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1668563

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Post Offices
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 impact of removing DVLA services from the Post Office in March 2024 on (a) elderly people and (b) people without internet access.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>Post Office Ltd currently provides a limited range of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) services and an extension to the current contract has been agreed, ensuring that DVLA services will be available at post offices until the end of March 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA wants its customers to be able to access its services as quickly and as easily as possible and the role of front office counter services will form part of the considerations of future service offerings, utilising government agreements if necessary.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The vast majority of those licensing vehicles already do so online or via the DVLA’s automated telephone service, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The DVLA will continue to ensure that all customers are able to license their vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/11/2023 09:55:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1660627

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Regulation
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 adequacy of the enforcement of regulations prohibiting the use of e-scooters on public (a) roads, (b) pavements and (c) cycle lanes.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	199530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The enforcement of road traffic law is an operational matter for the police. The Department has issued guidance to all local authorities and operators taking part in the trials, and local authorities in trial areas continue to engage with local police forces. The Government will continue to support the police by ensuring they have the tools needed to enforce road traffic legislation including those relating to e-scooters.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/09/2023 08:11:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1658703

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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, what recent assessment his Department has made of the trends in the price of car insurance premiums in the past 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	198179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The setting of motor insurance premiums is a commercial decision for individual insurers based on their underwriting experience. The government does not intervene or seek to control the market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 13/09/2023 13:21:24 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1658704

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives from car insurance providers on the potential impact of trends in the price of insurance premiums on policyholders; and whether he is taking steps to increase the transparency of the insurance policy renewal process.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	198180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The setting of premiums is a commercial decision for individual insurers based on their underwriting experience and the Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 13/09/2023 13:27:12 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1602364

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	St Pancras Station: Immigration Controls
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 ensure the smooth flow of Eurostar passengers at St Pancras.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	161377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important benefits international rail services provide for citizens and businesses, providing fast and sustainable connections to European destinations. Ensuring the smooth flow of passengers at St Pancras remains a priority for Government.</p><p> </p><p>My Department, together with the Home Office as the lead Department on borders, routinely engages with the French Government, Eurostar and other relevant parties in discussions on border-related matters and also to ensure that respective arrangements between the UK and French authorities work as effectively as possible.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 13/03/2023 17:13:27 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1587159

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
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 reduce the number of untaxed vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	148659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle unlicensed vehicles. These range from reminder letters, penalties and court prosecutions through to the use of automatic number plate recognition cameras, wheelclamping and the removal of unlicensed vehicles. The DVLA is currently running a publicity campaign to highlight the consequences of not licensing vehicles. The DVLA also runs adverts on social media, mobile gaming, search engines, poster sites, and radio.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The DVLA collects more than £7 billion in vehicle excise duty each year on behalf of HM Treasury. Every two years, a roadside survey is carried out to estimate the number of unlicensed vehicles on the roads. The last survey, carried out in June 2021, showed that 98.1 per cent of vehicles were correctly licensed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 148660 question first answered 24/02/2023 14:30:43 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1587160

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department made of the number and proportion of vehicles that were untaxed in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	148660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle unlicensed vehicles. These range from reminder letters, penalties and court prosecutions through to the use of automatic number plate recognition cameras, wheelclamping and the removal of unlicensed vehicles. The DVLA is currently running a publicity campaign to highlight the consequences of not licensing vehicles. The DVLA also runs adverts on social media, mobile gaming, search engines, poster sites, and radio.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The DVLA collects more than £7 billion in vehicle excise duty each year on behalf of HM Treasury. Every two years, a roadside survey is carried out to estimate the number of unlicensed vehicles on the roads. The last survey, carried out in June 2021, showed that 98.1 per cent of vehicles were correctly licensed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 148659 question first answered 24/02/2023 14:30:43 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1286393

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme: Theft
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 trends in the level Blue Badge theft from vehicles; and what steps he is taking to tackle that theft.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	153335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department of Transport works closely with local authorities to improve the consistency of local enforcement to tackle fraud and misuse of the Blue Badge Scheme, including the use of powers to tackle abuse provided in the Disabled Persons Parking Badges Act 2013, such as the power to retain and cancel badges found to be stolen.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/02/2021 14:57:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1220959

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedestrians: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what process his Department uses to monitor the effect of changes to streets to support social distancing on disabled pedestrians who are dependent on (a) tactile paving, (b) controlled crossings and (c) detectable kerbs.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	69643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>It is for local traffic authorities to decide what measures to install to enable social distancing, and active travel, and to monitor and evaluate these. In implementing measures, local traffic authorities must be mindful of the requirements of equalities legislation, ensuring, for example, that in redesigning and reallocating road space they take careful account of the impacts this may have on disabled people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 09/07/2020 11:27:16 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1221023

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his oral contribution of 2 July 2020, Official Report, column 513, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a public consultation on proposed changes to free travel to educational establishments for 16 to 18 year olds in London.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	69644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The £1.6 billion Extraordinary Funding and Financing Agreement to enable Transport for London (TfL) to continue operating services contained a series of conditions to facilitate safe travel on public transport in London, including the temporary suspension of free travel for under 18s.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working closely with TfL, the Department for Education and London Councils on how the temporary suspension can be operationalised, including the nature of any consultation with key stakeholders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 09/07/2020 14:35:00 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous