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Sir Rod Eddington
Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the work programme of Sir Rod Eddington is; and what (a) reports and (b) findings he has made. [13244]
Dr. Ladyman: The Secretary of State and the Chancellor have invited Sir Rod Eddington to work with the Department for Transport and HMT Treasury to advise on the long-term impact of transport decisions on the UK's productivity, stability and growth. This work continues.
Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many civil servants are supporting Sir Rod Eddington for the duration of his employment; and where they are located. [13245]
Dr. Ladyman: Sir Rod Eddington is supported by a small team of civil servants (currently seven), located in both the Department for Transport and the Treasury.
Speed Cameras
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the (a) number and (b) location of fixed speed cameras which have been installed in each month since January 2004; and what the casualty rates were (a) before and (b) after installation in each case. [14614]
Dr. Ladyman: The following number of fixed safety cameras were installed in England and Wales within the national safety camera programme in each month between January and December 2004. Casualty information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many applications for speed camera sites have been made where a final decision on whether installation will be allowed remains pending; and in which locations. [14615]
Dr. Ladyman:
There are a total of 489 new safety camera sites proposed for 2005–06 in England and Wales. The Department has decided that we will not for the time being approve these proposed sites pending an independent analysis of the first four years of the programme and an examination of how we might further improve the deployment criteria and programme governance arrangements. We expect to make a decision
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this autumn. Pending this decision, mobile enforcement may be undertaken at those sites where there is an urgent need. Information on the location of these sites, broken down by fixed and mobile cameras has been placed in the Libraries of the House.
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the review of rules regarding the location of speed cameras will be completed. [14616]
Dr. Ladyman: I expect that it will be completed this autumn.
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many proposals for speed cameras in Cambridgeshire have been (a) approved and (b) rejected by his Department in each year since 1997; and what their location was in each case. [14560]
Dr. Ladyman: The Cambridgeshire Safety Camera Partnership joined the national safety camera programme in October 2001—the Department does not hold information prior to this date. Information on the location and year of approval for all safety cameras approved for operation by the Cambridgeshire Safety Camera Partnership since then is attached. The approval process is based on published standardised criteria. We do not hold information on proposed sites that did meet the criteria but were not introduced into the programme subsequently.
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been raised in fines from speed cameras in the county of Essex since 1999. [14292]
Dr. Ladyman: I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 13 June 2005 Official Report, column 28W which provided this information for the Essex police force area. Data by county is not available.
Tidal Flow Schemes
Mr. Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to make greater use of tidal flow schemes to manage congestion; and if he will make a statement; [14164]
(2) if he will incentivise local authorities to develop tidal flow highway schemes by making grants available in appropriate cases. [14165]
Dr. Ladyman: Tidal flow is a traffic management technique available to local highway authorities to use where local circumstances mean it is likely to produce benefits. Authorities can implement tidal flow schemes using established traffic management practices and need no special approval from the Department.
We would expect to see tidal flow schemes accommodated within local transport plans. It would not be appropriate to single out tidal flow over other traffic management measures. It is for local highway authorities to consider the full range of traffic management options in developing their local transport plans.
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Trunk Roads (Essex/Hertfordshire)
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the major trunk roads in (a) Essex and (b) Hertfordshire; what new trunk roads are planned in each county in each of the next 10 years; and if he will make a statement. [14296]
Dr. Ladyman: Trunk roads in Essex and Hertfordshire are as follows:
No new trunk roads are planned for Essex and/or Hertfordshire.
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The Government's Targeted Programme of Improvements includes the following trunk road schemes in Essex and Hertfordshire:
The Highways Agency has also been asked to do further work on the following scheme in Essex and bring forward proposals to be considered for entry into the Targeted Programme of Improvements:
Following the Government's announcement on 21 July 2005 on Regional Funding Allocations, decisions on the entry of the following trunk road schemes into the Targeted Programme of Improvements will be made following advice from the region on their priorities for major transport schemes:
Vehicle Registration
Charles Hendry: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cars are registered for use on English roads. [9528]
Dr. Ladyman: At the end of March 2005, there were 23,295,000 cars registered to keepers resident in England.