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1584865

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a 12 month grace period for compliance with a Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate if the scheme is introduced in January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	141472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The adoption of a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate for new cars and vans was confirmed in the Government’s Net Zero Strategy in October 2021, following a public consultation that launched in July 2021. In April 2022 we consulted on its policy design features to engage further on the future regulation, and a third and final consultation outlining our final full proposal is due to be published soon. These proposals will be subject to consultation, where the Department will take stakeholder views into consideration before bringing forward the legislation to enter into force next year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/02/2023 14:04:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1584871

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Menston Station: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the works on the accessible footbridge at Menston railway station will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	141378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>Works to make Menston station accessible with funding from our Access for All programme is underway and due to be completed by April 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/02/2023 12:22:32 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1584890

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many votes each of the six shortlisted locations for the new national headquarters for Great British Railways received in the public vote conducted between 5 July and 15 August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	141424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>We will announce the chosen location for the Great British Railways Headquarters (GBR HQ) before Easter. A number of factors are being considered, including the result of the public vote. The number of votes cast for each location will be made public when we announce the winner.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/02/2023 12:15:35 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1584944

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made to date with Operation Zero and its target of delivering zero emission vessels in the offshore wind supply chain by 2025.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	141442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Operation Zero implementation plan was launched in Grimsby in October 2022 with attendance from signatories from across the offshore wind sector and government officials. At this event the steering board and working groups for the initiative were formed.</p><p> </p><p>The first meeting of the steering board is scheduled for April this year with the working groups meeting in March.</p><p> </p><p>My department has been engaging with relevant teams across government to progress this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 20/02/2023 11:55:08 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1584952

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dangerous Driving
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress he has made on bringing forward legislative proposals to create a specific criminal offence for people who cause death or injury by dangerous driving.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	141384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>There are currently criminal offences that cover these matters. However, we keep the law under review and listen to the concerns of those affected by tragic cases of death or serious injury.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering a Call for Evidence on motoring offences. while the potential scope and timings are being confirmed, it is expected that it will include issues around drink and drug driving, and the offence of failure to stop and report. There may also be the opportunity to highlight other areas of concern.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 15/02/2023 11:50:00 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1584984

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2023 to Question 133995 on Seaborne Freight, how much his Department spent in total on fees to commercial advisors for advice on the 2018-19 ferry contracts.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	141514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The potential value of the contracts entered into, which provided contingency arrangements for the transport of critical goods, was £102.5 million, including the subsequently cancelled Seaborne Freight contract. The total paid by the Department for Transport in fees to commercial advisers outside Government for advice on negotiating and terminating the 2018-19 ferry contracts was £2.1 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 15/02/2023 14:34:57 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1585007

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with operators of regional airports on their viability.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	141359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and Officials at the Department for Transport regularly meet with individual operators and colleagues in the Devolved Administrations to discuss issues affecting regional airports.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/02/2023 12:09:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1585013

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to extend Bus Recovery Grant funding beyond March 31 2023.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	141621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has made available nearly £2 billion since March 2020, through emergency and recovery grants, to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic on the bus sector. This support is currently in place until the end of March 2023. The Department is actively considering its support for the bus sector from April 2023 and will set out further details shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 15/02/2023 12:00:05 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1585016

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has held with railway stakeholders on improving the accessibility of rail travel for disabled passengers.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	141523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department is committed to improving accessibility for all users of the rail network, including disabled passengers and those with additional needs. As such, my officials have regular dialogue with the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) and other stakeholders about a range of accessibility issues to ensure that this ambition is realised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/02/2023 12:18:38 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1585019

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Crimes of Violence and Harassment
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 reduce the number of (a) physical assaults, (b) sexual assaults and (c) incidences of harassment on public transport.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	141526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>No one should have to face the risk of violence when travelling. We are taking action to make sure our transport network is safe for all. The Government appointed independent Champions to advise on violence against women and girls on transport in 2021, who then published 13 recommendations in March 2022. We are working with partners across industry and Government to deliver against those.</p><p> </p><p>The British Transport Police (BTP)’s 61016 text service and Railway Guardian app encourage reporting of incidents. Operation Cerium provides an enhanced visible presence to reassure staff and the public. We are also supporting the Rail Delivery Group and BTP to reduce work-related violence on the rail network by 25% by May 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The 2021 National Bus Strategy set out that the sector should strive for the highest safety standards. Bus Service Improvement Plans should demonstrate how Local Transport Authorities, bus operators, and other stakeholders will work together to ensure that bus services are safe for all.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/02/2023 11:47:08 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi