Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on introducing tighter measures for companies that employ drivers so that such companies are automatically informed when an employee is convicted of a motoring offence and subsequently loses their professional driving licence; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Jesse Norman
There are no plans for the Secretary of State to hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice about measures of this kind.
The Driver and Vehicle and Licencing Agency (DVLA) does not hold or ask for details of where drivers work. In the haulage sector, some drivers are self-employed or work through agencies on short-term contracts for a variety of different companies.
All employers have a duty to check their employees’ licences regularly; the DVLA advises that this should be done at least once every three months and they can do so using the DVLA’s free licence check service.
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 222065, what amount was spent on each of the 10 largest items of media and publicity expenditure in 2013-14.
Answered by Claire Perry
The amount spent on the 10 largest items of media and publicity expenditure in the financial year 2013-14 are provided in the table below:
Amount £’000 | |
Coastal Rescue Public Relations events
| 87 |
DfT Road Safety Marketing Campaign: Purchase of road safety materials | 70 |
Internal Communications | 37 |
Procurement advertising
| 32 |
Highways Agency: Statutory Advertising. Advertising in local papers advising the public of future works, closures and route changes. | 23 |
As above
| 22 |
As above
| 21 |
As above
| 20 |
As above
| 17
|
As above
| 17 |
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2015 to Question 222103, how many vehicles were clamped by the DVLA wheel-clamping service in 2013-14.
Answered by Claire Perry
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s wheelclamping contractors clamped or impounded 45,602 vehicles between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014. Some local authorities and police forces have devolved powers to take enforcement action against unlicensed vehicles on behalf of the DVLA. Between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014, 9,289 vehicles were clamped or impounded by these local authorities and police forces. It is not possible to separate the number of vehicles that were clamped from the number of vehicles that were impounded.
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2015 to Question 222099, what the amount spent was on each instance of reprographic expenditure totalling more than £10,000 in 2013-14.
Answered by Claire Perry
The amount spent on separately identifiable instances of reprographic expenditure totalling more than £10,000 in 2013-14 are listed in the table below:
Reasons | Expenditure totalling more than £10,000 |
Items |
£'000 |
DVLA reprographic costs – specialist printing undertaken. | 7,521 |
Printing of the Environmental Statement and Environmental consultation costs | 886 |
British Transport Police costs relating to reusable CDs & USB sticks being used for policing purposes. Such items are charged to this account code along with reprographics. | 655 |
Certificates issued to sea-men as proof of necessary qualifications. These have to be specially printed to prevent forgery. | 180 |
Franking machine to cover postage of mass updated copies of car fuel consumption guide, print copies and manuals and technical reports. | 107 |
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2015 to Question 221264, in respect of which projects or programmes were the sums for Ove Arup & Partners Limited, Atkins Limited, Environmental Resources Management Limited and CH2M Hill UK incurred.
Answered by Claire Perry
The projects or programmes sums for Ove Arup & Partners Limited, Atkins Limited, Environmental Resources Management Limited and CH2M Hill UK incurred are provided in the table below as follows:
Organisation | Project/Programme
|
Ove Arup & Partners Limited | Activity 1 and Activity 2 |
Atkins Limited | Activity 1 and Activity 2 |
Environmental Resources Management Limited (ERM) | Activity 2 |
CH2M Hill UK | Activity 3 |
These suppliers contribute to the design of the HS2 project overall. This is split into three 3 activities listed below:
· Activity 1 – Civil Engineering and Structural Design Services:
To develop the existing concept design and produce a design which meets HS2 Ltd’s strategic objectives and the overall design programme.
· Activity 2 – Environmental Services:
This activity includes scope and methodology for surveys and impact assessments, environmental design aims, environmental engagement with stakeholders, environmental survey, environmental impact assessment, health impact assessment, equality impact assessment, and a mitigation report.
· Activity 3 – Development Partner role:
Supporting HS2 Ltd moving from Hybrid Bill Delivery to support and assisting on the next stage.
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2015 to Question 222103, what proportion of the costs relating to the Modernising Employment Contract Buyout and subsequent merger of VOSA and DSA to form the DVSA were paid in (a) severance payments for employees and (b) lieu of notice; and how many people were in receipt of such payments.
Answered by Claire Perry
None of the costs relating to the Modernising Employment Contract buyout and the subsequent merger of VOSA and DSA to form the DVSA were paid in severance payments or lieu of notice.
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221267, what the reasons were for each instance of reprographic expenditure totalling more than £10,000 in 2013-14.
Answered by Claire Perry
The reasons for each instance of reprographic expenditure totalling more than £10,000 in 2013-14 are listed in the table below; however note that the account codes used for reprographic costs by some agencies include a range of expenditure types beyond strictly reprographic costs.
Reasons | |
Items | |
Costs relate to reusable CDs & USB sticks being used for policing purposes. Such items are charged to this account code along with reprographics. | |
Franking machine (1) to cover postage of mass updated copies of car fuel consumption guide (2) print 105,000 copies of car fuel consumption guide costing £16,275 and (3) manuals and technical reports. | |
DVLA's reprographic costs – specialist printing undertaken by the Agency | |
Certificates issued to sea-men by Maritime and Coastguard Agency as proof of necessary qualifications. These have to be specially printed to prevent forgery. | |
Printing of the Environmental Statement and HS2 Environmental consultation costs |
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221267, what the reasons were for each of the agent's fees of more than £100,000 in financial year 2013-14; and what the amount was that was paid to each agent.
Answered by Claire Perry
The reason for each agent's fees more than £100,000 in financial year 2013-14 and the amount that was paid to each agent are provided in the table below as follows:
Reasons for each agent's fees of more than £100,000 | Amount paid to each Agent (£’000) |
The total agents fees paid as set out in this specific cost category relate to the DVLA Wheel-clamping service. | 8,475 |
Railway Pensions Management Ltd - management costs of the railway pension schemes which were taken over by the DfT when British Railways closed down, and are a statutory obligation.
| 4,750 |
Costs relating to the Modernising Employment Contract Buyout and subsequent merger of VOSA and DSA to form the DVSA. | 14,988
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Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221267, what the reasons were for the 10 largest items of media and publicity expenditure in financial year 2013-14.
Answered by Claire Perry
The reasons for the 10 largest items of media and publicity expenditure in the financial year 2013-14 are provided in the table below as follows:
Largest items | Reasons for largest items of media and publicity expenditure |
|
|
DfT Road Safety Marketing Campaign | The expenditure relates to Think Road Safety Campaign. |
Purchase road safety materials | For local Authorities Road Safety Officers and Teachers. |
Advertising costs
(several items) | Highways Agency’s Statutory advertising - advising the public, transport users and business of future road closures, route changes and maintenance of the road Networks. |
Internal Communications | External Agency for media and publicity activities. |
Coastal Rescue Public Relation events | Payments for public relation events for coastal rescue services. |
Recruitment & appointment
(several items) | Recruiting and appointing new staff. |
Licence Fees | For Survey Access. |
United states Advertising | Vehicle Certification Agency Business Development analysis through American Express. |
Procurement advertising | Advertising procurement opportunities over 2013-14. |
Asked by: Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change - Nottingham East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to which organisations his Department paid subscriptions of more than £1,000 in 2013-14; and how much his Department paid to each such organisation.
Answered by Claire Perry
The organisations that the Department paid subscriptions of more than £1,000 in 2013-14; and the amounts paid to each such organisation are provided in the table below:
Organisations to which the Department paid subscriptions of more than £1,000 | Amount paid (£’000) |
UK Contribution to Paris Agreement | 40 |
Technical Standards Agency Subscription | 31 |
Etsi Subscription | 6 |
Equasis | 54 |
IMO Annual Subscription | 1,552 |
Environment and Ship Safety subs | 103 |
ITSO (Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation) Ltd | 39 |
The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) | 47 |
DHL Global | 1 |
The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) | 120 |
Telephone Technologies Inc (TTI Technologies LLC) | 28 |
Imperial College London | 19 |
ERTICO - ITS Europe | 11 |
Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) Annual Subscription | 240 |
Informa PLC | 2 |