Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Government officials are working on the project related to the construction of a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
The government is committed to upgrading our infrastructure, and officials are looking at a range of options to level up the country and support growth and productivity in every region.
We will set out more details on our plans to increase investment in infrastructure later this year.
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has employed (a) consultants and (b) engineers to work on the project related to the construction of a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
The government is committed to upgrading our infrastructure, and officials are looking at a range of options to level up the country and support growth and productivity in every region.
We will set out more details on our plans to increase investment in infrastructure later this year.
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to prohibit the parking of vehicles on pavements.
Answered by George Freeman
The Department will set out its position when it responds to the Transport Select Committee report on pavement parking once a new committee has been formed.
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to publish his Department's response to its consultations on the (a) review of HGV periodic testing and inspection exemptions and (b) goods vehicle operating licensing exemptions.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Both the consultations took place between 11th December 2014 and 5th March 2015. I hope to publish the responses received to the consultations soon. The consultations were published by the last Government and we will need to consider the way forward before a full Departmental response can be published.
Asked by: Simon Hoare (Conservative - North Dorset)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on applying a 32 tonne weight limit to volumetric vehicles.
Answered by Andrew Jones
We are aware that the custom and practice for some 4 axle rigid volumetric concrete mixers in recent years has been to operate in excess of the 32 tonne weight limit specified in regulations. A consultation earlier this year about the scope of exemptions from annual roadworthiness testing for some types of Heavy Goods Vehicles sought views about whether a higher weight limit could be set for such vehicles to avoid dislocation in the market. We have the responses to the consultation now and are considering this issue.