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1124014

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
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	What steps he is taking to improve charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
uin	910669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s vision is to have one of the best infrastructure networks in the world for electric vehicles, and we want chargepoints to be accessible, affordable and secure. The Government’s grant schemes fund chargepoints at homes, workplaces and on residential streets. The £400m public-private Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund will add thousands more public chargepoints to the 17,000 already installed. The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act gives Government new powers to regulate the chargepoint market and improve the experience for consumers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/05/2019 13:18:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

1123579

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to (a) encourage and (b) support UK companies to bid to be the West Coast Mainline provider.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	248619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>Bids have already been submitted for the West Coast Partnership competition but the Department continues to encourage UK entrants into the rail franchising market. All rail franchise bidders are UK tax registered firms and far from taking money out of the system, foreign operating companies are paying tax in the UK and investing millions in improving services and buying new trains for British passengers.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/05/2019 14:05:34 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1123611

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dangerous Driving: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of the use of the exceptional hardship exception for the sentencing of drivers who would otherwise be disqualified from driving.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	248664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is responsible for maintaining a record of all GB fixed penalties and court ordered driving licence endorsements. Sentencing, including the imposition and length of a driving disqualification, is a matter for the courts.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/05/2019 14:23:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1123676

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase passenger journeys on public transport in the regions to reduce CO2 emissions.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	248646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Government has invested nearly three quarters of a billion pounds to improve bus services through investment in bus-based infrastructure schemes and in greener buses, which is in addition to the continuing financial support provided through the Bus Service Operators Grant.</p><p>The Government has also introduced the Bus Services Act 2017 that provides local authorities with the tools to improve local services and increase passenger numbers.</p><p>The Government is also investing record levels in the U.K. rail network, as part of the biggest rail modernisation programme for over a century, to accommodate greater passenger traffic while reducing its impact on the environment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/05/2019 14:11:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1123717

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Biometrics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when facial recognition technology for security checks for all passengers travelling through Heathrow Airport will be fully rolled out.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	248658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not require London Heathrow Airport to use facial recognition technology for security checks. London Heathrow Airport has taken a commercial decision to use biometrics in the hope that this will assist to streamline the passenger journey through the airport. All security checks will remain unchanged. The Department regularly discusses and reviews airport security with all regulated UK airports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/05/2019 14:17:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1123718

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Biometrics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date facial recognition technology for security checks will be rolled out to airports that serve less than five million passengers per year.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	248659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not require airports to use facial recognition technology for security checks.</p><p>Some airports are planning to introduce biometric technology which they hope will assist the passenger journey through their airports. This use of biometrics will not change the required security checks. The Department regularly discusses and reviews airport security with all regulated UK airports.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/05/2019 13:22:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1123724

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the new Abellio train franchise for the East Midlands will deliver improvements in (a) seat capacity, (b) fares and (c) connectivity north from Kettering.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	248617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The bid from Abellio included an increase in the frequency of services throughout the new Abellio East Midlands franchise, including an additional train per hour from Corby to London. There will be more trains operating throughout the week and services will start earlier in the morning and end later in the evening. The new franchise will deliver over 18,000 standard class seats in the peak for passengers at St Pancras, over 5,000 peak standard class seats at Lincoln – more than doubling capacity – and over 3,200 more peak standard class seats into and out of Nottingham.</p><p> </p><p>There will be modern smart ticketing options for leisure and business journeys and for season tickets for commuters. Flexible ticket options will provide better value fares for regular passengers who travel less than five days a week and there will be enhanced Delay Repay compensation for passengers whose journeys are delayed by more than 15 minutes, compared to 30 minutes today. From December 2020, there will be more trains calling at Kettering going north compared to today and those train will have more seats</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/05/2019 13:38:30 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1123108

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle the use of (a) taxis and (b) private hire vehicles being used to transport victims of child sexual exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has consulted on draft statutory guidance to be issued to taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities on how their extensive existing powers should be used to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm when using these services.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation closed on 22 April and the responses are now being analysed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 30/04/2019 14:48:26 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1123161

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish an update on the Roads Investment Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	247674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The first Road Investment Strategy (RIS1), covering the period 2015 to 2020, was announced in December 2014. Highways England published a Delivery Plan for RIS1 and have issued annual updates on progress which show the current status of each project. They expect to publish the next delivery update this summer.</p><p> </p><p>Towards the end of the year the Government expects to announce the second Road Investment Strategy, covering the period 2020 to 2025.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2019 09:57:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1123203

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage planners and local authorities to prioritise active travel when building new roads.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	247740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has recently strengthened the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to improve consideration of cycling and walking within local development plans. The revised NPPF recommends that planning policies should provide for high quality walking and cycling networks and supporting facilities such as cycle parking, drawing on Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs).</p><p> </p><p>The NPPF also states that the environmental impacts of traffic and transport infrastructure should be identified, assessed and taken into account from the earliest stages of plan-making, including appropriate opportunities for avoiding and mitigating any adverse effects, which might include, for example, ensuring that new roads make adequate provision for those who cycle and walk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2019 15:57:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk