Asked by: Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions the Government has had with (a) commercial airline operators and (b) travel insurance providers on providing timely compensation to repatriated UK travellers who have had flights cancelled as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
The Department for Transport is in regular conversation with UK airlines and is working with the sector, the regulator and consumer groups to help ensure airlines deliver on their commitments. The Government’s position is clear - if a customer asks for a refund, that refund needs to be paid.
Asked by: Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the safety of the roll-out of smart motorways.
Answered by George Freeman
On 24 October 2019 the Secretary of State for Transport announced that the Department will carry out an evidence stocktake to gather the facts about smart motorway safety.
The Department will present the findings shortly.
Asked by: Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) road traffic collisions and (b) fatalities there have been between junctions 10 and 13 on the M1 in each year since 2010.
Answered by George Freeman
The number of reported personal injury road accidents and the number of fatal casualties between junctions 10 and 13 on the M1 since 2010 can be found in the table below:
Reported personal injury road accidents and fatalities between junctions 10 and 13 on the M1¹, 2010 to 2018 | ||||||
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Year | Accidents (all severities) | Fatalities |
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2010 | 113 | 0 |
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2011 | 74 | 1 |
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2012 | 93 | 1 |
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2013 | 84 | 0 |
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2014 | 98 | 2 |
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2015 | 90 | 4 |
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2016 | 94 | 0 |
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2017 | 103 | 1 |
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2018 | 84 | 0 |
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Source: DfT, STATS19 |
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1. Includes all the slip roads on and off at each of the junctions. | ||||||