Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions Network Rail has had with JC Decaux on the potential costs of turning off their advertising hoardings at Euston Station.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
As key partners, Network Rail speaks with JCDecaux on commercial matters across its railway estate on a weekly basis, or sometimes even more frequently. The loss of revenue is being borne by Network Rail. Network Rail are unable to comment on the financial impact on JCDecaux as the terms of the agreement are commercially sensitive.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) full title, (b) estimated cost of production and (c) organisation responsible is for each item of external research that her Department has commissioned but has yet to publish.
Answered by Mike Kane
Details of all Government contracts, including research contracts, are published on Contracts Finder, and FTS, for contracts awarded from Jan 2021 over a certain threshold.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish her Department's areas of research interest for 2024.
Answered by Mike Kane
We expect to publish the Department’s Areas of Research Interest in early 2025, taking the appropriate time to engage with the research community and the wider transport sector.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) full title, (b) estimated cost of production and (c) organisation responsible is for each item of external research that Highways England has commissioned but has yet to publish.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The Department for Transport does not hold complete information on this.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has sponsored people through (a) fellowships, (b) internships and (c) PhDs in relation to (i) pay per mile road charging and (ii) equivalent schemes.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The Department for Transport has not sponsored people through internships, fellowships and PhDs specifically in relation to pay per mile road charging or equivalent schemes.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) full title, (b) estimated cost of production and (c) organisation responsible is for each item of external research that Active Travel England has commissioned but has yet to publish.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Executive agencies regularly commission research and once published it is available on gov.uk or on the commissioned organisation’s website.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Transport Research and Innovation Board has had discussions on the subject of pay per mile road charging or equivalent schemes.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The Transport Research and Innovation Board has not discussed the subject of pay per mile road charging or equivalent schemes.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has received recent representations on the potential merits of regulating the pricing of car insurance with reference to a customer's postcode.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Motor insurers are responsible for setting premiums based on their assessment of the risk a driver poses, and postcode is one of the criteria. We recommend that consumers shop around to get the best deal.
I am aware of the challenges facing motorists on the high cost of motor insurance. We are engaging with the motor insurance industry to understand the causes of increased premiums and identify potential solutions.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2438, whether her Department has issued guidance on the use of automatic number plate recognition by local authorities as a parking enforcement tool.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The Department does not issue specific guidance pertaining to the use of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR). ANPR technology is not certified for the purpose of civil enforcement of road traffic contraventions by local authorities.
In contrast to the restrictions placed on local authorities, which cannot use ANPR technology to enforce a parking charge once a vehicle has left the car park, private operators are allowed to use ANPR technology as the sole means of enforcement for parking on controlled land.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2024 to Question 2443 on Roads: Speed Limits, whether she plans to encourage more councils to adopt 20 mph speed limits.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Decisions on whether to adopt 20mph limits rests with the local authority.