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date	03/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Driving Licences
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 on assessing the Motorcycle Industry Association’s proposal for assessors from approved training bodies to carry out licence upgrades for vehicles up to 22kw.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	24751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is committed to reviewing all aspects of motorcycle training and testing, and is in the process of assessing the Motorcycle Industry Association’s proposals.</p><p> </p><p>Officials met with key representatives of the motorcycle organisations on 4 December 2023 to discuss motorcycle safety. The next round table meeting, which is scheduled for 8 May 2024, will further consider the proposals and options including licence upgrades.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/05/2024 12:11:10 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

416516

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M62
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of road safety on the M62 motorway between junctions 21 and 23.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	9064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Highways England’s latest Route Safety Review indicates that the accident rate on the link between Junction 21 and Junction 22 slightly exceeds the level at which their safety scheme evaluation process is initiated. As a result, Highways England is programming a study to investigate these accidents further.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the development of the M62 smart motorway scheme between Junction 20 to 25, the road infrastructure between Junctions 21 and 23 will be subject to detailed design review taking into account the road safety performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/09/2015 09:15:36 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

114927

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to allow bio-LPG enhanced certificates under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	213597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has consulted on amendments to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, which covers both road transport fuels (for any vehicle type including HGVs) and non-road mobile machinery.　 The consultation included proposals to increase support for a number of gaseous fuels including biopropane, a constituent of bio-LPG, provided such fuels meet the required sustainability criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Further, if fuel is derived from waste, double the number of Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) will be awarded (known as double counting).　 We have now published the Government response to that consultation. This makes clear that the Government intends to introduce legislation which would increase support for renewable gaseous fuels.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 213598 question first answered 10/11/2014 16:27:59 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

114929

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels
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 promote the use of bio-LPG as a fuel for (a) heavy goods vehicles and (b) non-road-mobile machinery.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	213598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has consulted on amendments to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, which covers both road transport fuels (for any vehicle type including HGVs) and non-road mobile machinery.　 The consultation included proposals to increase support for a number of gaseous fuels including biopropane, a constituent of bio-LPG, provided such fuels meet the required sustainability criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Further, if fuel is derived from waste, double the number of Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) will be awarded (known as double counting).　 We have now published the Government response to that consultation. This makes clear that the Government intends to introduce legislation which would increase support for renewable gaseous fuels.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 213597 question first answered 10/11/2014 16:27:59 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker