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registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Park and Ride Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the findings of Transport Focus’ report entitled Park and ride for Highways England’s roads: a solution to congestion?, published on 30 November 2020, what discussions he has had with Highways England on the steps they are taking to raise awareness of existing park and ride locations among potential users.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	144792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>Highways England commissioned Transport Focus to produce this report to improve its understanding of road user needs for park and ride facilities, and to identify steps which would help improve journeys.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is currently considering how to apply the report’s recommendations across its network, and how benefits, such as improved air quality will be realised.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England will start the review of park and ride locations in 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 144793 144794 question first answered 03/02/2021 17:19:40 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1233725

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Sweden
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's guidance on travel corridors during the covid-19 outbreak, what plans he has to include Sweden on that list.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	88925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>Sweden was added to the Travel Corridors list on Saturday 12 August.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 21/09/2020 13:44:01 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1203617

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Electric Vehicles
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 8 June 2020 to Question 49803 on hydrogen buses, what funding his Department has provided to increase the use of battery electric buses; and how many battery electric buses have been purchased through that funding.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	59546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department has provided funding to assist the purchase of low emission buses. Funding to date has been technology neutral, including, the ultra-low emission bus scheme (ULEBS) and the low emission bus scheme (LEBS). These provided successful bidders with £43,517,720 which was used to purchase 341 fully electric buses.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the Department is currently considering its response to expressions of interest in a £50 million All-Electric Bus Town competition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/06/2020 16:39:01 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1197538

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Hydrogen
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 increase the use of hydrogen buses.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	49803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has supported the use of a range of low carbon bus technologies, including hydrogen, through funds including the Low Emission and Ultra Low Emission Bus Schemes. These schemes have provided funding for the purchase of 62 hydrogen buses.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minster announced £5 billion of new funding to boost bus and cycling links on 10 February, including at least 4,000 new zero emission buses to make greener travel the convenient option, driving forward the UK’s progress on its net zero ambitions. The details of these programmes will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/06/2020 14:57:32 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1174523

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Forests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the effect of High Speed Two on ancient woodland.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	900517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The Secretaries of State are in on-going contact and discuss a range of issues concerning HS2 and the environment. The Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd work closely with DEFRA, Natural England, the Environment Agency and the Forestry Commission to ensure the project complies with environmental commitments, and to mitigate environmental impacts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/01/2020 15:23:10 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1166740

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to support local authorities to maintain rural bus services.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	6480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of bus services, which can provide vital connections to people in rural areas. Since January 2014, around £43 million of the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) has been paid directly to local authorities each year, to support socially necessary bus services in their area that are not commercially viable. To improve current bus services, or restore lost services where needed, the Government will pay an extra £30 million to local authorities in 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 14:53:35 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse