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1541873

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii) misconduct and (iii) harassment cases have been agreed by their Department in each year since 1 January 2010; and how much money from the public purse has been spent on (A) legal costs and (B) financial settlements for such agreements in each year since 1 January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	86588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>Exit packages are published in DfT Annual Reports and Accounts and all redundancy, severance and other department costs, are paid in accordance with the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (except where instances are detailed in the accounts as otherwise).</p><p>In 2015 Cabinet Office guidance outlined that confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements should not be applied in settlement agreements as a matter of course. Since that time, fewer than 5 have been agreed and the values of the packages were reported in the relevant year’s accounts.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/11/2022 10:59:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1541965

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many stations in the South-East of England have been given access to pay-as-you-go fares since December 2019.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	86613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>Pay-As-You-Go has been extended to sixteen stations and options for further stations in the South-East are under consideration.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/11/2022 11:46:54 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1541966

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger service contracts were in place with rail operators as of 14 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	86614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>As of November 2022 no Passenger Service Contracts (as defined in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail) were in place.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/11/2022 13:35:03 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1541968

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timeline is for completing the (a) order and (b) delivery of 4,000 new buses under the Bus Back Better scheme.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	86615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Across the country this Parliament, we have committed to funding 4,000 zero emission buses (ZEBs) this Parliament and the Spending Reviews in 2020 and 2021 provided over £525 million dedicated funding for ZEBs, through a number of funding schemes:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The Government awarded £50 million of funding to the West Midlands Combined Authority to support the Coventry All Electric Bus City. This funding will support the introduction of up to 300 electric buses.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>£270 million funding was awarded through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) which will support up to 1,278 zero emission buses. In London, government funding has supported the introduction of an estimated 600 ZEBs.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The Department will provide details on how future funding will be used shortly, taking into account the Chancellor’s recent Autumn Statement. We will continue to explore how best to maximise the community benefits of future investment.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding from other funding schemes, such as the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS), can also be used by local areas to support the introduction of ZEBs. In addition, the rate at which the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) can be claimed for ZEBs was increased from 6p to 22p per km in April 2022. This supports operators to introduce ZEBs by reducing the overall cost of ownership.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below presents the estimated number of zero emission buses that have been funded in England since February 2020. Where available, information has been provided on the status of the buses and the name of the bus manufacturer has been included. The numbers in Table 1 are not official statistics: they are based on the latest information available and are therefore subject to change.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Funding scheme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding awarded to</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. Buses</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bus manufacturer</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Cambridgeshire &amp; Peterborough Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Kent County Council</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Leicester City Council</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>6 buses on the road 68 buses ordered 22 buses funded</p></td><td><p>6 buses on the road supplied by Pelican &amp; Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong 68 buses ordered from Wrightbus Bus manufacturer for 22 buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Milton Keynes City Council</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Warrington Borough Council</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>South Yorkshire Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Norfolk County Council</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>North Yorkshire County Council</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Portsmouth City Council &amp; Hampshire County Council</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Blackpool Council</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Nottingham City Council</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>12 ordered. 66 funded.</p></td><td><p>12 buses supplied by Pelican &amp; Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong. Bus manufacturer for 66 buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Greater Manchester Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire County Council</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>West Midlands Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>City of York Council</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>West Yorkshire Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>32 buses ordered 79 buses funded.</p></td><td><p>32 buses ordered from Wrightbus Bus manufacturer for 79 buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Oxfordshire County Council</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Electric Bus Town or City Scheme</p></td><td><p>West Midlands Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>Up to 300</p></td><td><p>130 buses ordered</p></td><td><p>130 buses ordered from Alexander Dennis Ltd<br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transforming Cities Fund</p></td><td><p>Leicester City Council</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18 buses on the road</p></td><td><p>Supplied by Pelican &amp; Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transforming Cities Fund</p></td><td><p>Liverpool City Region Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>20 buses ordered from Alexander Dennis Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transforming Cities Fund</p></td><td><p>West Yorkshire Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement</p></td><td><p>Greater Manchester Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>Alexander Dennis Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>Brighton &amp; Hove Buses</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>First West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>On the road</p></td><td><p>Supplied by Pelican &amp; Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>Go North East</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>On the road</p></td><td><p>Supplied by Pelican &amp; Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>Nottinghamshire County Council</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>On the road</p></td><td><p>Alexander Dennis Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>Stagecoach Manchester</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>On the road</p></td><td><p>Alexander Dennis Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>The Big Lemon</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>On the road</p></td><td><p>Supplied by Harris Group and manufactured by Higer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>West Yorkshire Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>On the road</p></td><td><p>Alexander Dennis Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local transport authority funding</p></td><td><p>Surrey County Council</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local transport authority funding</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire County Council</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>On the road</p></td><td><p>Switch Mobility</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local transport authority funding</p></td><td><p>Transport for London</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,391</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 below presents information on the estimated number of zero emission buses that have been funded in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland since February 2020. The numbers in Table 2 are not official statistics: they are based on the latest information available and are therefore subject to change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Funding Scheme </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Buses</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Government funding for Wales through the Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welsh Government funding</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish Zero Emission Bus challenge fund</p></td><td><p>276</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Executive Funding FY 2020-21</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Executive Funding FY 2021-22</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Executive Funding FY 2022-23</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 21/11/2022 17:14:23 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1542025

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Erith and Thamesmead
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the shortage of practical driving tests in Erith and Thamesmead constituency.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	86664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>To help increase practical driving test availability, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is recruiting more than 300 driving examiners across Great Britain, including in the Erith and Thamesmead area. The DVSA’s examiner recruitment campaigns continue to be successful but, like many employers, the DVSA is finding the job market extremely competitive. As it moves through each recruitment campaign, the DVSA will continually review and make changes and improvements to its recruitment and selection process, and training courses.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is working hard to provide as many practical driving test appointments as it can, with several measures in place to do this.</p><p>These include:</p><ul><li>offering a national recovery allowance and annual leave buy back to driving examiners;</li><li>asking all those qualified to conduct tests, but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests where capacity allows;</li><li>conducting out of hours testing (such as on public holidays and weekends); and</li><li>resuming the number of driving tests per day to seven for each full-time examiner.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The DVSA has launched a ‘Ready to Pass?’ campaign to improve learners’ understanding of how they can assess their own readiness for test. An open day was held on 16 October in Erith and Thamesmead for customers to meet driving examiners and find out more about being test ready.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/11/2022 11:34:25 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1541414

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer from the Minister of State to the Question from the hon. Member for Luton South of 13 October 2022, Official Report, column 234, when he plans to respond in more detail on Luton station.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	85066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>I wrote to the Hon Member on 3 November 2022 regarding Luton Station, on behalf of my predecessor, following the question of 13 October 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2022 10:39:11 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1541663

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if it remains his policy to implement support for active travel as outlined in his Department's Gear Change document.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	84995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>In July 2022, the Government published the second statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS2), reaffirming its commitment to active travel and setting out the objectives and the financial resources in place to achieve these for the period 2021 to 2025.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2022, the Department formally established Active Travel England as an Executive Agency. Active Travel England is already overseeing the delivery of £200 million of active travel schemes this financial year, and is rapidly recruiting its core staff, as well as putting in place its formal governance structures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/11/2022 09:27:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel