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1717122

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was in weeks for a DVSA practical driving test in (a) Great Britain, (b) England, (c) each region and (d) each driving centre in April (i) 2024, (ii) 2023 and (iii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	25659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The attached spreadsheet WPQ 00015074 shows the average waiting time in April 2024, 2023 and 2022 for a car practical driving test, broken down by:</p><ul><li>Great Britain</li><li>England</li><li>each region/zone</li><li>each driving centre</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/05/2024 14:25:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Copy of Attachment for WPQ 00015074.xlsx title Average waiting times for practical driving tests
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1717132

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when (a) he and (b) the Minister of State for Rail last met with ASLEF to discuss industrial action.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	25674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Negotiations must take place between the employer, which the Rail Delivery Group has done on behalf of the train operators, and the trade union over its dispute. The Government has no role in these negotiations and discussions. We remain committed to supporting the parties in the resolution of industrial action and the Secretary of State and I have previously met with all the rail unions to help facilitate discussions with the rail industry. ASLEF is the only trade union in a national level dispute, and we continue to urge them to put the industry’s offer to its members so that their dispute can be settled. On 13 May I met with ASLEF. I am also due to meet the RMT on 20 May.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/05/2024 14:06:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1717195

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for (a) sharing the guidance on network north local transport fund with local authorities and (b) announcing the funding allocations for the first two years.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	25627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department will provide advice for local transport authorities shortly on the scope, process and accountability framework for the new funding, to ensure that local authorities can develop delivery plans to make the most of it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/05/2024 14:08:53 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1716398

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M4
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) South Gloucestershire Council and (b) National Highways on the delivery of M4 junction 18A.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	25186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department and National Highways recognises the creation of a proposed new Junction 18A on the M4 to the northeast of Bristol as a priority for South Gloucestershire Council and other local stakeholders. I know the Department and National Highways look forward to working with South Gloucestershire Council on suitable proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/05/2024 14:13:46 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1716061

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided for transport projects in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	24933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has spent £8.4 billion on transport in the West Midlands region over the last three years, improving connectivity, shortening journey times, reducing congestion, and transporting people and goods.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are not available at the level of individual local authorities. However, in Coventry, recent Government investment includes;</p><ul><li>£27.5m Local Growth Fund towards the completed North South Rail &amp; Coventry Station Masterplan delivering improved capacity and accessibility at the station. Opened March '22.</li><li>West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) awarded £50m for Coventry to become the UK's first All Electric Bus City, with all buses – replaced with electric buses, plus charging infrastructure.</li></ul><p>Coventry also stands to benefit from allocations to West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) including</p><ul><li>An additional £2.5m for road surfacing as part of Network North.</li><li>£1.05bn City Regional Sustainable Transport (CRST) Settlement 5-year allocation.</li><li>£104m for 2022-25 to deliver bus improvements through their Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).</li><li>£30m (March 2022) Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) funding towards hydrogen buses and infrastructure across the region.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/05/2024 14:44:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1716102

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to increase the provision of fast chargers for electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	24859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government and industry have supported the installation of over 61,000 publicly available charging devices. This is a 44% increase on last year. There are now more than 10,000 rapid charge points available.</p><p> </p><p>ChargeUK members have committed to investing more than £6 billion in developing and operating charging infrastructure before 2030.</p><p> </p><p>Going forward, the Government’s £381 million Local EV Infrastructure Fund is already supporting local authorities to deliver tens of thousands of local chargepoints and the £70 million Rapid Charging Fund pilot will future-proof electrical capacity at strategic locations</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 15/05/2024 13:21:52 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1716103

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to help sustainable aviation fuel producers meet levels of demand from airlines.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	24860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is supporting the development of a UK SAF industry to increase the supply of SAF in the UK.</p><p>We will introduce our SAF Mandate from 2025, which will secure demand, supporting investor confidence in UK SAF projects. It will incentivise the supply of SAF through the provision of tradable certificates with a cash value.</p><p>Thirteen projects have been awarded a share of £135m through the Advanced Fuels Fund, supporting them to reach commercial scale. Once at operational scale, funded projects could produce over 700,000 tonnes of SAF yearly. We have established a UK SAF Clearing House, which helps to remove barriers to new fuels coming to market.</p><p>We are also consulting on options to provide UK SAF producers with a revenue certainty mechanism, which will help provide greater certainty of future revenue and attract investment in commercial scale SAF plants within the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 15/05/2024 13:26:57 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1716193

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) the (i) detritus and (ii) cut offs from timber products and (b) the waste from Whisky distilling in the manufacture of sustainable aviation fuel.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	25077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Through the SAF Mandate the government will reward eligible SAF with certificates to incentivise its supply. Only SAF from waste and residue will be eligible. Wastes and residues from many industries have the potential to produce SAF. SAF developers can submit new materials to be assessed by the Department to decide if eligible. Many have already been assessed, including forestry wastes and residues from the whisky production process, from which some specific materials have already been deemed eligible.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 15/05/2024 13:15:24 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne previous answer version 33802 answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill