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Written Question
Department for Transport: Brexit
Monday 7th January 2019

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the accounting officer for his Department has requested a written ministerial direction for expenditure on contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

Answered by Chris Grayling

Bernadette Kelly, the accounting officer for DfT sought a written ministerial direction on 7th February 2018 for expenditure on EU Exit preparations. The details can be found here

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-exit-preparations-dft-ministerial-direction.

No other ministerial directions have been sought.


Written Question
Taxis: Disability
Wednesday 14th November 2018

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to introduce mandatory disability awareness training for all taxi and minicab drivers.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)

Taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) provide a vital service for many disabled people. However, as of March this year, only 38% of licensing authorities required drivers to complete disability awareness and equality training; I would urge the remainder to use their existing licensing powers to ensure that all taxi and PHV drivers have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide every passenger with the assistance they require.

Ministers are considering the recommendations made in the report of the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing, including those intended to improve accessibility. A Government response will be issued in due course.


Written Question
Roads: Safety
Tuesday 16th October 2018

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the criteria are for allocating funds under the Safer Roads Fund.

Answered by Jesse Norman

As highlighted in my June Written Ministerial Statement, the Department has invested £100 million to improve the 50 most dangerous stretches of ‘A’ roads in England.

The roads chosen for funding were based on Road Safety Foundation analysis, the key components of which were the number of people killed or seriously injured, the traffic flow of the road and the likelihood of future collisions based on the characteristics of the road.


Written Question
Roads
Wednesday 12th September 2018

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the responses to the public consultation, Proposals for the creation of a Major Road Network, published in December 2017.

Answered by Jesse Norman

The Department is aiming to publish a response to the consultation shortly, with a view to releasing a network map and further details on the scheme selection process by the end of the year.

It will then be for the relevant local authority, working with regional partners, to make the case for MRN funding for particular schemes.


Written Question
Roads
Wednesday 12th September 2018

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to include the A68 in the major roads network.

Answered by Jesse Norman

The Department is aiming to publish a response to the consultation shortly, with a view to releasing a network map and further details on the scheme selection process by the end of the year.

It will then be for the relevant local authority, working with regional partners, to make the case for MRN funding for particular schemes.


Written Question
Roads
Wednesday 12th September 2018

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to change the criteria for road improvement funding.

Answered by Jesse Norman

The Department for Transport consulted on the formula for highways maintenance capital funding in 2015 and made a few changes to the funding methodology based on responses received. The funding allocated to each highway authority is based on each of the local assets that they are responsible for and is a fair and proportionate way of providing funding. The Department for Transport may consider a further review of the highways maintenance funding formula following the outcome of the next Spending Review.

For the Major Road Network (MRN), the Department is aiming to publish a response to the consultation shortly, with a view to launching the network and further details on the scheme selection process by the end of the year. Once launched, it will be for the relevant local authority working with other regional partners, to make the case for MRN funding for particular schemes.


Written Question
Railway Stations
Monday 16th April 2018

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many railway stations (a) opened and (b) closed in each constituency in each year since 2010.

Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone

Since 2010, thirty seven stations have opened, and three have been closed. I attach a table for ease.


Written Question
Driving Standards Agency: Closures
Monday 16th April 2018

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test stations have closed in each constituency since 2010.

Answered by Jesse Norman

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has closed nine driving test centres since 2010; this consists of four car driving test centres, one motorcycle driving test centre and four lorry driving test centres. The sites were closed either because the usage agreement was terminated by the landlord, the property was sold by the site landlord or the site was no longer suitable for testing. The following table shows the name of each driving test centre that has closed, the type of test that was carried out and the constituency:

Name of driving test centre

Type of test

Constituency

Aberporth

Motorcycle

Ceredigion

Ashton-under-Lyne

Car

Ashton Under Lyne

Bromsgrove

Car

Bromsgrove

Congleton

Car

Congleton

Gloucester

Lorry

Gloucester

Islay Island

Lorry

Argyll and Bute

Neath

Lorry

Neath

Rutherglen

Car

Rutherglen and Hamilton West

Simonswood (Liverpool)

Lorry

West Lancashire


Written Question
Department for Transport: Horizon 2020
Wednesday 21st December 2016

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Treasury Committee on 12 December 2016, in response to Q311, who in his Department is responsible for assessing whether grant applications for Horizon 2020 funding are (a) value for money and (b) in line with Government objectives.

Answered by John Hayes

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 20 December 2016 to Question UIN 57694.


Written Question
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Wednesday 9th November 2016

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has consulted the Office of Rail and Road on the implications for its remit of the draft Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Answered by Andrew Jones

The Department for International Trade leads on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and has established a process for regular cross-Whitehall engagement with relevant parts of Government to ensure matters arising from the TTIP discussions have been considered appropriately. There has also been extensive engagement with various stakeholders.