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1696962

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date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Catering
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 adequacy of the on-board catering capacity of the Class 390 Pendolino trains operated by Avanti West Coast following the refurbishment of that train fleet.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	19316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The on-board catering capacity on the refurbished Class 390 Pendolino fleet is a matter for the operator. However, officials regularly hold Avanti West Coast (AWC) to account on the on-board customer experience they provide to passengers including catering services.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/03/2024 08:37:23 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1697078

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Crime Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with insurers on encouraging car owners to fit car security systems to (a) deter theft and (b) reduce their insurance premiums.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	19299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>New cars and light commercial vehicles require systems to prevent unauthorised use, immobilisers and a vehicle alarm system to enable them to be registered. <br> <br>Department for Transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues such as the cost of insurance. However individual insurers are responsible for setting the terms and conditions of the policies that they offer. The Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/03/2024 08:39:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1697094

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions Ministers from his Department have visited (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	19366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>DfT ministers regularly visit places across the UK. In the 2023/24 financial year, DfT ministers made 7 visits to Wales, 6 to Scotland and 2 to Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 25/03/2024 08:34:41 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne previous answer version 25536 answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1697177

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with car insurance providers on the cost of insurance for young drivers.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Kim Leadbeater
uin	19510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>Department for Transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues such as the cost of insurance. However, it is the responsibility of individual motor insurers to set premiums and the terms and conditions of their policies, and the Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority rules.</p><p> </p><p>There is evidence to suggest that younger drivers and those with less experience carry a higher risk.  Some insurers have introduced the use of telematics or in-car black boxes to allow better risk-based pricing of insurance, especially for new drivers.  It means insurers now have a real time data feed, which allows them to see an individual’s driving behaviour; this had not been possible in the past. This can help reduce insurance premiums if drivers show good driving behaviour with a black box installed in their cars.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/03/2024 08:35:27 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4923 label Biography information for Kim Leadbeater

1697198

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Community Transport: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating additional funding for volunteer led community transport schemes.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	19471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department makes available over £3 million each year to community transport operators through the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG), supporting them to continue delivering inclusive and accessible transport across the country.</p><p> </p><p>An uplift of 60% has been added to BSOG claims for community transport operators until 31 March 2025. This means operators will receive £1.60 for every £1 claimed, reflecting the increased costs faced by the sector.</p><p> </p><p>We also encourage Local Transport Authorities to engage with community transport operators when preparing their Bus Service Improvement Plans which are vital in setting out an areas’ long term plans for bus services and how they will be improved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The bus fare cap, only available in England, has proven popular with bus passengers in communities across England, particularly in rural and non-metropolitan areas, where our statistics show the overall price of bus fares between September 2022 and September 2023 dropped by almost 11%.</p><p> </p><p>Our £20 million Rural Mobility Fund (RMF) in England, also devolved, is supporting 16 innovative, demand-led minibus trials in rural and suburban areas across 16 local authorities in England. These pilots are exploring whether Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) can serve these communities more effectively than traditional public transport solutions alone.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/03/2024 11:57:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan