Asked by: Damian Collins (Conservative - Folkestone and Hythe)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 11 June 2019, 19 October 2019 and 25 June 2020 from the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe, regarding his constituent Mrs Old and the formerly proposed lorry park at Stanford West; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
There have been multiple replies sent regarding Mrs Old in the past twelve months. The Department will contact the Hon Member’s office and provide copies of any replies that you have not received. The Department has no record of any correspondence being received on 25th June; if a copy can be provided, a response will be sent as soon as possible.
Asked by: Damian Collins (Conservative - Folkestone and Hythe)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish advice received by his Department from Highways England on the sites considered for providing off-road lorry parking to address Operation Stack on the M20 in Kent; and what the reasons were for rejecting sites not included in the current consultation.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Taking account of past studies and the work of the European Gateway Group, Highways England and local partners drew up a number of criteria for a proposed lorry park. Based on these criteria, a range of sites were considered, and two viable sites were identified.
The current public consultation describes these two potential sites and invites suggestions as to other sites that may be suitable. Following the consultation, Highways England will assess all sites suggested and report on their suitability for an off road lorry area.
Asked by: Damian Collins (Conservative - Folkestone and Hythe)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been raised in revenue by the HGV road user levy since its introduction.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
In the eleven calendar months since the introduction of the HGV Levy in April 2014, the revenue has been £42.1m from non-UK registered vehicles and £132.5m from UK-registered vehicles. This totals £174.6m.