{ "format" : "linked-data-api", "version" : "0.2", "result" : {"_about" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?date=2020-04-21&tablingMemberPrinted.=Earl+Attlee&title=House+of+Lords+Tabled+Parliamentary+Question+2019%2F21+HL3238", "definition" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/meta/answeredquestions.text?date=2020-04-21&tablingMemberPrinted.=Earl+Attlee&title=House+of+Lords+Tabled+Parliamentary+Question+2019%2F21+HL3238", "extendedMetadataVersion" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?date=2020-04-21&tablingMemberPrinted.=Earl+Attlee&title=House+of+Lords+Tabled+Parliamentary+Question+2019%2F21+HL3238&_metadata=all", "first" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?date=2020-04-21&tablingMemberPrinted.=Earl+Attlee&_page=0&title=House+of+Lords+Tabled+Parliamentary+Question+2019%2F21+HL3238", "hasPart" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?date=2020-04-21&tablingMemberPrinted.=Earl+Attlee&title=House+of+Lords+Tabled+Parliamentary+Question+2019%2F21+HL3238", "isPartOf" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?date=2020-04-21&tablingMemberPrinted.=Earl+Attlee&title=House+of+Lords+Tabled+Parliamentary+Question+2019%2F21+HL3238", "items" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1189721", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1189721/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Government has no current plans to allow public service vehicle (category D) licence holders to drive any heavy goods vehicles (category C) during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>

<\/p>

Legislation requires the driver to have passed a test in the category of the vehicle being driven.<\/p>

<\/p>

Although buses and coaches share many similar driving characteristics with lorries, there are significant differences in the handling, braking with a load, and automatic and semi-automatic transmission systems. Without specific training, bus drivers may not be familiar with these differences, which may have significant road safety implications.<\/p>

<\/p>

The safety of vulnerable road users, including pedestrians or cyclists is a priority for this Government. Only those drivers who have undertaken appropriate training in the vehicle and demonstrated competence by passing a test can drive category C vehicles.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Government will keep under review the availability of drivers to ensure critical supply chains are able to continue servicing NHS and supermarket food supplies during the pandemic.<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4580", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Vere of Norbiton"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-04-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-04-28T16:06:56.153Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-04-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Driving Licences: Coronavirus"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to allow public service vehicle licence holders to drive two-axle, category C, heavy goods vehicles during the COVID-19 pandemic.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3425", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Attlee"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Earl Attlee"} ], "uin" : "HL3238"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 1, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }