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  • Justin Madders – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Justin Madders – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-06-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reported personal injury road accidents in each category of severity there were on the M56 between junctions 12 and 14 in each month during the last five years for which figures are available.

    Andrew Jones

    The following tables contain validated, personal injury data for the M56 between junctions 12 and 14 from 2010 to 2014.

    Number of Personal Injury Road Accidents (Collisions)

    Collisions

    Jan

    Feb

    Mar

    Apr

    May

    Jun

    Jul

    Aug

    Sept

    Oct

    Nov

    Dec

    Grand Total

    2010

    2

    0

    0

    2

    0

    1

    3

    2

    2

    1

    3

    1

    17

    2011

    0

    0

    0

    2

    1

    2

    1

    2

    1

    2

    1

    1

    13

    2012

    0

    0

    1

    1

    1

    2

    1

    1

    3

    1

    0

    3

    14

    2013

    3

    0

    2

    4

    5

    2

    4

    1

    1

    1

    0

    0

    23

    2014

    1

    2

    2

    0

    1

    3

    1

    4

    1

    3

    2

    1

    21

    Grand Total

    6

    2

    5

    9

    8

    10

    10

    10

    8

    8

    6

    6

    88

    Number of Casualties – Fatal

    Fatal

    Jan

    Feb

    Mar

    Apr

    May

    Jun

    Jul

    Aug

    Sept

    Oct

    Nov

    Dec

    Grand Total

    2010

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    2011

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    2012

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    2013

    0

    0

    0

    0

    1

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    1

    2014

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    1

    0

    2

    0

    0

    3

    Grand Total

    0

    0

    0

    0

    1

    0

    0

    1

    0

    2

    0

    0

    4

    Number of Casualties – Serious

    Serious

    Jan

    Feb

    Mar

    Apr

    May

    Jun

    Jul

    Aug

    Sept

    Oct

    Nov

    Dec

    Grand Total

    2010

    1

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    1

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    2

    2011

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    2012

    0

    0

    1

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    1

    0

    0

    2

    4

    2013

    0

    0

    0

    0

    2

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    2

    2014

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    2

    0

    0

    0

    0

    2

    Grand Total

    1

    0

    1

    0

    2

    0

    1

    2

    1

    0

    0

    2

    10

    Number of Casualties – Slight

    Slight

    Jan

    Feb

    Mar

    Apr

    May

    Jun

    Jul

    Aug

    Sept

    Oct

    Nov

    Dec

    Grand Total

    2010

    2

    0

    0

    6

    0

    2

    5

    4

    3

    2

    3

    1

    28

    2011

    0

    0

    0

    6

    3

    3

    1

    4

    1

    4

    2

    1

    25

    2012

    0

    0

    0

    1

    1

    4

    1

    2

    5

    1

    0

    1

    16

    2013

    4

    0

    5

    5

    6

    3

    4

    1

    1

    3

    0

    0

    32

    2014

    2

    5

    2

    0

    1

    5

    1

    2

    1

    3

    2

    2

    26

    Grand Total

    8

    5

    7

    18

    11

    17

    12

    13

    11

    13

    7

    5

    127

  • Louise Haigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Louise Haigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-06-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on non-payroll staff in his Department in 2015-16.

    Mr Robert Goodwill

    The final figure will be published in the Department’s 2015/16 Annual Report and Accounts in due course.

  • Justin Madders – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Justin Madders – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-06-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what level of funding was allocated to Department for Transport Incident Support Units serving the M56 between junctions 12 and 14 in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

    Andrew Jones

    There is no available data on the historical level of funding allocated specifically to the Incident Support Unit service in the geographical operational area for trunk roads motorways in the North West, where the M56 Motorway is located.

    This Incident Support Unit was provided to Highways England’s predecessor organisation, the Highways Agency, by a contractor until 2012. There was a lump sum payment for various duties and it is not possible to disaggregate the cost of the Incident Support Unit service from the overall payments.

    A new Asset Support Contract replaced the previous approach in November 2012, and this no longer requires the contractor to provide a dedicated Incident Support Unit team. Incident response is now handled by the trained operatives in the general workforce, who are already working on the road network. This has proved to be a more flexible and cost-effective way of managing incidents.

  • Chris Law – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Chris Law – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Law on 2016-06-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department’s press release of 27 March 2015, Government revs up motorcycle market, if he will implement grants for the purchase of electronic motorcycles.

    Andrew Jones

    The Government remains committed to supporting the UK’s zero emission motorcycle industry. We have been working with stakeholders on the details of the most suitable scheme and will make a further announcement shortly.

  • Jim Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Jim Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-06-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2016 to Question 37977, what estimate his Department has made of future levels of passenger travel (a) to and (b) from Coventry railway station in each of the next 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

    Claire Perry

    Analysis is being undertaken on future levels of passenger demand at Coventry for the West Midlands franchise competition to prepare for the Invitation to Tender, as well as for the InterCity West Coast franchise.

  • Jim Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Jim Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-06-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2016 to Question 37977, what comparative assessment he has made of trends in the number of passengers travelling from and to (a) Coventry railway station and (b) other stations in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

    Claire Perry

    Work is currently in progress assessing trends on the routes from and to Coventry as part of the West Midlands and InterCity West Coast franchise competitions. The Invitation to Tender for the West Midlands franchise is due to be released shortly.

  • Diana Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Diana Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-06-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to increase the number of driving test inspectors based at the Hull testing site so as to ensure a driving test at that site can be booked within one month.

    Andrew Jones

    The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency acknowledges that waiting times at Hull are unacceptable and that this test centre is in need of additional resource and there will be three extra examiners going into this test centre over coming months. This and new contractual overtime rates will reduce waiting times at Hull.

  • Diana Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Diana Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-06-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average wait is for a driving test appointment (a) in England and (b) at the Hull test centre.

    Andrew Jones

    The main cause of current waiting times across the country is a significant and sustained surge in demand for driving tests, the last time we saw demand at such high levels was in 2005/6.

    The average waits for a driving test appointment in (a) England and (b) at Hull test centre are as follows:

    England

    Car – 12 weeks

    Taxi – eight weeks

    Module one motorcycle test – six weeks

    Module two motorcycle test – six weeks

    Hull driving test centre

    Car – 15 weeks

    Taxi – nine weeks

    Module one motorcycle test – 11 weeks

    Module two motorcycle test – one week

    Our 2015/16 recruitment campaigns resulted in 193 new examiners starting work at test centres across Britain. A further 48 examiners have started testing since April 2016, and we have made employment offers to an additional 110 people, who are currently either attending the new entrant training course, or waiting to attend one.

  • Louise Haigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Wales Office

    Louise Haigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Wales Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-06-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much was spent on non-payroll staff in his Department in 2015-16.

    Guto Bebb

    The Wales Office spent £56,561 on non-payroll staff in 2015-16.

    In 2015-16, the Department used non-payroll (agency) staff to cover for staff on maternity leave and for vacant posts.

  • Louise Haigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Wales Office

    Louise Haigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Wales Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-06-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of staff in his Department were (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2015-16.

    Guto Bebb

    The payroll information requested is shown below.

    Financial Year

    Total Staff

    (a) Payroll Staff Percentage

    (b) Non-Payroll Staff Percentage

    2010/11

    57

    96%

    4%

    2011/12

    55

    98%

    2%

    2012/13

    53

    98%

    2%

    2013/14

    50

    92%

    8%

    2014/15

    49

    88%

    12%

    2015/16

    44

    95%

    5%

    The non-payroll staff are those contracted through an agency.