The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ms Margaret Ritchie on 2014-04-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she held with ministerial colleagues on the relocation of central Civil Service posts to Northern Ireland.
Mrs Theresa Villiers
I have had no such discussions with ministerial colleagues.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-04-01.
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to suspend collective responsibility on any vote in the House on assisted suicide legislation.
Mr David Cameron
Issues on matters of conscience have, by tradition, been the subject of a free vote in the House of Commons.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-04-01.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, which local authorities have failed performance standard 3 on house-to-house enquiries; how many times they have failed; and how many times a Cabinet Office regional delivery manager has intervened.
Mr Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission informs me that in 2013 five Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) reported that they did not meet performance standard 3: Mid Devon; Taunton Deane; Torridge; West Devon; and West Somerset. The table below shows the number of times these EROs have not met this standard.
Table: Number of times those EROS not meeting standard 3 in 2013 have not met this standard.
|
ERO |
Number of times not met |
Years in which not met |
|
Mid Devon |
4 |
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
|
Taunton Deane |
3 |
2011, 2012, 2013 |
|
Torridge |
2 |
2012, 2013 |
|
West Devon |
4 |
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
|
West Somerset |
4 |
2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
The Commission is in the process of conducting a detailed analysis of EROs’ electoral registration data from the 2013 canvass, following which it will publish its final assessment of EROs’ performance in 2013.
The Cabinet Office has established a network of Regional Delivery Managers to monitor EROs’ readiness for the transition to individual electoral registration in 2014. However, the Commission does not have specific details of the activities undertaken by these all of these officials.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-04-01.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many and what proportion of households which had a door step contact under performance standard 3 were called on (a) once, (b) twice and (c) three times in each local authority in the UK which passed that performance standard in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Mr Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission informs me that it does not collect information about the number of visits that Electoral Registration Officers’ staff make to individual households as part of their activities to maintain the electoral registers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jessica Morden on 2014-04-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the value of uncollected vehicle excise duty was in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The value of uncollected license duty in Great Britain was estimated to be £40m in 2011/12 and £35m in 2013/14, representing 0.7% and 0.6% respectively of the total road tax payable in each year. These estimates were derived from a DfT survey of unlicensed vehicles on the road carried out in alternate years, therefore no equivalent estimate is available for 2012/13.
Source:Vehicle excise duty evasion estimates: 2013
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2014-04-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many British heavy good vehicles (HGV) are not expected to be fully compensated by the reduction in vehicle excise duty introduced as part of the HGV User Levy; and whether this has changed since estimates were made in 2012.
Mr Robert Goodwill
We estimate that 94% of UK HGVs paying the levy will pay no more than they did before its introduction, taking into account the reductions in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) that happened at the same time. This figure is the same as was published in the consultation document in January 2012, and discussed during the HGV Road User Levy Act’s passage through Parliament.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Julian Huppert on 2014-04-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of passenger rail journeys that have been double counted because passengers have used multiple franchises to complete a single journey.
Stephen Hammond
The Secretary of State for Transport has made no estimate of the number of rail passenger journeys that have been double counted. The Office of Rail Regulation is responsible for rail passenger usage statistics and may have an estimate. Their contact details are:
Address:
Office of Rail Regulation
One Kemble Street
London
WC2B 4AN
Telephone: 020 7282 2000
Email: rail.stats@orr.gov.uk
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Knight on 2014-04-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason a 60mph speed limit has been introduced on the A1 in both directions south of Offord near Southoe; and whether that limit is (a) temporary or (b) permanent.
Mr Robert Goodwill
A permanent 60mph speed limit has now been introduced on the A1 trunk road between the B1041 at Little Paxton and the B661 at Buckden, including the bends at Southoe, for safety reasons. This new speed limit, enforced by average speed cameras, is more suited to the alignment of the A1 at this location.
This section of the A1 has a higher than average collision severity rate, particularly those involving single vehicles. This is partially due to a high number of vehicles exceeding the current 70mph limit, especially through the sharp bends at Southoe. Problems at this location are also exacerbated by gaps in the central reserve, with vehicles turning across the dual carriageway to access Southoe.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine McKinnell on 2014-04-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2014, Official Report, column 245W, on aviation, whether the regional air connectivity fund will be available to both new domestic and new international air routes; and when he plans to publish further information and guidance on eligibility for and the operation of the funding process.
Mr Robert Goodwill
European Union state aid guidelines stipulate that for airports handling fewer than three million passengers per year only new routes to and from Common European Aviation Area destinations can be supported by start-up aid. The guidelines also state that start-up aid towards new routes is permissible for airports handling between three million and five million passengers per year, but will require additional scrutiny to ensure provision of the aid does not have a distortive impact on the market.
We are aiming to publish the aforementioned guidance on how the Government will interpret the EU state aid guidelines this summer.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Creagh on 2014-04-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers have had their licence revoked by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in each year since 2010.
Stephen Hammond
The table below provides the number of driving licences that have been revoked by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) since 2010:
|
Year |
Number of licences revoked |
|
2010 |
96,551 |
|
2011 |
126,263 |
|
2012 |
117,565 |
|
2013 |
112,725 |
|
2014 (up to 29 March) |
28,199 |
|
Total |
481,303 |