport.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	121695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport will be consulting on the issue and use of section 19 and section 22 permits under the Transport Act 1985 shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/01/2018 15:11:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

819029

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to make an assessment of the effectiveness of the DVLA’s current cost recovery model for fees levied to access driver records by private parking operators.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	121706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency keeps the cost recovery model for the fees levied for data release to private parking companies under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/01/2018 15:14:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

810650

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Battery Chargers: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure electrical chargers comply with regulatory standards.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	120995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>Electrical chargers must comply with the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations which require manufacturers to only put safe products on the market. These Regulations are primarily enforced by Local Authority Trading Standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is now considering a recommendation made by the Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety to provide more central capacity to support consumers on product safety, including with regard to electrical products, and we will respond to that recommendation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/01/2018 15:43:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

810055

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Industry: Cheltenham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to promote engagement with residents and businesses in Cheltenham constituency on the industrial strategy in order to maximise the benefits of that strategy to that local area.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	120521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The launch of the Green Paper, ‘Building our Industrial Strategy’, in January 2017, commenced an extensive period of consultation, capturing feedback to inform the development of the White Paper. Over 2,000 organisations from across the country responded to the consultation, including a wide range of businesses, public sector organisations and private individuals.</p><p> </p><p>The White Paper set out the government’s approach to working with places to maximise the benefits of the Industrial Strategy, based on the belief that the people best placed to drive forward local economies are those who live, work and do business in them. It included a variety of new opportunities for Local Enterprise Partnerships to drive local economic growth. I am sure that GFirst, the LEP for Gloucestershire, will be keen to build on the area’s cyber security strength with Cheltenham home to GCHQ.</p><p>The White Paper also included proposals to work with local leaders to develop Local Industrial Strategies, which will establish new ways of working between national leaders in both the public and private sectors, harnessing their local insights to develop clear, long-term strategies for future growth. Universities, colleges and other local institutions will be key in this process.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/01/2018 16:20:34 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

806605

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Private Sector
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 private parking companies undertake land ownership checks before submitting data requests to the DVLA and issuing parking tickets on private land.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	119681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Landowners are responsible for deciding the terms and conditions that apply for parking on their land and the terms of their contracts with private parking companies.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) only discloses data to parking companies that are members of an accredited trade association and signed up to a code of practice that promotes fair treatment of motorists. The DVLA is notified of any issues of non-compliance with the code as needed.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA carries out both remote and on-site audits in conjunction with the Government Internal Audit Agency. These audits help to ensure that data is used only in accordance with strict contractual terms. Failure to comply can result in a parking company’s suspension from eligibility to request vehicle keeper data.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/12/2017 08:59:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

805112

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last reviewed the fee for third parties seeking to access DVLA driver records to ensure it strikes the right balance between easy access to data and value for money for Government; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	118784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport, regularly reviews the fees levied to access driver records. The last review took place in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/12/2017 17:10:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

804287

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to reduce the risk currently posed to other drivers of cars using full beam headlights.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	118494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>There are already measures in place to reduce the risk associated with drivers who misuse full beam headlights including regulatory controls in the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989 (as amended), guidance in the Highway Code, and material produced by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. Enforcement of on-road vehicle regulations is a matter for the police.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/12/2017 13:07:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

804359

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
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: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the fee for third parties seeking to access DVLA driver records to ensure that it strikes the right balance between providing easy access to data and ensuring value for money for the Government.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	118600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) keeps the fees it charges for data release under regular review. The charges levied are intended to recover the full cost of providing the information, so that the DVLA neither profits at the expense of customers nor makes a loss for taxpayers to subsidise. This is in line with HM Treasury’s Managing Public Money guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Over time, the costs of individual DVLA services can slightly increase or decrease, depending in part on the volume of requests, leading to a small surplus or deficit in the short term.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/12/2017 17:00:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

803005

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Aviation: Planning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to introduce sector-led planning guidance for general aviation airfields; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	118425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s planning policy for airfields is set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. This is supported by our planning practice guidance on <em>'Transport evidence bases in plan-making and decision taking’</em>, which makes clear to local authorities that they should consider the interconnectivity between airfields of different sizes and that they should have regard to the Aviation Policy Framework.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/12/2017 11:58:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk