Asked by: Anne Main (Conservative - St Albans)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail freight interchanges there are in the UK; and what the utilisation rate is on the freight network.
Answered by Paul Maynard
The UK has 16 intermodal rail freight interchanges. These are:
o Birmingham International Railfreight Terminal
o Daventry International Railfreight Terminal
o Hams Hall
o Widnes
o Wentloog
o Selby
o Doncaster Railport
o Grangemouth
o Trafford Park Euroterminal
o Trafford Park
o Lawley Street
o Leeds – Freightliner
o Mossend Euroterminal
o Wakefield Euroterminal
o Willesden Euroterminal
In addition to these interchanges, there are a large number of port-located rail terminals and small independent facilities nationwide.
The usage and available capacity of these terminals varies by facility and time of year. However, overall changes in the rail freight market means there has been an increase, in recent years, in imports and exports of containerised goods through the major ports (intermodal freight), increasing utilisation at these sites.
Asked by: Anne Main (Conservative - St Albans)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many strategic rail freight interchanges have been granted planning permission since 2000; and of those granted permission how many have been built.
Answered by Paul Maynard
Since 2000, development consent has been given for ten Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges across Great Britain. The Department for Transport does not monitor progress in constructing these sites. However we understand that not all of these interchanges have yet been constructed.
Asked by: Anne Main (Conservative - St Albans)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have spent on infraction proceedings in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
I refer my Hon Friend to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Matthew Hancock) today to UIN 36288.
Asked by: Anne Main (Conservative - St Albans)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who were charged to appeal against a parking ticket in each of the last three years.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Parking is a devolved matter and policy in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the respective Government.
Information on parking penalties in England is not held centrally. Records of the number of penalty charge notices issued are contained in annual reports from the traffic adjudicators – London Tribunals covers London Councils and the Traffic Penalty Tribunal reports on authorities outside London.
Asked by: Anne Main (Conservative - St Albans)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safeguards are in place to protect information held by the DVLA on those who use its services.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The safeguards that are in place to protect information held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) vary depending on the channel used and sensitivity of the data processed through the service.
All the DVLA’s information systems and electronic services are subject to a formal assessment before they are made available to the public. This ensures that there are adequate policies, procedural and technical controls in place to protect the data.
Privacy Impact Assessments are also completed to identify and address any privacy risks associated with the service and ensure that personal data is processed in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.