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1540525

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date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Safety
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 impact of (a) retaining and (b) expanding the (i) FORS and (ii) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency earned recognition scheme.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	82470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) Earned Recognition is a voluntary, and free to join, compliance scheme. It helps lorry and bus operators demonstrate that they consistently meet the driver and vehicle standards required as a condition of their Operator’s licence. The Agency monitors performance data shared by operators making the scheme a market leader across businesses and local authorities.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Earned Recognition scheme will continue to expand to support the growth of the most compliant operators across the industry. This strategy supports the DVSA to identify and deal with law breakers ensuring the cost of non-compliance is always greater than the cost of compliance.</p><p>The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is a commercially available accreditation scheme administered through Sopra Steria Limited, and not managed or maintained by the Government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/11/2022 12:04:42 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1540535

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote research into electric vehicle charging road technology; and what assessment he has made of that technology's potential environmental benefits.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	82456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Government has committed £40 million in projects to support innovation in wireless and on-street electric vehicle charging technology.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">£10 million of this investment is supporting the trial of wireless charging technologies for taxis in Nottingham, enabling drivers to “top-up” charge while waiting for their next fare. This project considers whether wireless charging can deliver additional environmental benefits for heavily utilised electric vehicles, by reducing the need for large batteries or range extender engines.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Wireless charging has several other potential commercial and consumer benefits, including improved accessibility.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has committed £40 million in projects to support innovation in wireless and on-street electric vehicle charging technology</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">£10 million of this investment is supporting the trial of wireless charging technologies. This includes £3.4 million for charging taxis wirelessly in Nottingham, enabling drivers to “top-up” charge while waiting for their next fare. This project considers whether wireless charging can deliver additional environmental benefits for heavily utilised electric vehicles by reducing the need for large batteries or range extender engines</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Wireless charging potentially has several other commercial and consumer experience benefits, including improved accessibility.</ins></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2022 13:56:39 question first ministerially corrected 07/12/2022 09:22:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 33766 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1540562

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Timetables
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 3 November 2022 to Question 74777, how many weekly train services (a) will run in the December 2022 (b) are run in the current and (c) were run in the December 2019 rail timetable.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	82239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The number of trains that are planned to operate varies slightly from day to day for a variety of reasons, including planned and unplanned engineering works. The Department does not record the total number of trains planned to run each day. Overall, the planned timetable change in December 2022 will maintain services at similar levels to today, while improving punctuality and reliability for passengers in many areas. Service levels remain around ten percent lower than in 2019.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/11/2022 11:54:57 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1540613

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Driving
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 help increase the number of drivers in the bus and coach industries.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	82422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport regularly engages with bus and coach operators as well as the Confederation of Passenger Transport on many issues. We have increased the capacity of vocational driving tests available, including through the recruitment of additional driving examiners. These measures will make it easier for operators to recruit and train bus and coach drivers up and down the country.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is processing straightforward bus driving licence applications within five days and there are no delays. More complex cases may take longer.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 82424 question first answered 14/11/2022 14:40:49 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1540615

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to help improve the speed of the bus and coach driver licence acquisition process.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	82424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport regularly engages with bus and coach operators as well as the Confederation of Passenger Transport on many issues. We have increased the capacity of vocational driving tests available, including through the recruitment of additional driving examiners. These measures will make it easier for operators to recruit and train bus and coach drivers up and down the country.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is processing straightforward bus driving licence applications within five days and there are no delays. More complex cases may take longer.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 82422 question first answered 14/11/2022 14:40:49 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1540678

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to introduce a Key Performance Indicator for Highways England on reducing litter on motorway verges.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	82246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is currently a litter metric performance indicator included in the performance specification for the current Road Investment Strategy 2. This measures the percentage of the Strategic Road Network where litter cleansing is managed by National Highways (including most motorway verges) which is either free of litter, refuse and detritus, or predominately free apart from some small items, in line with the code of practice on litter and refuse published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).</p><p> </p><p>National Highways is required to report against this metric and is monitored on its performance and held to account by the Office for Rail and Road (ORR). In preparation for the third road period, which will start in April 2025, we are currently considering potential metrics for inclusion in RIS3 performance specification, as well as possible improvements to existing metrics.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/11/2022 12:13:00 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1540686

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out the process by which his Department is (a) identifying and (b) reviewing retained EU law which may be in scope of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	82272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The catalogue of REUL is available on the Retained EU law dashboard which has been collected as part of a cross-government collaborative exercise. This can be accessed by visiting the relevant page on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/retained-eu-law-dashboard" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/retained-eu-law-dashboard</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2022 13:54:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1540741

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
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 publishing a new strategy on road safety.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	82185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Road Safety Strategic Framework will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/11/2022 10:12:40 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1540742

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
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 reduce the number of daily deaths on roads in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	82186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department announced in the summer of 2021 that we would devise a new Road Safety Strategic Framework which will include a new implementation plan to improve road safety. This will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Following a public consultation, on 29 June 2022 the Department announced that the Government intended to create a Road Safety Investigation Branch, with legislation in an upcoming Transport Bill.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also funded £100million through the Safer Roads Fund for safety improvements to the top 50 most dangerous roads in England over the past few years.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities hold the statutory duty on road safety, and therefore further investment to improve road safety will be being made at that level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/11/2022 10:11:06 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1540744

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Young People
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 potential merits of introducing Graduated Driving Licences for young drivers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	82187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s broad aim for young road users is to improve road safety through new technology and research, and by developing better learning opportunities and targeted educational messaging.</p><p> </p><p>Our largest Young Driver research piece is the Driver 2020 project; an evaluation of interventions to improve the safety of young novice drivers, in partnership with the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL). This project commenced in January 2019 and so far over 28,000 learner and novice drivers have been recruited. This project, which includes a telematics trial, aims to make young drivers safer, more confident, and more skillful in their first year of driving through non legislative, technical or educational measures with potential to lower their risk of collisions.</p><p> </p><p>We look forward to receiving the findings from the Driver 2020 project, which will feed into considerations on further measures we can take to improve road safety for young drivers.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/11/2022 10:50:44 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton