Written Question
Wednesday 7th September 2016
Asked by:
Alison McGovern (Labour - Birkenhead)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how long the average anticipated response time is for a review of a driving licence due to medical reasons.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) deals with more than 600,000 medical driver licensing applications annually. The length of time taken to deal with an individual application depends on the medical condition and whether further information is required from medical professionals.
Between April 2016 and the end of August 2016, the average time taken for a licensing decision to be made was 38 working days. The average time for the period April 2015 to March 2016 was 53 working days.
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Mar 2016
High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Sixth sitting)
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Mar 2016
High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Fifth sitting)
"I do not mean to detain the Committee for any longer than necessary. I was not going to speak a word on this subject—I could speak on trains for about three long hours—but, given that we are talking about the past and the right hon. Gentleman alluded to his seniority …..."Alison McGovern - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Mar 2016
High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Fifth sitting)
"You say potato. I trust he will confirm that during the long years of the 1980s and 1990s when our rail system was starved of investment, he lobbied the then Conservative Government at every opportunity to invest in it...."Alison McGovern - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Feb 2016
Crossrail: Elizabeth Line
"I agree wholeheartedly with what the rail Minister and the shadow rail Minister have said about Her Majesty and about our brilliant railway staff. I am a former Network Rail staffer, and I worked with some fantastic women engineers. May I, however, offer the Minister some constructive criticism? Her statement …..."Alison McGovern - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 5th January 2016
Asked by:
Alison McGovern (Labour - Birkenhead)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria the Government is using to determine which people and residents of which areas will be eligible for discounts on tolls for the Mersey Gateway bridge.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The original toll discount scheme covering residents of Halton was developed by the scheme’s promoters, Halton Borough Council. Following the Chancellor’s statement in 2014 this is to be extended to cover all residents. Further details can be found at:
http://www.merseygateway.co.uk/
Following the Chancellor’s further statement in July 2015 that the Government is looking at extending Mersey Gateway bridge toll discounts to residents of Chester West & Chester and Warrington, officials are currently working through what the proposed further extension means for the scheme.
Written Question
Thursday 17th December 2015
Asked by:
Alison McGovern (Labour - Birkenhead)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory reporting of major vehicle malfunction incidents by the emergency services to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is not aware of any requirement for mandatory reporting of major vehicle malfunction incidents by the emergency services. There is a voluntary method by which emergency services can report to DVSA concerns of design or construction defects in automotive products. This has been in place for many years and is an efficient and effective method used by the emergency services.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Chichester (Mr Tyrie). I have listened to his speeches during this Parliament, and he has offered us his wisdom and made a serious contribution. I am very glad that he finished by talking about deficit reduction, because that is how …..."Alison McGovern - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"I am glad that the hon. Lady focuses on those with the least. I have been to Brighton and seen people rough-sleeping, and it worries me greatly that the council there is insufficiently focused on those with the least. She also mentioned wrong choices, and I want to say a …..."Alison McGovern - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"If the right hon. Gentleman had been listening to my speech, he would have heard me say that we need to make the right choices and show our priorities. As I was saying, the right way to close the budget deficit is to focus on taking money through a bank …..."Alison McGovern - View Speech
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