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1251898

registered interest
date	13/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 7 September 2020 to Questions 83804, 83805 and 83806, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of fares reforms for (a) long-distance leisure and (b) ad-hoc business travel passengers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	91967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is actively considering how we can modernise our fares and ticketing offer, to develop more convenient and better value options for everyone.</p><p> </p><p>However, these are unprecedented times and our immediate focus must be on ensuring that we keep the railway available and safe for those who need to rely upon it.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 18/11/2020 15:31:57 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1251936

registered interest
date	13/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus
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 12 November 2020 to Question 113113, whether a parent visiting under-age children overseas is a legally permitted reason for overseas travel under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	91974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>You can travel internationally if travelling for a reason which would permit you to leave your home under the national lockdown rules.</p><p> </p><p>Exception 9 under the new national restrictions, as defined in the regulations: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1200/part/2/made" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1200/part/2/made</a> outlines the legally permitted reasons for an individual to be exempt from the new national restrictions with regards to children.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals should assess themselves against the regulations to determine whether they may qualify for an exemption.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 18/11/2020 15:23:34 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1251954

registered interest
date	13/11/2020
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, which local authorities in England have not been allocated funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and what provisions will be made to support those authorities in developing electric vehicle charging infrastructure in future.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	91955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>So far, the Government has funded over 90 English local authorities to provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with funding amounting to over £95 million. A full list of authorities that have received funding was attached in the answer to PQ 317236. The Department also publishes EV public charging device statistics quarterly, where a breakdown by region can be seen. These statistics are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electric-vehicle-charging-device-statistics-october-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electric-vehicle-charging-device-statistics-october-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>This funding includes the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS), which has supported over 50 local authorities in England to fund chargepoints for residents who do not have off-street parking. Funding for the ORCS was doubled to £20 million in May, and will make charging at home and overnight easier for those without an off-street parking space. We encourage local authorities to apply to the scheme to provide chargers for their residents, particularly those yet to receive funding. The Government has also supplied funding to authorities through the Go Ultra Low Cities Scheme and the Ultra Low Emission Taxi Infrastructure Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has engaged in programmes of work to enable and support authorities to deliver charging infrastructure. This includes funding the Local Government Support Programme, delivered by the Energy Saving Trust, which is available to help authorities develop low carbon transport strategies. This summer and autumn we have held a series of webinars from the Go Ultra Low Cities, to build capability and share best practice amongst local authority officers, building on some successful local authority roadshows in 2019. We are also producing a comprehensive technical guide for local authorities, which they will be able to refer to when developing and delivering electric vehicle infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 18/11/2020 15:39:03 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1251328

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the DVSA on ensuring people are not able to book tests that would require travelling from an area with a high level of covid-19 restrictions into an area under lower restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	114943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>To help stop the spread of coronavirus, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is following guidance and advice issued by the devolved administrations when taking the decision to suspend driving tests. It is working with Transport Scotland following the Scottish five-level system, the Welsh Parliament, and the Cabinet Office to ensure local and national restrictions are adhered to.</p><p> </p><p>As was the case in March, people in England should stay at home to reduce day-to-day contact with other people, and reduce the spread of the infection. The DVSA has asked candidates, approved driving instructors and approved training bodies to respect and adhere to local and national restrictions when taking lessons and tests, and carrying out any form of training.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/11/2020 16:26:56 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1251479

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the changes to rail fares from 2 January 2021 will be published.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	114836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>Government is considering plans for regulated rail fares and further details will be communicated in due course.</p><p> </p><p>This year the industry, commuters and society are all facing unusual pressures due to the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic. Taxpayers have been very generous in their support to keep trains running throughout the pandemic, and it’s only fair that passengers also contribute to maintaining and improving the services they use. Any fares rise will help fund crucial investment in maintaining railway services to enable social distancing and support our economic recovery.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 17/11/2020 14:48:37 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1251511

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Business Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Global Travel Taskforce has made on assessing the steps that can be taken to facilitate business travel without the need for a quarantine period during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	114743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is actively working on the practicalities of using testing to release people from self-isolation earlier than 14 days. The Global Travel Taskforce is working at pace to consider how testing, technology and innovation can drive a recovery for international travel and tourism, without adding to infection risk or infringing on our overall NHS test capacity.</p><p>The Taskforce is also considering what steps we can take to facilitate business and tourist travel on a bilateral and global basis, through innovative testing models and other non-testing means.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 17/11/2020 14:56:48 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1251800

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of train delay were attributed to vegetation on each Network Rail Region in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020 to date.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	115003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Office for Rail and Road (ORR) publish summary statistics on the number of delay minutes and their causes. These statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/table-3184-delay-minutes-by-operator-and-cause-periodic/" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/table-3184-delay-minutes-by-operator-and-cause-periodic/</a></p><p> </p><p>The following data produced by ORR shows the number of incidents on the railway attributed to vegetation management failure in 2019 and 2020 (to date) by Network Rail Region:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Network Rail Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020 (to date)*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West &amp; Central</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales &amp; Western</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>*This data is aggregated from data for (4-weekly) railway periods and therefore does not align precisely with calendar years. 2019 data represents the time period from 06/01/2019 to 04/01/2020. 2020 data is from 05/01/2020 to 12/10/2020 (railway period 7, latest data available).</em></p><p> </p><p>Source: Network Rail data</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 17/11/2020 14:44:10 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1251819

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of reducing the rate of VAT for charging electric vehicles on street to the rate for charging them at home.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	114996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Transport Secretary has regular and ongoing discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as well as other Ministerial colleagues, about a wide range of issues regarding supporting the electric vehicle market. Any proposed changes to the VAT system is ultimately a matter for HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/11/2020 17:27:31 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1250773

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the inclusion of (a) international aviation and (b) shipping emissions in the Sixth Carbon Budget.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	114345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>Ministers have regular discussions about our ambitions for the Sixth Carbon Budget and net zero target.</p><p> </p><p>International aviation and shipping emissions are a global issue that require a global solution. Aviation and shipping have a crucial role to play in reaching net zero emissions globally, which is why the UK is leading the way to develop measures at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).</p><p> </p><p>This globally-coordinated, sector-based approach reflects the highly mobile nature of carbon emissions from these sectors and the risk that carbon emissions are simply moved to other jurisdictions in response to individual states taking unilateral action. We have not ruled out including international aviation and shipping emissions in legislation at a later date, subject to progress at the IMO and ICAO.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/11/2020 17:49:34 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1250782

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bridges
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 the risk to passengers of railway bridge crashes.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	114297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>Network Rail is responsible for managing and maintaining its bridge stock; the Department does not hold information on the number of repairs undergone on rail bridges due to vehicle collisions in the last 12 months, or the cost to the public purse. As the owner of mainline rail infrastructure in Great Britain, Network Rail collect information on vehicle collisions with rail bridges. The below report, published on Network Rail’s website, summarises some of the impacts of rail bridge collisions:</p><p><a href="https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bridge-Strikes-Risks-Consequences-and-Costs-2020-accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bridge-Strikes-Risks-Consequences-and-Costs-2020-accessible.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has invested £3 million to help create a digital road map developed by Ordnance Survey, and includes information on height and weight restrictions that can be used in SatNavs or other devices to improve the quality and accuracy of routing advice.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the DfT works with bridge owners, including Network Rail, to raise driver awareness and offer advice on avoiding low bridges. It has published a suite of documents under ‘Prevention of bridge strikes: a good practice guide’ on GOV.UK, with specific guidance for both operations and managerial staff, plus professional drivers, and professional drivers of passenger vehicles:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevention-of-bridge-strikes-good-practice-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevention-of-bridge-strikes-good-practice-guide</a>. The Government has also published comprehensive advice on signing rail bridges in Chapter 4 of the Traffic Signs Manual:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signs-manual" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signs-manual</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Foreign language guides have also been produced for drivers from other countries unfamiliar with our roads. These guides are endorsed by the European Transport Safety Council.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 114298 114299 114300 114301 question first answered 16/11/2020 11:50:18 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi