Asked by: Edward Argar (Conservative - Charnwood)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if (a) his Department and (b) National Highways will make an assessment of the potential merits of road safety junction improvement works at the A46 Seagrave-Thanington cross-over in Leicestershire.
Answered by Karl McCartney
Following the developer-led junction improvement scheme that was delivered in February this year for the new Leicester City Football Club training ground, a Stage 3 Road Safety Audit was carried out at this location. The designers of the scheme are currently developing an additional package of works to address the issues identified that relate to the right turn movement of traffic from Park Hill Lane onto the A46. Until these works are undertaken, the network remains under the jurisdiction of Leicester City Football Club.
Asked by: Edward Argar (Conservative - Charnwood)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of delivery to date of (a) service improvements and (b) investment in new rolling stock as set out in the East Midlands 2019 rail franchise agreement.
Answered by Wendy Morton
A new dedicated electric train service between Corby and London St Pancras, with frequency doubled to two train per hour has been delivered, enabling peak time long distance services to and from London to be accelerated. The new fleet of bi-mode long distance trains, committed to as part of the East Midlands 2019 rail franchise agreement, are under construction and should enter service in the next couple of years.
As a result of the impact of the pandemic, the Department are negotiating to replace the 2019 franchise agreement with a directly awarded National Rail Contract which will enable more flexibility to develop service and rolling stock plans that reflect the changes to travel habits that the pandemic caused.
Asked by: Edward Argar (Conservative - Charnwood)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle cyclists cycling on pavements.
Answered by Jesse Norman
Cycling on the pavement (“footway”) is an offence under Section 72 of the Highways Act 1835. Enforcement is a matter for the Police who are able to issue a Fixed Penalty Notice of £50 or can choose to prosecute offenders with a maximum fine of £500.
Like all road users, cyclists have a duty to behave in a safe and responsible manner, and this is reflected in the Highway Code's rules for cyclists.
On 9 March the Department published a Call for Evidence into how to improve road safety for pedestrians and cyclists, in order to support the Government ambition to make cycling and walking a natural choice for shorter journeys.
This consultation is open until 1 June and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cycling-and-walking-investment-strategy-cwis-safety-review
Asked by: Edward Argar (Conservative - Charnwood)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of expected traffic volumes on the M1 between junctions 21 and 22 in Leicestershire over the next 10 years.
Answered by Jesse Norman
The section between junction 21and 21a is busy because of the confluence between strategic traffic on the M1, regional flows between the M1 and M6 using the M69 and local traffic accessing Leicester.
There has been no specific 10 year assessment made of traffic volumes on the M1 between J21 - 22. However, the M1 section between J19 – 23a is the 8th busiest area within the London to Scotland East route strategy, and the 84th nationally.
Asked by: Edward Argar (Conservative - Charnwood)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the road KS1 rates are in (a) Leicestershire, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) Derbyshire and (d) Lincolnshire for each year from 2005 to date.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The table below shows the reported killed and seriously injured (KSI) casualty rate per billion vehicle miles by local authority.
Reported killed or seriously injured casualty rate per billion vehicle miles
Rate per billion vehicle miles1 | |||||||||||||||
Local Authority | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||
Leicestershire County Council 2 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 55 | 58 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 41 | 53 | 51 | ||||
Leicester City Council | 78 | 97 | 97 | 107 | 97 | 98 | 107 | 100 | 105 | 111 | 117 | ||||
Rutland County Council | 74 | 58 | 77 | 80 | 70 | 75 | 47 | 68 | 41 | 64 | 76 | ||||
Nottinghamshire County Council 3 | 140 | 124 | 116 | 111 | 104 | 97 | 105 | 102 | 79 | 76 | 70 | ||||
Nottingham City Council | 200 | 184 | 179 | 160 | 150 | 143 | 158 | 140 | 125 | 112 | 145 | ||||
Derbyshire County Council 4 | 103 | 99 | 102 | 88 | 94 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 87 | 67 | ||||
Derby City Council | 96 | 106 | 98 | 103 | 108 | 86 | 86 | 76 | 72 | 98 | 69 | ||||
Lincolnshire County Council | 122 | 107 | 113 | 91 | 124 | 126 | 132 | 117 | 113 | 106 | 83 | ||||
1 Casualties include pedestrians and cyclists. Vehicle miles is the distance travelled by all vehicles (including cyclists)
2 Not including Leicester City Council and Rutland County Council
3 Not including Nottingham City Council
4 Not including Derby City Council
Asked by: Edward Argar (Conservative - Charnwood)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to improve the A46-Seagrave to Thrussington road crossover junction.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Highways England has no new schemes planned for A46 Seagrove to Thrussington junction.
However, Highways England is undertaking work to update its route strategies and may identify new schemes for this junction.
Asked by: Edward Argar (Conservative - Charnwood)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what statistics his Department holds on road traffic accidents at the Thrussington to Seagrove Road crossover with the A46 in each year from 2005 to 2014.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The number of reported personal injury road accidents at the junction of the A46 and Seagrove Road and Park Hill lane are given in the following table:
Number of reported personal injury road accidents at the junction of | |||||
A46 with Seagrove Road and Park Hill Lane: 2005 -2014 | |||||
Number of accidents | |||||
Year of Accident | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Total | |
2005 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
2007 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2010 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
There were no personal injury accidents at this location in 2011, 2013 and 2014. The Department does not hold any statistics on damage only accidents.