Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what campaigns he plans to implement over the Christmas period in 2015 to draw public attention to the dangers of drinking and driving.
Answered by Andrew Jones
On 1st December the Department for Transport’s THINK! campaign will launch a new Drink Drive campaign in England and Wales. The campaign will use paid-for advertising (including TV and radio) alongside social media and PR activities. We are also working with commercial partners including Coca-Cola, Johnnie Walker and Budweiser who provide incentives to help drivers make the right choice not to drink and drive.
Targeted at men aged 17-34, the campaign aims to contribute to a reduction in the number of people killed and seriously injured as a result of drink driving by highlighting the potential danger of driving after drinking lower levels of alcohol. The campaign also aims to maintain the social unacceptability of drink driving amongst a wider ‘all adult’ audience who will see some of the advertising.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce the finalised route phase two of the High Speed 2 rail line; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
We have committed to setting out the Government’s plan for the HS2 Phase Two route in an update to the House before the end of this year.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what extra funding he plans to make available for the Access to All programme in the current funding period.
Answered by Claire Perry
We have made £160m available to extend the main Access for All programme until 2019, from its scheduled close in 2015. The 68 stations planned to benefit from this funding were announced last year.
A further £7.63m from the Access for All Small Schemes programme has been allocated to the Train Operating Companies to deliver station access improvements in the current financial year.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of funding allocated by the Government for cycling infrastructure since 2012 has been designated for Cheshire East.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
Cheshire East received funding in 2012 totalling £3.509m as part of the Local Sustainable Transport Fund for their programme ‘Growing Smarter Travel Choices in Crewe’. This programme contains projects that will deliver cycle improvements, including improved off-road cycling routes, new cycle parking and enhanced way-finding. These works sit alongside a range of other transport projects, such as bus infrastructure improvements, traffic management enhancements and improved walking facilities. We do not hold a breakdown of how Cheshire East has proportioned their overall funding across these various transport modes. Further, in 2012/13, Cheshire East received funding from the Department’s Linking Communities fund of £400k for work extending the Connect2 scheme and £200k for pedestrian and cycle improvements on Macon Way. Through the Cycle Safety fund, Cheshire East was awarded £413,170 in 2013/14 for the West Street/Victoria Avenue junction. These latter schemes are all based in Crewe.