July 2021
Rachael Maskell (Lab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of cycling infrastructure for use by accessible modes of active travel.
Elliot Colburn (Con)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the end of e-scooter trials in March 2022 on rates of (a) car use, (b) bus use, (c) train use and (d) walking and cycling.
Feryal Clark (Lab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage the uptake of cycling and walking in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield, (c) London and (d) England.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Lab)
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the management of the Historical Railways Estate by Highways England; and in particular, whether that management is consistent with the Government’s policies (1) to reverse the Beeching rail cuts, and (2) to promote active travel.
Stuart Anderson (Con)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle neighbourhood (a) speeding and (b) traffic issues.
Bit Afolami (Con)
I know that the Prime Minister is aware of the fatal and serious road accidents that have taken place on St Albans Road and Redbourn Road in my constituency. Will he advise the House on what more the Government are doing to improve road safety, not just in the case of fatal accidents but where there are serious accidents or near misses, because this is an issue that is of growing concern to many of my constituents and, I believe, to many across the country?
Kim Leadbeater (Lab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) funding and (b) resources his Department has provided to local authorities to support efforts to reduce incidents of speeding cars.
Andrea Jenkyns (Con)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage cycling over other modes of transport for short length journeys in West Yorkshire.
Baroness Ludford (Lib Dem)
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to tackle the illegal riding of e-scooters.
Kim Leadbeater (Lab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding has been allocated from the National Roads Fund towards the repair of potholes in the Batley and Spen constituency.
Charlotte Nichols (Lab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department’s response of 24 March 2021 to the e-petition entitled Ryan’s Law: Widen definition of death by dangerous driving, what options his Department has considered as part of its review of potential further options that might be used to respond such incidences.
Selaine Saxby (Con)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the (a) responsible use of and (b) speed limit that applies to e-bikes and (c) the legal provisions that apply to the modification of the speed restrictions of e-bikes.
Lilian Greenwood (Lab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and which highway authorities were notified that they could not bid for active travel capital funding for 2021-22 from Tranche 3 of the Active Travel Fund.
Catherine West (Lab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department made of the potential effect on road safety of the decision to temporarily extend operating hours limits for heavy goods vehicle drivers.
Statement and debate on Transport Decarbonisation
Kerry McCarthy (Lab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will publish its response to the consultation on Pavement parking: options for change, announced on 31 August 2020, before the summer recess..
Sarah Olney (Lib Dem)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish the findings of its consultation entitled Pavement parking: options for change, announced on 31 August 2020.
Matthew Offord (Con)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to carry out the review of road traffic offences announced in 2014.
Rachael Maskell (Lab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve road safety around schools and (b) support teachers, parents and students to take up active travel and walk, cycle or scoot modes of travel to school.
Greg Knight (Con)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the planned timetable is for (a) collating and assessing the results of the e-scooter trial and (b) reaching a decision on the potential future use of e-scooters; if he will take steps to ensure that such an assessment includes not only an appraisal of road safety issues but also assesses the prevalence of e-scooters that have been used in the commission of criminal offences; and if he will make a statement.
Lord Berkeley (Lab)
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Vehicle speed compliance statistics for Great Britain: 2020, published on 13 July, which found that 56 per cent of car drivers and 58 per cent of van drivers broke the 30mph speed limit, what steps they intend to take to reduce levels of speeding.
Lord Berkeley (Lab)
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all new motor vehicles will be sold with automatic speed limiters from 2022.
Andrew Slaughter (Lab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding was allocated to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for the building of the temporary cycle infrastructure on Kensington High Street, and whether those funds are planned to be clawed back following the removal of the scheme in response to his Department’s guidance to local authorities
Kerry McCarthy (Lab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will publish its response to the consultation on Review of The Highway Code to improve road safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders before the summer 2021 Parliamentary recess.
Taiwo Owatemi (Lab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the result of the Government’s consultation on pavement parking is planned to be published.
Baroness Randerson (Lib Dem)
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the effectiveness of the Masonry Arch Repair and Strengthening (MARS) system as a potential alternative to the infilling of railway bridges deemed unsafe by Highways England; and whether, as part of any such assessment, they have estimated the total (1) cost, and (2) reduction in carbon emissions, of adopting this approach instead of infilling
Fleur Anderson (Lab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council and (b) the Mayor of London on securing a viable long term funding arrangement to repair Hammersmith Bridge.