Rebecca Paul MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Railways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects contactless ticketing to be rolled out to Reigate train station.
Answer: The Department announced last year that Reigate would be included in the next tranche of pay-as-you-go stations during contactless expansion. Further details on timing are not available at this stage, but Reigate Station will get contactless ticketing bef...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: ReigateDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) Network Rail and (b) other stakeholders on transport improvements in Reigate constituency.
Answer: Officials in my Department are in regular discussions with Network Rail on opportunities to improve services across the Brighton Main Line, including in the Reigate area. As part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan, £900 million is being invested in re...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordM25: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, following the the 18 month assessment period for light switch off between junctions 8 and 9 of the M25, when she expects the TA 501 road lighting appraisal to be available.
Answer: National Highways expect the appraisal to be completed in January 2026 and the TA501 assessment will be made available from National Highways, upon request, after a decision has been made on the future of the lighting in this location.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordM25: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects National Highways to decide on whether the lights along the M25 between Junctions 8 and 9 will be switched back on at night.
Answer: National Highways expects to be in a position to make a decision on the lighting in this location once the current evaluation is finished and the appraisal is completed, which is expected to be in January 2026.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: EarlswoodDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to improve accessibility at Earlswood train station.
Answer: This Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities. We are carefully considering the best approach to the Access for All programme and will announce the nex...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) Kingswood and (b) other villages benefit from a local bus service.
Answer: The Government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill on 17 December as part of its ambitious plan for bus reform. The Bill puts the power over local bus services back in the hands of local leaders and is intended to ensure bus services reflect the needs...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorways: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with National Highways on its programme of (a) turning off and (b) removing lights on motorways.
Answer: The Department meets monthly with National Highways to discuss its performance and delivery. This includes discussions on the company’s actions to meet its Key Performance Indicator targets, one of which is Corporate Carbon reduction. Electricity used to ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ReigateDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) Network Rail and (b) other stakeholders on creating a 12 car turn-back facility at Reigate train station since July 2024.
Answer: The Reigate 12 car scheme was closed by the previous Government following Spending Review 2021. No development work has taken place on the project since this point.Officials in my Department are in regular discussions with Network Rail on opportunities to...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22502 on Roads: Lighting if she will provide the evidential basis for her Answer.
Answer: The Department does not readily hold this information in the formats requested and it cannot be produced to the deadlines associated with a Parliamentary Question.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22501 on Roads: Lighting if she will provide the evidential basis for her Answer.
Answer: The Department does not readily hold this information in the formats requested and it cannot be produced to the deadlines associated with a Parliamentary Question.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22503 on Roads: Lighting, what information her Department holds on the potential impact of switching off lighting on stretches of (a) motorways and (b) majo
Answer: The answer could only be provided at a disproportionate cost. The Department does not readily hold this information in the formats requested and it cannot be produced to the deadlines associated with a Parliamentary Question.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicles: RegistrationDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 32 of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's report entitled Registering historic, classic, rebuilt vehicles and vehicles converted to electric: Response summary report, published in D
Answer: Following the publication of the summary of responses to the call for evidence, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency held a very positive meeting with members of the Historic Vehicle User Group to discuss next steps. Following this meeting, members of ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road lighting schemes on (a) motorways and (b) all-purpose trunk roads were renewed at the end of their service life following completion of the TA 501 appraisal process in each of the last five years.
Answer: The answer could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the relationship between switching off lighting on stretches of (a) motorways and (b) major trunk roads and trends in the level of accidents on these roads.
Answer: National Highways assesses the benefits and costs of any potential changes in lighting provision. This is in line with the design and appraisal standards set out in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, which ensures that road lighting is provided at a...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road lighting schemes on (a) motorways and (b) all-purpose trunk roads that were switched off following completion of the TA 501 appraisal process were in the final 18 months of their design life in ea
Answer: The answer could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles worth of road lighting on (a) motorways and (b) all-purpose trunk roads have been permanently switched off following completion of the TA 501 appraisal process each of the last five years.
Answer: The answer could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordM25: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5795 on M25: Noise, how much Next Generation Concrete Surfacing is expected to reduce noise levels by.
Answer: Trials conducted on the M1 suggest that Next Generation Concrete Surfacing (NGCS) could yield a reduction of between 3.4 and 3.7 dB(A) in the noise generated between the vehicle tyre and the concrete road surface.
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 5796 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, if she will set a target date to respond to the consultation entitled Pavement Parking: options for change, which closed i
Answer: We are currently considering the views expressed in the consultation responses. Our plan is to publish a formal response to the consultation, summarising the views received and announcing the Government’s next steps for pavement parking policy in due cour...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordM25: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5795 on M25: Noise, when Next Generation Concrete Surfacing will take place between Junctions 8 and 9 on the M25.
Answer: A section of the M25 between Junction 8 and Junction 9 was treated with Next Generation Concrete Surfacing (NGCS) in September 2024 and wider implementation of NGCS on the M25 is expected to be undertaken from 2026. At present, National Highways is unable...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Pavement Parking: options for change, which closed in November 2020.
Answer: In 2020, the Department undertook a public consultation on options for changing the way pavement parking is managed outside London. We are considering the views received to inform the Government’s next steps for pavement parking policy. The formal consult...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordM25: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to (a) repair and (b) replace concrete sections of the M25 generating excessive noise.
Answer: Work is being planned to treat the concrete sections of the M25 with a new technique known as Next Generation Concrete Surfacing (NGCS) to reduce noise. The treatment involves repairing the joints between the concrete sections and then retexturing and sco...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: SurreyDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the £2 bus fare cap on bus usage in (a) Reigate and Banstead Borough and (b) Surrey since its introduction.
Answer: The £2 fare cap was launched by the Department for Transport (DfT) on 1 January 2023 and is set to remain in place until the end of December 2024. The DfT published an interim report in September 2023 setting out emerging trends in key outcomes from the f...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
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