Bristol West

Stephen Williams

  • Liberal Democrat MP
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Innovation, Universities and Skills.
  • Majority of 5,128.
  • Signed 31 Transport EDMs in this session.
  • Used transport-related words in debates 38 times since May 2001.

Written Questions to DfT

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport… (5 since May 2001)

  • what revenue the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency received from its use of 0870 numbers in each of the last five years for which figures are available. (8/10/2007)
  • how many applications for vehicle tax discs the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has received through the online service since its introduction; and how many of those applications resulted in tax discs being delivered within the target of five working days. (5/6/2006)
  • what estimate his Department has made of the likely change in the number of off-peak rail users as a result of a removal of the cap on saver rail fares. (27/2/2006)
  • whether his Department plans to make an environmental impact assessment of its plans to allow rail companies to remove off-peak saver fares on trains. (27/2/2006)
  • when he will introduce free local bus travel for (a) pensioners and (b) disabled persons. (10/10/2005)

Roads

  • 1 miles of motorway
  • 17 miles of A-road
  • 14 miles of B-road
  • 137 miles of minor roads

Unleaded prices

  • Highest: 111.9p (Bwoc, Sussex Place, St Pauls & others)
  • Median: 108.8p
  • Lowest: 105.4p (Tesco Extra, Eastgate Road, Eastville)
6th most congested
18th most accidents
379th highest fuel price

Recent incidents

  • A4176 Bridge Valley Road both ways closed due to roadworks between Clifton Down and A4 Portway (3:39pm, 7/9/2008)
  • A4018 Falcondale Road both ways blocked due to accident at A4162 Canford Lane / Canford Lane (11:12am, 3/9/2008)
  • A4018 College Green both ways closed, slow traffic due to building fire between A38 Anchor Road and Unity Street (4:05pm, 19/8/2008)
  • A38 Colston Avenue both ways blocked, very slow traffic due to accident between B4053 Colston Avenue and Christmas Street (7:45pm, 1/8/2008)
  • Queueing traffic on A4 Bristol Gate inbound between A3029 Brunel Way and A4176 Bridge Valley Road (7:35pm, 11/7/2008)
  • Advance Warning - A4044 Bond Street Southbound closed due to roadworks during the night between A4032 Newfoundland Street and A420 Old Market Street / Castle Street (Old Market Roundabout) (3:42pm, 7/7/2008)
  • A4018 Westbury Road both ways blocked due to accident and recovery work between B4055 Westbury Road / Downs Road and Westbury Court Road (8:29pm, 13/6/2008)
  • A4176 Bridge Valley Road closed due to accident investigation work and earlier accident at A4 Portway (6:56pm, 28/5/2008)
  • Very slow traffic and road closed due to serious accident on A4 Portway both ways between A4176 Bridge Valley Road and A3029 Brunel Way (4:32pm, 28/5/2008)
  • Reports of A4 Hotwell Road both ways blocked, slow traffic due to accident between Hotwell Road and Ambra Vale / Rownham Mead (5:11pm, 27/5/2008)