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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much the Government invested in highway and infrastructure construction in the North West in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much the Government invested in highway and infrastructure construction in the North West in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
HM Treasury’s ‘Country and Regional Analysis November 2013’ states that identifiable public capital expenditure on transport in the North West of England was: 2009-10 £1,229 million, 2010-11 £1,268 million, 2011-12 £1,261 million, 2012-13 £1,257 million.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effects of congestion charging on traffic movements in London in each year since the introduction of such charging.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effects of congestion charging on traffic movements in London in each year since the introduction of such charging.
Under the terms of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, transport in London, including the Congestion Charge scheme, is the responsibility of Transport for London and the Mayor.
Therefore, the Department for Transport has not made an assessment specifically about traffic movements in London in each year since the introduction of congestion charging.
Seventeenth debate (part two) on the eighth report from the Transport Committee, Access to ports, and the Government response. Agreed to on question.
Seventeenth debate (part two) on the eighth report from the Transport Committee, Access to ports, and the Government response. Agreed to on question.
Second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee.
Second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee.
Agreed to on question.
Agreed to on question.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road deaths were recorded in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road deaths were recorded in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years.
The reported numbers of fatalities in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years were as follows:
| Number
of reported fatalities in Ashfield constituency, Nottinghamshire, the
East Midlands and England:
2008-12 | |||||
| Fatalities | |||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| (a)
Ashfield | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| (b)
Nottinghamshire | 49 | 48 | 29 | 37 | 33 |
| (c)
East
Midlands | 245 | 227 | 183 | 187 | 170 |
| (d)
England | 2,123 | 1,880 | 1,553 | 1,594 | 1,491 |
2013 data will be available in June 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effect of the 2013 spending review on road funding; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effect of the 2013 spending review on road funding; and if he will make a statement.
The Government will invest over £28 billion in national and local roads between 2015-16 and 2020-21. This includes £10.7 billion for major national road projects, £4.9 billion for local major projects and more than £12 billion for maintenance, with nearly £6 billion for repairs to local roads and £6 billion for maintenance of the strategic road network, including resurfacing 80% of it. This step change in investment will fund at least 26 further major road projects, leading to more than 221 additional lane miles on the busiest motorways.
The development of route-based strategies by the Highways Agency will provide much smarter investment planning for the strategic road network. On 20 August, the Government announced that the Department would undertake a feasibility study on the A47 to identify ways to improve performance and support economic growth in East Anglia. I of course look forward to visiting my hon. Friend’s constituency and the A47 on Monday.
The development of route-based strategies by the Highways Agency will provide much smarter investment planning for the strategic road network. On 20 August, the Government announced that the Department would undertake a feasibility study on the A47 to identify ways to improve performance and support economic growth in East Anglia. I of course look forward to visiting my hon. Friend’s constituency and the A47 on Monday.
What plans he has to ensure that the Roads Spending Programme supports a) the A47 and b) other routes of strategic regional and national economic importance.
The announced study will focus on the route-based solutions that will unlock the potential for local transport innovation and for economic and housing improvements. I thank my hon. Friend for his support for the Government’s investment, and I am sure that the visit next week will be successful.
The announced study will focus on the route-based solutions that will unlock the potential for local transport innovation and for economic and housing improvements. I thank my hon. Friend for his support for the Government’s investment, and I am sure that the visit next week will be successful.
I thank the Minister for his commitment to the roads budget and for his agreement to visit Norfolk next week; his visit is widely anticipated and welcomed. As he knows from the Adjournment debate that we have had, the dossier that he has seen and the business plan prepared by the A47 Alliance, the A47 is a key economic artery linking our offshore energy cluster, the research park and the midlands. Assuming we have
a successful visit next week, what opportunity might there be to access some funding to begin the process in the next few years?
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is why the Government have had two tranches of pinch-point improvements for the national strategic road network, and have provided £170 million for local pinch-points as well. I would be delighted to meet him at some stage in the near future to discuss his schemes.
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is why the Government have had two tranches of pinch-point improvements for the national strategic road network, and have provided £170 million for local pinch-points as well. I would be delighted to meet him at some stage in the near future to discuss his schemes.
Does the Minister agree that improvements to A roads that are minor in cost terms can have considerable benefit strategically? In my constituency, the A509 bypass and the A45 dualling would help us enormously. Will he look at those projects?
What plans he has to ensure that the Roads Spending Programme supports a) the A47 and b) other routes of strategic regional and national economic importance.
What plans he has to ensure that the Roads Spending Programme supports a) the A47 and b) other routes of strategic regional and national economic importance.
The development of route-based strategies by the Highways Agency will provide much smarter investment planning for the strategic road network. On 20 August, the Government announced that the Department would undertake a feasibility study on the A47 to identify ways to improve performance and support economic growth in East Anglia. I of course look forward to visiting my hon. Friend’s constituency and the A47 on Monday.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to ensure that the new motorists' champion will provide a strong voice for non-motorised road users.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to ensure that the new motorists' champion will provide a strong voice for non-motorised road users.
As set out in “Action for Roads: a network for the 21st century”, published on 16 July, the Department is currently looking at options for establishing a motorists’ champion. The champion would provide a strong voice for all road users, hold the new strategic highways company to account and encourage the best performance and value for road users.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate of future levels of bicycle use his Department used when predicting the future spending on roads in its recently published Roads Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate of future levels of bicycle use his Department used when predicting the future spending on roads in its recently published Roads Strategy.
The Department's recent publication ‘Action for Roads’ focuses primarily on the Strategic Road Network and all evidence suggests that cycling, unlike other vehicle types, is concentrated on minor roads. Last year 101.8 billion vehicle miles were travelled on the SRN by motor vehicles, with less then 0.1 billion vehicle miles travelled by pedal cycles.
However, cycling demand is factored in to the Department's National Transport Model (NTM), which is used to produce the traffic forecasts published alongside ‘Action for Roads’.
Current assumptions on cycling trends used in the NTM are based on previous analysis carried in 2010-11, using National Transport Survey data, and include: 5% increase in trips up to 2015, a 7.5% increase for 2025 and a 10% increase for 2035.
However, the Government is doing much to advance the traction of cycling uptake within the UK. On 12 August, the Prime Minister announced a £148 million investment in cycling between now and 2015, with £77 million of Government funding going to eight cities, £17 million going to four National Parks, and an additional £54 million of local investment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of local authorities have reduced their expenditure on road safety since 2010.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of local authorities have reduced their expenditure on road safety since 2010.
[164798]
The following link can be used to download expenditure by individual local authority on road safety since 2010:
http://road-collisions.dft.gov.uk
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) length of scheme, (b) total estimated cost, (c) contribution set aside from the Government, (d) expected contribution from local government, (e) expected contribution from the private sector and (f) expected contribution from tolling is of each road scheme announced...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) length of scheme, (b) total estimated cost, (c) contribution set aside from the Government, (d) expected contribution from local government, (e) expected contribution from the private sector and (f) expected contribution from tolling is of each road scheme announced...
It is not possible to provide the information in the format requested.
The Government set out its commitment to future infrastructure investment in the Command Paper ‘Investing in Britain's future’ in June 2013. In terms of our national road network, Government has set out plans to treble today's levels of investment in major projects by the end of the decade. Tables A.3, A.4 and
A.5 in Annex A of the Command Paper sets out the full pipeline of road projects that this investment will cover.
We need to finalise the details for some of the scheme options and to determine the delivery programme for the schemes announced. As part of devising the delivery programme, decisions will be made on the specific levels of funding on a scheme by scheme basis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what his policy is on the tolling of existing roads;
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what his policy is on the tolling of existing roads;
[163213]
The Government has made a clear commitment not to toll existing road capacity and this has not changed. We have always said we would look at schemes which would fund significant new capacity through tolling. There will be cases where the combination of the significant expense of the scheme and the distribution of the benefits means that it is fair that users meet some of the costs of the scheme, rather than general taxpayers. This would be in very limited circumstances where schemes deliver new roads or transform an existing road into an entirely new route beyond all recognition and there is a strong economic and commercial case for a contribution from tolling.
(2) what criteria have been used to assess whether existing roads being enhanced should be tolled for future use.
[163221]
Dr Thérèse Coffey:
(2) what criteria have been used to assess whether existing roads being enhanced should be tolled for future use.
[163221]
Dr Thérèse Coffey:
The Government has made a clear commitment not to toll existing road capacity and this has not changed. We have always said we would look at schemes which would fund significant new capacity through tolling. There will be cases where the combination of the significant expense of the scheme and the distribution of the benefits means that it is fair that users meet some of the costs of the scheme, rather than general taxpayers. This would be in very limited circumstances where schemes deliver new roads or transform an existing road into an entirely new route beyond all recognition and there is a strong economic and commercial case for a contribution from tolling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make an estimate of the total number of road traffic casualties in 2012, including those not reported to the police.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make an estimate of the total number of road traffic casualties in 2012, including those not reported to the police.
[162799]
The Department's latest estimate of the total number of road traffic casualties, including those not reported to the police, is that there was a total of 730 thousand casualties in 2011. The information required to update this estimate is not yet fully available. However, the Department plans to update this estimate for the year 2012 in its annual road safety publication, ‘Reported Road Casualties Great Britain’, scheduled for release in September 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatalities there have been as a result of road traffic accidents involving (a) motorcyclists, (b) cyclists and (c) pedestrians in Cannock Chase constituency in the last five years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatalities there have been as a result of road traffic accidents involving (a) motorcyclists, (b) cyclists and (c) pedestrians in Cannock Chase constituency in the last five years.
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In the last five years in Cannock Chase constituency there have been the following numbers of fatalities in road traffic accidents:
| Number
of fatalities in accidents
involving | ||||
| Motorcyclists | Cyclists | Pedestrians | Total
fatalities | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1
One fatality in 2011 was as a result of an accident involving both a
motor cyclist and a pedestrian, hence the total does not equal
3. Note: Uses constituency boundary as at 2010. |