Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on concessionary travel spending in York Unitary Authority in each year since 2008-09.
Answered by Stephen Hammond
The total amount spent by York City Council on concessionary travel, including the statutory concession and any relevant discretionary enhancements, is detailed in the table below:
2008 - 09 | 2009 - 10 | 1010 - 11 | 2011 - 12 | 2012 - 13 | |
York City Council spend on concessionary travel (£000s) | 5,013 | 5,307 | 4,902 | 4,633 | 4,826 |
Figures for 2013/14 are still being collated.
Local authority formula grant has been the main vehicle for providing concessionary travel funding to local authorities since the current statutory concession's introduction in 2008. Since this grant is unhypothecated it is not possible to provide a breakdown by authority.
In 2008 the Department for Transport provided English authorities with a total of £31 million to assist in the reissuing of concessionary passes, £130,972 of which was allocated to York City Council.
Between April 2008 and April 2011 the Department made Special Grant payments to authorities, in addition to the formula grant they were already receiving, recognising the additional cost of the extension to pre-2008 concessionary travel arrangements. The following table indicates the amount of funding available to York in each of the three years during which special grant was paid.
2008 / 09 | 2009 / 10 | 2010 / 11 | |
Special grant funding available to York City Council: | 1,112 | 1,138 | 1,170 |
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many serious and fatal road accidents there were in York Unitary Authority in each year since 2008-09.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The number of fatal and serious reported personal injury road accidents in York Unitary Authority for each of the calendar years 2008 to 2013 are given in the table below; by severity:
Number of reported personal injury road accidents in York Unitary Authority, by severity: 2008-2013
| Fatal | Serious |
2008 | 9 | 71 |
2009 | 4 | 51 |
2010 | 4 | 56 |
2011 | 7 | 51 |
2012 | 4 | 45 |
2013 | 0 | 55 |
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many parking tickets were issued against owners of vehicles parked illegally on pavements in each of the last five years; and how many such people were prosecuted in each such year.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
In London, there is in general a ban on parking on the footway. Outside London, local authorities have wide-ranging powers to make Traffic Regulation Orders to prohibit pavement parking on designated lengths of highway or over a wide area. The former Transport Minister, the Hon Member for Lewes, Norman Baker, wrote to local authorities in February 2011 urging them to take up these powers. Local authorities with Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) powers are responsible for parking enforcement, including that relating to the footway.
In addition, the Department has developed and authorised new traffic signs for local authorities to use where pavement parking is prohibited.
With regard to the number of parking tickets issued, individual local authorities are required to keep records of all penalty charge notices issued. The Department for Transport does not record this information centrally.
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the Streets Ahead campaign by the charity Guide Dogs; what steps he is taking to reduce parking on pavements; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
In London, there is in general a ban on parking on the footway. Outside London, local authorities have wide-ranging powers to make Traffic Regulation Orders to prohibit pavement parking on designated lengths of highway or over a wide area. The former Transport Minister, the Hon Member for Lewes, Norman Baker, wrote to local authorities in February 2011 urging them to take up these powers. Local authorities with Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) powers are responsible for parking enforcement, including that relating to the footway.
In addition, the Department has developed and authorised new traffic signs for local authorities to use where pavement parking is prohibited.
With regard to the number of parking tickets issued, individual local authorities are required to keep records of all penalty charge notices issued. The Department for Transport does not record this information centrally.