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Written Question
Driving Under Influence
Thursday 24th May 2018

Asked by: Jeremy Lefroy (Conservative - Stafford)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timescale is for the commencement of s15 of the Road Safety Act 2006.

Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Section 15 of the Road Safety Act 2006 has not been commenced. For commencement, primary legislation would be required to amend section 16 and no timescales are currently planned for this. To date, the Government has not supported the mandatory use of alcohol interlocks as the disadvantages associated with such a scheme, including lack of evidence of long term behavioural change, ease of circumventing the device, and high installation and maintenance costs, together outweigh any potential benefits.

The Government will continue to enforce vigorously against drink drivers, and changes in the law in April 2015 made it a requirement for high risk offenders to undertake medical tests to ensure they are not still dependent before they are allowed to drive again.

Written Question
High Speed 2 Railway Line: Great Haywood
Monday 30th April 2018

Asked by: Jeremy Lefroy (Conservative - Stafford)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that HS2 Ltd release its plans for the Great Haywood Viaduct in advance of the relevant Select Committee sessions later in 2018.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani

The design of the Phase 2A scheme to date as set out in the Phase 2A Bill and the Environmental Statement deposited in July 2017 provides the level of detail necessary for the purposes of the Bill and the requirements of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017.

The level of detailed design necessary to enable the scheme to be constructed has yet to be carried out, and is unlikely to be completed until after the Bill has secured Royal Assent.

Once complete, HS2 Ltd will need to apply for approval of the detailed design of various elements of the scheme, which would include the Great Hayward viaduct, from local planning authorities along the route under the planning regime established under Schedule 17 to the Bill. This will ensure that although deemed planning permission for the scheme is granted by Parliament, local planning authorities will be able to approve the detailed design thereby ensuring that the design of permanent structures fits into the local environment.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Mar 2018
Rail Announcement

"Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent currently have direct, high-speed services to Liverpool and Manchester respectively. However, the HS2 proposals mean that high-speed services from Stafford and Stoke will end at Macclesfield, so we will lose our direct connection with the northern powerhouse. That is unacceptable. Will the Secretary of State consider the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will my right hon. Friend give us an update on the progress of the negotiations on air connections with the European Union after we leave in March next year?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jan 2018
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill

"I rise to oppose the Second Reading today for reasons very similar to those given by my hon. Friends the Members for Lichfield (Michael Fabricant) and for Stone (Sir William Cash). I echo the words of my hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield—I am not at all opposed to additional …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jan 2018
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill

"I am most grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He is welcome to visit my constituency; we will make an arrangement. He will see the beautiful countryside of the upper Trent Valley, and I am sure that my hon. Friend the Member for Stone would also show him across Swynnerton Park …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jan 2018
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill

"Well, I am not sure that it is a vanity project because, if constructed, it certainly will bring benefits to the country, although probably at much more expense than it should and at a huge cost to our constituents. When I challenged a very senior person who has been involved …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jan 2018
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill

"I entirely agree. I apologise if I gave the impression that I do not care about bats at all, but I care about my constituents a little bit more. There are also the issues of the slow process, the lack of engagement, totally unnecessary arguments over valuations and a lack …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jan 2018
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill

"I do indeed. The line goes pretty much straight through Yarlet School, and not only that but through Yarlet wood, which is one of our ancient woodlands. I think it is even noted in the Domesday Book, so it is the best part of 1,000 years old.

Another very important …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jan 2018
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill

"I largely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I fear that that will be the case unless, as speakers both in favour and against have said, connectivity is taken much more seriously. I urge Ministers to look at the proposals of High Speed UK, even if they do not like those …..."
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