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100513

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Highways Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy that the Highways Agency, following its transfer from being a civil service agency to a government-owned company will be liable to pay (a) corporation tax and (b) additional payments of VAT.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	211500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Honorable Gentleman to my earlier replies about VAT [DN: please insert correct reference]. Special provisions apply to Government Departments and health authorities that refunds VAT incurred on certain non-business activities. These are set out in section 41(3) of the VAT Act 1994.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>New bodies are not automatically covered by the above provisions. However, the Department for Transport and HM Treasury are considering this issue.</p><p> </p><p>Government departments are exempt from Corporation Tax, while Non-</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Departmental Public Bodies (which the Highways agency will become) are subject to Corporation Tax on any trading and investment income and on any capital gains.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/10/2014 16:27:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

100258

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the total of each cost heading for transfer of the Highways Agency to a government-owned company.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	211246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government has published an Impact Assessment detailing the estimated cost of roads reform and transforming the Highways Agency into a Strategic Highways Company. We have estimated these costs as a one off transitional cost of £11 million (the cost of necessary reform to Department for Transport, Highways Agency, the monitor and watchdog) alongside average annual costs of £10 million going forward; this will generate an estimated annual benefit of £380 million.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/10/2014 10:42:02 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

99927

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he plans to make to his EU counterparts about attempts to delay the revised designs of HGVs in the revision of EU Directive 96/53 until after 2025.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	211103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The EU Council text for EU Directive 96/53, as agreed during the EU June Transport Council of Ministers, does not include a lead in time to 2025 for new vehicle cab designs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I want to make clear that the UK is fully committed to safer and more aerodynamic vehicle designs. We will continue to engage all key stakeholders to achieve the best outcome for the UK as we enter the next stage of EU level discussions on this Directive.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/10/2014 11:22:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

99939

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the £4,408 million allocated to the Highways Agency renewals programme for 2015 to 2020-21 will come out of the budget for (a) strategic road enhancements and (b) maintenance.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	211024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The £4,408m budget for the Highways Agency Renewals programme for the six year period 2015-16 to 2020-21 is capital investment for the renewal and repair of roads including resurfacing. This falls under the budget heading of Maintenance renewals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 23/10/2014 11:20:28 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

99746

registered interest
date	17/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads
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 13 October 2014 to Question 208974, whether cost benefit ratios are conducted for any Highways Agency schemes in the planning or scoping phase.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	211005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>In the early scoping phase of work, the required strategic outline business case does not require the production of benefit cost ratios.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the later scoping and planning phases, as schemes develop the Outline Business Case (known as the Options and Development Phases in the Highways Agency Project Lifecycle Framework), the Highways Agency then follows the relevant and appropriate sections of the Department for Transport’s Transport Analysis Guidance in order to determine the cost benefit ratio.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 22/10/2014 15:47:35 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

93799

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Priority School Building Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether factors additional to geography, commercial viability and condition need are assessed by her Department when selecting schools in the Priority School Building Programme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	210856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>On 24 May 2011, the then Secretary of State confirmed that 261 schools would be rebuilt, or have their condition needs met through the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP). These schools were selected on the basis of their condition need.</p><p>For delivery purposes, the 261 schools have been grouped into batches taking geography and commercial viability into consideration. We have sought to prioritise the delivery of those batches containing schools in the worst condition.</p><p>In June 2014, a second phase of the PSBP was launched. The schools to be included in this second phase of the PSBP will again be determined solely on the basis of their condition need.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 21/10/2014 13:44:28 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

93874

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pensions: Financial Assistance Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Financial Assistance Scheme of recalculating annual entitlement related to services after 1997 and changes to annuity or notional annuity income in respect of (a) each individual overpayment and (b) total overpayments.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	210857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>No such estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 21/10/2014 10:44:25 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

93652

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide further details of his Department's spending on sustainable travel, as listed in section G of the Department's annual report and accounts 2013-14, by category of expenditure, in each year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	210831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>This information is available on data.gov here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-oscar-publishing-from-the-database" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-oscar-publishing-from-the-database</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This information in the table below is taken from the HM Treasury reporting database.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/10/2014 15:29:02 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry attachment 1 file name 210831 - table.xls title HM Treasury Reporting Database Table
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

93656

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads
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 15 October 2014 to Question 208884, whether cost benefit ratios exist for all current Highways Agency minor schemes under development.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	210733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>Benefit Cost Ratios (BCRs) exist for the vast majority of all current Highways Agency minor schemes under development. This is because the Highways Agency seeks to deliver best value for money and maximise the return on their investments across all programmes of work.</p><p> </p><p>However, some schemes are classed as non-appraisable or have benefits that cannot be monetised. In these cases it is not possible to calculate a BCR.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/10/2014 16:13:39 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

93658

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the increase in HGV speed limits on single and dual carriageways on (a) drivers' perceptions of speed and (b) enforcement of speed limits.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	210666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The impact assessments of the changes consider the effect of the speed limit change on single carriageways, and possible change on dual carriageways on actual behaviour in terms of speeds driven. They do not specifically consider drivers’ perceptions of speed.</p><p> </p><p>One effect noted in these assessments is that there will be many fewer heavy goods vehicles breaking the higher speed limits, making targeted enforcement of any remaining infringements easier. Enforcement resources saved due to better compliance could be used for other enforcement work, including related to local road speed limits, subject to local policing decisions.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the conduct of vocational drivers in relation to their driving licences, the intention is to view breaking the higher speed limits as a higher risk factor than the current infringements. The senior traffic commissioner plans to consult on revised guidance during the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/10/2014 12:42:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden