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Infrastructure
Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when Basingstoke and Deane will be allocated the £380 million set out in the Hampshire county council transport and infrastructure requirement plan to improve local services to meet the demands of the South East England regional assembly's house building targets. [64163]
Dr. Ladyman: I understand that a transport strategy for North Hampshire is under development in the context of a strategy for the Western Corridor and Blackwater Valley. This is a matter for the councils concerned, who need to have regard to regional strategies and the likely availability of resources.
London Airports (Security)
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent on security at each London airport in each of the last 10 years. [62999]
Derek Twigg:
The Department does not hold this information. It is for the industry to decide how to deliver the Government's aviation security requirements.
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M3
Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the peak flow of traffic at the southern roundabout of junction 6 of theM3 during the morning and evening rush hour periods. [64161]
Dr. Ladyman: I have nothing further to add to the answer I gave the hon. Member on 20 January 2006, Official Report, column 1619W.
Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the traffic flow is on the southern roundabout of junction 6 of the M3, broken down by (a) hour and (b) day of the week. [64162]
Dr. Ladyman: There is little that can be added to the previous answer on 20 January 2006, Official Report, column 1619W.
Detailed turning traffic flows are not surveyed on a regular basis. The most recent traffic survey at M3 Junction 6 was undertaken on 27 September 2005 and covered the am and pm peak periods. The following table sets out all the traffic flows surveyed on that date.
Myasthenia Gravis
Mr. Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on Blue Badge entitlement for those diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. [62194]
Derek Twigg: The Blue Badge scheme is designed primarily to assist people with severe difficulty in walking, whatever the cause of their disability. People who are registered blind also qualify under the scheme. Drivers with a severe disability affecting both arms may also be eligible. Local authorities, which are responsible for administering the scheme, will decide on an individual's eligibility on the basis of these criteria. People with myasthenia gravis will be eligible for a badge if they meet the criteria.
Pensioners (Free Travel)
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will extend the free bus travel scheme announced in the Budget to ferry passengers. [61551]
Dr. Ladyman:
There are no current plans to extend the older and disabled people's entitlement to free off-peak bus travel to ferries. Local authorities will remain able to offer concessions on other modes at their own discretion.
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Railways
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library a copy of all railway passenger franchise agreements. [62747]
Derek Twigg: Franchise agreements and associated documents are publicly available through the Department of Transport's Public Register. Requests should be made to the Public Register Manager, Department for Transport, 3–28 Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR. Telephone: 0207 944 2571 or email: sue.probets@dft.gsi.gov.uk.
Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what statistics on overcrowding of trains are collected for services outside London; and in what ways this information is published. [62750]
Derek Twigg: Train operating companies operating outside London, under the new Template Franchise Agreement (currently Northern Rail, and GNER) are required to provide passenger loading data to the Department for Transport as and when the Department requests such information. There is no contractual requirement to provide this data other than when the Department makes a request. This information is not routinely published.
Passenger transport executives operate their own monitoring of service loading data and this information is not routinely shared with the Department.
Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of demand for train services in the West Country. [62374]
Derek Twigg: The demand for rail travel in the West Country has been assessed in setting specifications for the Greater Western and South Western franchises. Furthermore, the Regional Planning Assessment (RPA) for the south west which will begin in the summer, will include carrying out forecasts of passenger demand for the next 20 years.
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer given to the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Tom Brake) on 14 March 2006, Official Report, column 2061W, on railways, how many staff in his Department have worked on rail timetables in each year since 1997. [62632]
Derek Twigg: The Department currently has 14 staff who work on railway timetables. The Department acquired responsibility for specification of railway timetables associated with the letting of new franchises as a result of the Railways Act 2005, in mid-2005. Prior to this date, the Strategic Rail Authority had responsibility for the specification of new timetables for new railway franchises.
Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many railway stations in the county of Greater Manchester do not have disabled access; and if he will make a statement. [62204]
Derek Twigg:
The Department does not hold information on the level of accessibility at all stations across Greater Manchester.
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The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) run, on behalf of the rail industry, the National Rail website (www.nationalrail.co.uk) where information on the accessibility of each station can be found. This information can also be provided by telephone through the National Reservations Service.
Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been allocated to providing enhanced CCTV to railway stations across the country; and when these funds are likely to become available. [62857]
Derek Twigg: Each new franchise let has obligations for station improvement, and this will include CCTV and other security measures. Exact CCTV investment figures are a matter for each individual franchise and are not held by the Department for Transport. These initiatives will normally come into effect in the early years of each new franchise.
Road Accidents
Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many children were involved in vehicle accidents in (a) England, (b) Hampshire and (c) the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane in each year since 1990; and how many child (i) fatalities and (ii) serious injuries there were as a result in each year. [63285]
Dr. Ladyman: The number of children injured in personal injury road accidents in England, the county of Hampshire and Basingstoke and Deane local authority for the years 1990–2004 (the last year for which data are available) is given in tables 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Information on the number of children involved in road accidents but who were not injured is not available.
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Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicle accidents occurred on A roads in the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane in each year since 1990; and how many (a) fatalities and (b) serious injuries there were as a result in each year. [63287]
Dr. Ladyman: The number of personal road injury accidents on A roads in Basingstoke and Deane local authority and the number of people killed and seriously injured in those accidents are given the following table.
Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicle accidents have occurred on the M3 between exit 5 and 8 in each year since 1990; and how many (a) fatalities and (b) serious injuries occurred as a result in each year. [63289]
Dr. Ladyman:
The number of personal road injury accidents which occurred between 1990 and 2004 (the latest year for which figures are available) on the M3
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between junctions 5 and 8 and the number of people killed and seriously injured in those accidents are given in the following table.
Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were (a) killed and (b) injured in road accidents in Fife in each year from 1976 to 2005 for which figures are available. [64421]
Dr. Ladyman: The number of people killed or injured in personal injury road accidents in Fife in each year from 1979 to 2004 (the earliest and latest years for which figures are available) are given in the table.
Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were (a) killed and (b) injured in road accidents in Cumbria in each year from 1976 to 2005. [64425]
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Dr. Ladyman: The number of people killed or injured in personal injury road accidents in Cumbria in each year from 1979 to 2004 (the earliest and latest years for which figures are available) are given in the table.
Tim Farron: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were (a) killed and (b) injured in road accidents in each year from 1975 to 2005 in which the negligent driver was aged (i) 17 to 21, (ii) 22 to 25, (iii) 26 to 29 and (iv) 30 or over. [64426]
Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is not available.
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