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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.
[164798]
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.
[162799]
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.
[161962]
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.
[161962]
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. |
We are taking forward the measures set out in the strategic framework for road safety. In 2012, a new offence of causing serious injury by dangerous driving came into force. We are also creating a new drug-driving offence and will consult on the limits shortly. We have also consulted on changes to make the enforcement of drink-driving laws more effective. Additionally, we intend to publish a Green Paper on young drivers later this year.
Roads are vital to people and to the economy, but they have suffered from a lack of investment, and we expect traffic to increase in the years to come. Yesterday, the Chancellor announced the largest programme of investment on our roads for half a century to tackle congestion and support growth. As my hon. Friend will know, since we came to power we have been working hard to minimise costs for hard-pressed families by keeping fuel duty down.
Roads are vital to people and to the economy, but they have suffered from a lack of investment, and we expect traffic to increase in the years to come. Yesterday, the Chancellor announced the largest programme of investment on our roads for half a century to tackle congestion and support growth. As my hon. Friend will know, since we came to power we have been working hard to minimise costs for hard-pressed families by keeping fuel duty down.
Roads are vital to people and to the economy, but they have suffered from a lack of investment, and we expect traffic to increase in the years to come. Yesterday, the Chancellor announced the largest programme of investment on our roads for half a century to tackle congestion and support growth. As my hon. Friend will know, since we came to power we have been working hard to minimise costs for hard-pressed families by keeping fuel duty down.
My hon. Friend will recall that I visited him in Harlow a few years ago and saw the scheme for myself. I know that there will be consultation on it over the summer, and that it is a priority for Essex county council. I do not think that I should prejudge the consultation, but, as my hon. Friend knows, I should be happy to meet him and his constituents to discuss the matter.
My hon. Friend will recall that I visited him in Harlow a few years ago and saw the scheme for myself. I know that there will be consultation on it over the summer, and that it is a priority for Essex county council. I do not think that I should prejudge the consultation, but, as my hon. Friend knows, I should be happy to meet him and his constituents to discuss the matter.
The best way of helping Harlow motorists would be to provide an extra junction on the M11, junction 7a, which would reduce traffic and help businesses in my constituency. May I urge the Minister to give it his strong support?
I am delighted to support that initiative, and I look forward to the invitation. Let me also congratulate the road haulage industry on the work it has been doing to make its drivers aware of the danger posed to cyclists by vehicles, and on its excellent work in upgrading the technology in a number of vehicles.
I am delighted to support that initiative, and I look forward to the invitation. Let me also congratulate the road haulage industry on the work it has been doing to make its drivers aware of the danger posed to cyclists by vehicles, and on its excellent work in upgrading the technology in a number of vehicles.
Will the Minister join me in congratulating Driver First Assist? It has provided great support for motorists, piloting work with the emergency services and the road haulage industry to promote crash-scene first aid and crash management skills among drivers. Will the Minister and the Secretary of State keep an eye out for an invitation to the national roll-out launch, which I believe is winging its way to their inboxes?
We are taking forward the measures set out in the strategic framework for road safety. In 2012, a new offence of causing serious injury by dangerous driving came into force. We are also creating a new drug-driving offence and will consult on the limits shortly. We have also consulted on changes to make the enforcement of drink-driving laws more effective. Additionally, we intend to publish a Green Paper on young drivers later this year.
We are taking forward the measures set out in the strategic framework for road safety. In 2012, a new offence of causing serious injury by dangerous driving came into force. We are also creating a new drug-driving offence and will consult on the limits shortly. We have also consulted on changes to make the enforcement of drink-driving laws more effective. Additionally, we intend to publish a Green Paper on young drivers later this year.
The Department has not investigated the potential benefits of that. We do not regard it as a priority, partly because if those people are driving illegally, they are unlikely to take the test. However, I can reassure my hon. Friend that we take illegal driving very seriously, and that the automatic number plate recognition system is helping us to crack down on illegal drivers.
The Department has not investigated the potential benefits of that. We do not regard it as a priority, partly because if those people are driving illegally, they are unlikely to take the test. However, I can reassure my hon. Friend that we take illegal driving very seriously, and that the automatic number plate recognition system is helping us to crack down on illegal drivers.
My hon. Friend will be aware that in certain areas of our country there are drivers who have never taken a driving test. Has his Department investigated the potential benefits of requiring drivers to take a test every five or 10 years in order to reduce such incidents and make our roads safer by removing those who drive illegally?
I am afraid that the hon. Gentleman is out of touch. If he looks at the 2012 figures published this morning, he will see that deaths and serious injuries have reverted to the trend we had expected, and have fallen.
I am afraid that the hon. Gentleman is out of touch. If he looks at the 2012 figures published this morning, he will see that deaths and serious injuries have reverted to the trend we had expected, and have fallen.
Does the Minister now regret the axing of the targets on deaths and serious accidents on the roads, particularly in the light of the first increases in both categories for more than 10 years?
My hon. Friend will be pleased to hear that we are having cross-departmental discussions on the matter. No decision has been taken yet, but I hope we will come to a conclusion in the near future.
My hon. Friend will be pleased to hear that we are having cross-departmental discussions on the matter. No decision has been taken yet, but I hope we will come to a conclusion in the near future.
When will the Minister’s Department implement part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 to prevent dangerous driving and to allow the prosecution of those who drive in cycle lanes and commit other moving traffic offences?
The Government made an initial assessment of the possibility of introducing trials of 80 mph limits, but it is not a priority. What is a priority for this Government is the transformational investment that is delivering growth and road safety. Yesterday’s announcement by the Chancellor will give us the means to deliver that transformational change.
The Government made an initial assessment of the possibility of introducing trials of 80 mph limits, but it is not a priority. What is a priority for this Government is the transformational investment that is delivering growth and road safety. Yesterday’s announcement by the Chancellor will give us the means to deliver that transformational change.
When the Government announced trials of 80 mph limits on our motorways, there was dismay at the prospect of higher emissions, higher costs for drivers and collisions at higher speeds. The Minister announced in a recent speech that the trials were still on track, whereas the Secretary of State suggested in a press interview last Sunday that they were off the table. If there is one thing we need in road safety, it is clarity. Will the Minister tell us whether the Government are still pressing ahead with such a dangerous policy?
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what amount his Department spent on (a) road building and (b) road maintenance in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
[161168]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what amount his Department spent on (a) road building and (b) road maintenance in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
[161168]
The Department has spent the following on major road schemes in each of the last five years:
| (a)
Major road improvement
schemes | |
| Financial
year | £
million |
| 2008-09 | 941 |
| 2009-10 | 985 |
| 2010-11 | 1,175 |
| 2011-12 | 926 |
| 2012-13 | 552 |
These include schemes on the national strategic road network and the local road network. The figures include some "package" schemes which are predominantly roads based but which also include an element of public transport infrastructure. It would not be possible to separate these out from local roads spend without disproportionate cost.
In addition the Department has spent the following on road maintenance in each of the last five years:
| (b)
Road
maintenance | |
| Financial
Year | £
million |
| 2008-09 | 1,660 |
| 2009-10 | 12,084 |
| 2010-11 | 11,692 |
| 2011-12 | 11,815 |
| 2012-13 | 1,487 |
| 1
Includes additional funding agreed. Figures are total maintenance
£
million. |
Please note that local authorities are also able to use revenue funding, allocated by the Department for Communities and Local Government through the revenue support grant for maintaining their local highways. Neither revenue nor capital highways maintenance block funding is ring-fenced and it is for local highway authorities to decide upon their spending priorities across the whole range of services that they provide.
The Department is also funding highways maintenance projects in Portsmouth, Birmingham, Sheffield, Isle of Wight and the London borough of Hounslow through the private finance initiative.
The funding for road repairs in London, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are matters for the respective administrations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure young drivers are given adequate training for driving on rural roads.
[160067]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure young drivers are given adequate training for driving on rural roads.
[160067]
All learner drivers are encouraged to obtain a wide range of pre-test driving experience; the voluntary Pass Plus scheme includes a module about driving on rural roads and the theory test contains questions about rural driving. The Department is publishing a Green Paper later this year which will look at a range of options for ensuring young drivers have the skills and knowledge they need to stay safe on the roads. This could include a minimum learning period and a requirement for learner drivers to gain experience on rural roads before taking their practical driving test.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has spent on campaigns promoting road safety in each of the last three years.
[160065]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has spent on campaigns promoting road safety in each of the last three years.
[160065]
The Department's road safety publicity programme expenditure for the last three years was:
| £ | |
| 2010-11 | 2,342,563 |
| 2011-12 | 3,995,586 |
| 2012-13 | 3,608,680 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatalities in accidents involving young drivers there were in (a) England and (b) Swindon in each of the last five years.
[159414]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatalities in accidents involving young drivers there were in (a) England and (b) Swindon in each of the last five years.
[159414]
The number of fatalities in road traffic accidents involving at least one young driver (aged between 16 and 24) of a motorised vehicle in (a) England and (b) Swindon borough council between 2007 and 2011 can be found in the following table.
| England | Swindon
borough
council | |
| 2007 | 852 | 3 |
| 2008 | 657 | 4 |
| 2009 | 590 | 2 |
| 2010 | 445 | 0 |
| 2011 | 437 | 0 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to reduce casualties of pedestrians and cyclists as a result of road traffic accidents.
[160190]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to reduce casualties of pedestrians and cyclists as a result of road traffic accidents.
[160190]
Initiatives to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety include 20 mph zones, countdown crossings, Bikeability training, £107 million of additional investment in cycling infrastructure over the last year, including £35 million to tackle dangerous junctions for cyclists.
The European New Car Assessment Programme is increasing the rate at which collision avoidance technologies are brought to market and autonomous emergency braking systems capable of reacting to pedestrians and cyclists are under development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consider introducing a national road safety awareness campaign aimed at children and young people similar to the Green Man campaigns of the past.
[159300]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consider introducing a national road safety awareness campaign aimed at children and young people similar to the Green Man campaigns of the past.
[159300]
Recent years have seen record lows in the number of killed and seriously injured road accident casualties. Child pedestrian casualties have fallen considerably and are now at their lowest ever level. In 2011, there were 33 child (age 0-15) pedestrian fatalities, down 42% on the 2005-09 average and 1,569 serious injuries, down 15%. However, we know that one death is one too many, which is why we are focusing our THINK! road safety campaigns where they will have the greatest impact.
Instead of delivering child road safety messages through advertising, we are working more closely with local authorities and other partners who engage with children directly to ensure our messages are reaching children and teenagers in schools. We are encouraging partners to communicate road safety messages to a greater extent in PSHE lessons, assemblies, tutor times and the wider curriculum by enhancing the quality of resources provided to schools. We are making these resources, which include lesson plans, posters and booklets, easier to access and use in the classroom and are making them available to other groups who engage with children and young people including road safety officers and out of school group leaders.
Government marketing spend has been reduced since June 2010 to help deliver efficiency savings and only the most essential campaigns—including several THINK! road safety campaigns—are going ahead. In this new environment, the current priorities for THINK! advertising are motorcycling safety, where accident rates are highest and drink driving, where a small minority continue to flout the law.
Our THINK! communication campaigns are only one part of our road safety work. We are also investing in infrastructure to make our roads safer and more efficient; taking steps to make it easier for the police to enforce against drivers who break the law; and we have streamlined the process for councils to implement 20mph zones and limits on their roads.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road (a) accidents, (b) fatalities and (c) serious injuries have involved vehicles exempt from MOT requirements in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
[159105]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road (a) accidents, (b) fatalities and (c) serious injuries have involved vehicles exempt from MOT requirements in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
[159105]
The five years of figures available are as follows:
| Total
accidents | Number
of people
killed | Number
of people seriously
injured | |
| 2007 | 100 | 4 | 20 |
| 2008 | 85 | 8 | 24 |
| 2009 | 55 | 6 | 14 |
| 2010 | 81 | 0 | 14 |
| 2011 | 64 | 2 | 10 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatalities there have been as a result of road traffic accidents involving motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians in Romford constituency in the last five years.
[156138]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatalities there have been as a result of road traffic accidents involving motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians in Romford constituency in the last five years.
[156138]
In the last five years in Romford constituency there have been the following numbers of fatalities in road traffic accidents:
| Number
of fatalities in accidents
involving | |||
| Motorcyclists | Cyclists | Pedestrians | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Note: Constituency boundary as at 2010 |
Data for the year 2012 will be available in June 2013.
(4) at what stage of construction the transport schemes (a) A23 Handcross to Warninglid trunk road and (b) A11 Fiveways to Thetford dualling scheme have reached; and when he expects each to be completed;
[155737]
Maria Eagle:
(4) at what stage of construction the transport schemes (a) A23 Handcross to Warninglid trunk road and (b) A11 Fiveways to Thetford dualling scheme have reached; and when he expects each to be completed;
[155737]
Maria Eagle:
The information requested has been provided in a table titled “Stage of construction and cost information of Highways Agency major schemes” has been placed in the Libraries of the House.
(5) how much and what proportion of the total cost of the transport schemes (a) A23 Handcross to Warninglid trunk road, (b) A11 Fiveways to Thetford dualling scheme and (c) A556 Knutsford to Bowden has been contributed by (i) local authorities, (ii) private companies and (iii) central Government;
[155738]
Maria Eagle:
(5) how much and what proportion of the total cost of the transport schemes (a) A23 Handcross to Warninglid trunk road, (b) A11 Fiveways to Thetford dualling scheme and (c) A556 Knutsford to Bowden has been contributed by (i) local authorities, (ii) private companies and (iii) central Government;
[155738]
Maria Eagle:
The information requested has been provided in a table titled “Stage of construction and cost information of Highways Agency major schemes” has been placed in the Libraries of the House.
(6) how much and what proportion of the cost of the transport schemes (a) A453 widening scheme, (b) M25 junctions 23-27, (c) Manchester Airport link road, second phase, (d) M1/M6 junction 19, (e) A14 Kettering Bypass, (f) A45/A46 Tollbar End, (g) M3 junctions 2-4a, (h) M1 junctions 39-42 and (i)...
(6) how much and what proportion of the cost of the transport schemes (a) A453 widening scheme, (b) M25 junctions 23-27, (c) Manchester Airport link road, second phase, (d) M1/M6 junction 19, (e) A14 Kettering Bypass, (f) A45/A46 Tollbar End, (g) M3 junctions 2-4a, (h) M1 junctions 39-42 and (i)...
The information requested has been provided in a table titled “Stage of construction and cost information of Highways Agency major schemes” has been placed in the Libraries of the House.
(7) at what stage of construction the transport schemes (a) A453 widening scheme, (b) M25 junctions 23-27, (c) Manchester Airport link road, second phase, (d) M1/M6 junction 19, (e) A14 Kettering Bypass, (f) A45/A46 Tollbar End, (g) M3 junctions 2-4a, (h) M1 junctions 39-42 and (i) M6 junctions 10a-13, announced...
(7) at what stage of construction the transport schemes (a) A453 widening scheme, (b) M25 junctions 23-27, (c) Manchester Airport link road, second phase, (d) M1/M6 junction 19, (e) A14 Kettering Bypass, (f) A45/A46 Tollbar End, (g) M3 junctions 2-4a, (h) M1 junctions 39-42 and (i) M6 junctions 10a-13, announced...
The information requested has been provided in a table titled “Stage of construction and cost information of Highways Agency major schemes” has been placed in the Libraries of the House.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of people who were killed or seriously injured in road accidents in 2011 were involved in a collision where at least one driver was aged (a) between 24 and 35, (b) between 35 and 45, (c) between 45 and 55,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of people who were killed or seriously injured in road accidents in 2011 were involved in a collision where at least one driver was aged (a) between 24 and 35, (b) between 35 and 45, (c) between 45 and 55,...
The number and proportion of casualties killed and seriously injured in 2011 in accidents are given in the following table, grouped by the age of at least one of the drivers involved.
| Age
band of at least one driver in the accident
(years) | |||||
| 24
to
34 | 35
to
44 | 45
to
54 | 55
to
64 | 65
and
over | |
| Fatal
casualties | |||||
| Number
of
casualties | 563 | 548 | 537 | 329 | 347 |
| Percentage
of all
casualties | 30 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 18 |
| Seriously
injured
casualties | |||||
| Number
of
casualties | 6,544 | 5,900 | 5,503 | 3,450 | 3,106 |
| Percentage
of all
casualties | 28 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 13 |
| Fatal
or seriously injured
casualties | |||||
| Number
of
casualties | 7,107 | 6,448 | 6,040 | 3,779 | 3,453 |
| Percentage
of all
casualties | 28 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 14 |
| Notes: 1. Casualty figures exclude accidents which involve any combination of only non-motorised vehicles (i.e. pedal cycles, ridden horses or pedestrians) and those where the age of all drivers was unknown. However, proportions are calculated as a proportion of all road casualties. 2. Age bands refer to all ages inclusive of the top and bottom of the band. 3. Some casualties will be counted in more than one age band—e.g. a casualty from an accident involving drivers of different age bands will be counted in all the relevant age band categories. Therefore the proportions sum to more than 100%. |
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 Bassetlaw 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 Bassetlaw constituency in the last five years.
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In the last five years in Bassetlaw constituency there have been the following numbers of fatalities in road traffic accidents:
| Number
of fatalities in accidents
involving | |||
| Motorcyclists | Cyclists | Pedestrians | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| Note: Uses constituency boundary as at 2010. |
Data for 2012 will be available in June 2013.
Debate on Select Committee report. Agreed to on question. Relevant documents: Second Report of the Transport Committee, HC 506, and the Government Response, HC 648.
Debate on Select Committee report. Agreed to on question. Relevant documents: Second Report of the Transport Committee, HC 506, and the Government Response, HC 648.
The Highways Agency, which is responsible for operating, maintaining and improving the strategic road network in England, has a budget this financial year for some £750 million worth of highways maintenance, excluding the costs associated with private finance initiative projects. The Department is also providing £890 million this financial year to local highway authorities in England for highways maintenance. Funding for highways maintenance in Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Government.
The Highways Agency, which is responsible for operating, maintaining and improving the strategic road network in England, has a budget this financial year for some £750 million worth of highways maintenance, excluding the costs associated with private finance initiative projects. The Department is also providing £890 million this financial year to local highway authorities in England for highways maintenance. Funding for highways maintenance in Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Government.
I would gently point out that before local authorities start suggesting that the problem is due to cuts in the maintenance budget, they should
recognise the more than £3 billion that this Government are giving to maintenance over the life of this Government, the £200 million given in March 2011 for severe weather, and the extra money given at the last autumn statement. The potholes review has published a number of conditions that local councils ought to meet to ensure that they do indeed follow the “stitch in time saves nine” adage from the hon. Gentleman, rather than just putting a band aid solution in place.
I would gently point out that before local authorities start suggesting that the problem is due to cuts in the maintenance budget, they should
recognise the more than £3 billion that this Government are giving to maintenance over the life of this Government, the £200 million given in March 2011 for severe weather, and the extra money given at the last autumn statement. The potholes review has published a number of conditions that local councils ought to meet to ensure that they do indeed follow the “stitch in time saves nine” adage from the hon. Gentleman, rather than just putting a band aid solution in place.
Across the whole United Kingdom, potholes are appearing in all our roads because of the cuts taking place. I remember my grandmother telling me, “A stitch in time saves nine.” It is for the Government to start believing that that is a good way forward for the maintenance of our roads. It is costing local government more money in compensation for cars in accidents as a result of potholes than it would for them to repair the roads.
I would like to be able to control the weather, but of course I cannot. It is right that the Government recognise that the pothole damage has undoubtedly been caused by the weather. That is why the Chancellor announced additional funding in the autumn statement.
I would like to be able to control the weather, but of course I cannot. It is right that the Government recognise that the pothole damage has undoubtedly been caused by the weather. That is why the Chancellor announced additional funding in the autumn statement.
In Chester, potholes have been caused by the bad weather—the freezing rain and snow we have had over the past winter, which has been a bad one. What additional help can the Minister offer my local authority to help put right the damage caused by the weather?
I am not sure where the confused briefing came from, but I assume that it must be the Welsh Government, because funding for the M4 around Newport is, as the hon. Lady knows, a matter for them.
I am not sure where the confused briefing came from, but I assume that it must be the Welsh Government, because funding for the M4 around Newport is, as the hon. Lady knows, a matter for them.
Will the Minister please clarify the rather confused briefing put out a few weeks ago on funding to help ease congestion on the M4 around Newport? We have had another incident this week, so it would be really useful to know what progress is being made.
I announced earlier the huge amount of money the Government are committing to highways maintenance. We have continual discussions with the Treasury on the money needed for that, and I am delighted that this Government’s settlement for highways maintenance has been better than that achieved by the previous Government. We remain committed to ensuring that potholes are repaired, and I remind local authorities of their obligations.
I announced earlier the huge amount of money the Government are committing to highways maintenance. We have continual discussions with the Treasury on the money needed for that, and I am delighted that this Government’s settlement for highways maintenance has been better than that achieved by the previous Government. We remain committed to ensuring that potholes are repaired, and I remind local authorities of their obligations.
One of the lead stories on the BBC’s “Breakfast” this morning was about potholes. The National Audit Office calculates that it would be cheaper to repair our roads than to deal with the damage and injuries caused by potholes. Regardless of whether they are the result of the weather or the cuts, has the Minister had discussions with Treasury colleagues on trying to get additional funding to use those infrastructure projects to get the UK economy moving?