Stroud

David Drew

  • Labour MP
  • Majority of 350.
  • Signed 60 Transport EDMs in this session.
  • Used transport-related words in debates 627 times since May 2001.

Written Questions to DfT

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport… (269 since May 2001)

  • what discussions she (a) has had and (b) plans to have with the British biofuels industry on the implications of the Gallagher review. (22/7/2008)
  • what legislative changes are required to extend the target dates for the renewables transport fuel obligation. (21/7/2008)
  • what account her Department takes of the provision of unadvertised rail services to compensate for network repairs or other unforeseen events when evaluating the performance of train operating companies. (17/7/2008)
  • on how many weekends First Great Western rescheduled trains along the Gloucester to Swindon line for all or part of the weekend in (a) 2004-05, (b) 2005-06, (c) 2006-07, (d) 2007-08 and (e) 2008. (10/7/2008)
  • (1) what assessment she has made of the effects of reopening rural railway lines on tourism and the wider economy in rural areas; (2) what assessment she has made of the effect on levels of carbon dioxide emissions of reopening rural railway lines. (10/7/2008)

Roads

  • 18 miles of motorway
  • 51 miles of A-road
  • 41 miles of B-road
  • 448 miles of minor roads

Unleaded prices

  • Highest: 117.9p (Power, Middle Hill, Chalford Hill)
  • Median: 111.8p
  • Lowest: 105.9p (Tesco, Stratford Road)
331st most congested
355th most accidents
28th highest fuel price

Recent incidents

  • Two lanes blocked and heavy traffic due to overturned car on M5 Northbound at J13 A419 (Stroud) (8:51am, 8/9/2008)
  • One lane closed due to accident on M5 Southbound between J13 A419 (Stroud) and J14 B4509 (Thornbury / Falfield) (11:35am, 2/9/2008)
  • One lane closed and slow traffic due to overturned caravan on M5 Northbound between J13 A419 (Stroud) and J14 B4509 (Thornbury / Falfield) (4:34pm, 30/8/2008)
  • Slow traffic and one lane blocked due to broken down vehicle on M5 Southbound at J13 A419 (Stroud) (9:51pm, 29/8/2008)
  • One lane closed due to broken down lorry on M5 Southbound at J13 A419 (Stroud) (4:21pm, 27/8/2008)
  • One lane closed due to recovery work on M5 Southbound between J13 A419 (Stroud) and J14 B4509 (Thornbury / Falfield) (3:41am, 26/8/2008)
  • Stop-start traffic due to rolling road block on M5 Southbound between J13 A419 (Stroud) and J14 B4509 (Thornbury / Falfield) (3:32pm, 20/8/2008)
  • Queueing traffic due to overturned vehicle on M5 Southbound between J13 A419 (Stroud) and J14 B4509 (Thornbury / Falfield) (11:38am, 10/8/2008)
  • Queueing traffic on exit slip road on M5 Northbound at J12 B4008 (Quedgeley/Hardwicke) (5:13pm, 30/7/2008)
  • Reports of M5 Northbound blocked, stationary traffic due to accident between Michaelwood Services and J13 A419 (Stroud) (4:05pm, 29/11/2007)