Asked by: Gordon Banks (Labour - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 12 March 2015 to Questions 226857 and 226812, which 33 stations were nominated for Access to All funding; and which 25 stations were selected for that funding.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Scottish stations nominated successfully were Barrhead, Blairhill, Cupar, Dalmuir, Dunblane, Dyce, Easterhouse, Elgin, Gleneagles, Hamilton Central, Hyndland, Kilmarnock, Kilwinning, Kircaldy, Linlithgow, Milliken Park, Montrose, Motherwell, Mount Florida, Newton, Perth, Rosyth, Rutherglen, Shotts and Westerton. Stirling was also successfully nominated but had to be withdrawn after a solution acceptable to local planners could not be found.
The unsuccessful nominations were Aviemore, Burntisland, Cathcart, Coatdyke, Dumbarton East, Greenock West and Springburn.
Asked by: Gordon Banks (Labour - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which railway stations his Department discussed with the Scottish Government during the process of approving Access for All funding from 2006 to 2014.
Answered by Claire Perry
Since 2006, a large number of Scottish stations have been discussed with the Department in the context of Access for All. This led to 33 stations being put forward by Scottish Ministers for Access for All funding, of which 25 were included in the programme.
Asked by: Gordon Banks (Labour - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department objected to Access for All funding being allocated to any of the Scottish Government's proposed recipient stations between 2006 and 2014.
Answered by Claire Perry
Since 2006, 33 Scottish stations have been nominated for Access for All funding, of which 25 were selected. The Department for Transport did not object to any of the stations on the list.
Asked by: Gordon Banks (Labour - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has any plans to amend the Highway Code.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Highway Code was last revised in September 2007. When we carry out the next revision to the Code we will as usual undertake a consultation on proposed changes.
Asked by: Gordon Banks (Labour - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) drivers' organisations, (b) driver training organisations and (c) accident prevention organisations on the mandatory carrying in motor cars of high visibility jackets and warning triangles.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
There have been no discussions with these groups on the mandatory wearing of high visibility clothing for cyclists.
There have been no discussions with these groups on the mandatory carrying in motor cars of high visibility jackets and warning triangles.
Asked by: Gordon Banks (Labour - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) drivers' organisations, (b) driver training organisations, (c) accident prevention organisations and (d) cycling organisations on the mandatory wearing of high visibility clothing for cyclists.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
There have been no discussions with these groups on the mandatory wearing of high visibility clothing for cyclists.
There have been no discussions with these groups on the mandatory carrying in motor cars of high visibility jackets and warning triangles.
Asked by: Gordon Banks (Labour - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to introduce mandatory regulation of B+E driving instructors.
Answered by Stephen Hammond
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) consulted recently on proposals to modernise and, as far as possible, reduce any potential burden that the current regulatory framework could place on approved driving instructors (ADI); it will publish the response to consultation shortly.
The consultation's proposals were designed to reduce the regulatory burden on small businesses, therefore, the consultation document proposed that DVSA would not mandate the voluntary fleet driver trainer register.
The pass rate for the B+E practical test is 67%, one of the highest pass rates for any category of test; unlike learner drivers people seeking B+E instruction must already hold a full category B driving licence. Most BE instruction is already carried out by vocational trainers who are competent to provide this service given their expertise in delivering training in category C vehicles and CE. Therefore, DVSA current has no plans to extend the regulation of paid driving instruction in a motor car to BE training; neither does it have plans to extend the regulatory framework for ADIs to cover paid vocational driver training.
Asked by: Gordon Banks (Labour - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to make the Fleet Driver Trainer register mandatory for paid vocational driver training.
Answered by Stephen Hammond
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) consulted recently on proposals to modernise and, as far as possible, reduce any potential burden that the current regulatory framework could place on approved driving instructors (ADI); it will publish the response to consultation shortly.
The consultation's proposals were designed to reduce the regulatory burden on small businesses, therefore, the consultation document proposed that DVSA would not mandate the voluntary fleet driver trainer register.
The pass rate for the B+E practical test is 67%, one of the highest pass rates for any category of test; unlike learner drivers people seeking B+E instruction must already hold a full category B driving licence. Most BE instruction is already carried out by vocational trainers who are competent to provide this service given their expertise in delivering training in category C vehicles and CE. Therefore, DVSA current has no plans to extend the regulation of paid driving instruction in a motor car to BE training; neither does it have plans to extend the regulatory framework for ADIs to cover paid vocational driver training.