Asked by: Paul Scully (Conservative - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of increasing traffic congestion on the viability of the cab trade in London; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London, and it is for him to consider what, if any, assessment is made of the impacts of congestion on the London taxi trade.
Asked by: Paul Scully (Conservative - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of congestion on London’s international competitiveness.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and is delivered by Transport for London, which manages the Transport for London Road Network ('red routes'), and is responsible for London’s 6,000+ sets of traffic lights. It would therefore be for the Mayor to make any assessment of the effect of congestion on London’s roads, on its international competitiveness.
Asked by: Paul Scully (Conservative - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to hold discussions with the newly appointed Deputy Mayor for Transport in London on the effect on traffic congestion of the cycle superhighways.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Ministers and officials at the Department for Transport hold regular meetings with the Mayor of London, officials in his office and Transport for London. A range of topics are discussed at these meetings. The Minister for London most recently met the Deputy Mayor for Transport in London in July.
The Secretary of State currently does not have any scheduled meetings with the Deputy Mayor for Transport. I have met with her predecessor and look forward to meeting with her in due course.
Asked by: Paul Scully (Conservative - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on trends in the level of traffic congestion in London as a result of the roll-out of cycle superhighways; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London, and it is for him to consider what, if any, assessment is made of the effects of cycle superhighways on traffic congestion.
The Department for Transport does not routinely hold information on trends in the level of congestion in London, other than what is already publicly available information.
Asked by: Paul Scully (Conservative - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent correspondence he has had with the Mayor of London on penalty charges on TfL roads; and if he will place a copy of that correspondence in the Library.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Copies of the recent correspondence between the Secretary of State for Transport and the Mayor of London on the issue of penalty charges on Transport for London roads will be placed in the Library of the House.