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 plans to increase the number of low traffic neighbourhoods.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The installation of low traffic neighbourhoods and other traffic management measures is a decision for local councils, and the local communities they serve.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Automatic Number Plate Recognition car pilots in the London Borough of (a) Lambeth and (b) Southwark.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
DfT has made no assessment of the effectiveness of Automatic Number Plate Recognition car pilots in the London Borough of (a) Lambeth and (b) Southwark.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list the underspends within (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies in (i) this financial year and (ii) across the Spending Review period.
Answered by Mike Kane
In each financial year, the Government seeks authority from Parliament for its spending each year. The Main Estimates start this process and are presented to Parliament by the Treasury. This sets out the departmental forecast spend for the year. Each year this is updated through the Supplementary Estimates, where any changes against the Main Estimates are published. These are available online at: HMT Main Estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). These publications are accompanied by a Memorandum that provides further information on the key drivers for changes to spending and are also available online: Transport Committee - Estimate memoranda - Committees - UK Parliament. In addition, the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts are published annually, which sets out the final consolidated position for the year: DfT Annual Report and Accounts 2023-2024 (publishing.service.gov.uk).
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 plans to (a) implement and (b) cancel efficiency savings budgeted for by the previous Government for (i) her Department and (ii) departmental arm's length bodies; and what plans she has for further such efficiency savings.
Answered by Mike Kane
The Chancellor has recently set out plans for departmental efficiencies such as taking actions to stop all non-essential government consultancy spend in 2024-25 and halve government spending on consultancy in future years, reducing communications and marketing budgets and continuing to dispose of surplus public sector estates. Future year efficiencies will be set during the upcoming Spending Review. Further information can be could here: Fixing the foundations – Public spending audit 2024-25 (publishing.service.gov.uk).
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish a response to the consultation document entitled, Aviation 2050-the future of UK aviation, published in December 2019.
Answered by Grant Shapps
It remains the government's intention to publish an Aviation 2050 strategy later this year, which will respond to the recent consultation.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of noise levels on the M20 between Junctions 8-9.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The noise levels on this section of the M20 have been assessed as part of DEFRA’s Noise Action Plan. This identified 10 areas between M20 Junction 8-9 which required investigation because of the level of noise.
Action has been taken to mitigate noise at five out of the 10 areas with the installation of noise insulation. Highways England are working to address the remaining five areas, including trials to test options to reduce the noise generated by concrete road surfaces.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of accidents on the M20 between Junctions 8 and 9 in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Below are the accident figures for the number of reported accidents on the M20 Junctions 8-9 in each of the last 10 years
Number of reported road accidents on the M20 (Juncs: 8-9)1, 2007 to 2017 | |||||||
Year | Number of accidents | ||||||
2007 | 8 | ||||||
2008 | 12 | ||||||
2009 | 15 | ||||||
2010 | 6 | ||||||
2011 | 6 | ||||||
2012 | 10 | ||||||
2013 | 8 | ||||||
2014 | 5 | ||||||
2015 | 6 | ||||||
2016 | 11 | ||||||
2017 | 7 | ||||||
Source: DfT Stats19 | |||||||
1. Includes all the slip roads on and off at each of the junctions. | |||||||