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1652257

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of his letter to the Great Western Railway Managing Director, Mark Hopwood, on 30 May 2023, on the railway ticket offices consultation.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	193666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The letter is not appropriate for the House Libraries.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/07/2023 14:35:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1652258

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to provide additional funding to the Camp Hill railway line in Birmingham for increases in costs arising from the delay in opening that line until the end of 2024.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	193667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>In Summer 2021 the Department released £59m of Rail Network Enhancement (RNEP) funding towards the delivery of five new stations, including three on the Camp Hill line.</p><p>I understand from West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE), who are responsible for managing delivery of the work, that the stations remain on budget despite the recent delay.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/07/2023 15:13:42 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1652360

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to help ensure that the requirements of design standard CD195, Designing for cycle traffic, are applied in all National Highways regions.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	193714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>National Highways is committed to support all road users including walkers, cyclists and horse-riders. Its research and feedback, combined with insight from others such as Transport Focus, helps NH to understand how its services and roads may need to evolve to meet the needs of customers.</p><p> </p><p>CD 195 Designing for Cycle Traffic is one of a suite of documents that National Highways has to ensure the most appropriate provision is provided for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. National Highways are working with Active Travel England to ensure the design standards referenced are applied wherever practical, supporting the delivery of active travel provision across the network.</p><p> </p><p>All National Highways schemes are required to follow the GG142 Walking, Cycling and Horse-Riding Assessment and Review Process. This process enables designers to determine the most appropriate and proportionate type of facility for their scheme. This could be in the form of dedicated cycle provision designed to CD 195 Designing for Cycle Traffic, or it could be shared use walking and cycling facilities designed to CD 143 Designing for walking, cycling and horse-riding. As much of National Highways’ network is rural and located away from residential and industrial areas, providing shared use walking and cycling provision may often be a more proportionate approach for the anticipated levels of usage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/07/2023 09:44:32 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1652381

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) train tickets, (b) season tickets and (c) railcards were sold through ticket offices from 2015-2022.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	193728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>In 2022/23, around 1 in 10 transactions occurred at a ticket office, this is down from around 1 in 3 a decade earlier and equates to 13 per cent of total revenue.</p><p> </p><p>There were around 1.4 billion passenger journeys (of which around 210 million were made using season tickets) in 2022/23 compared to 1.7 billion (of which around 707 million were made using season tickets) in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not made an estimate of the number of railcards or season tickets sold via ticket offices. That information is held by the rail industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/07/2023 14:32:46 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1652387

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
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, whether his Department is taking steps to support unprofitable bus routes in hard-to-reach rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	193581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Yes. The Department provides around £200 million every year through the Bus Service Operators Grant to help bus operators run services that might otherwise be unprofitable and could lead to cancellation. In addition, £42 million every year goes directly to local authorities to subsidise bus services, including socially and economically necessary services, helping to ensure communities can stay connected and access vital local services.</p><p> </p><p>On 17 May, the Government announced a long-term approach to supporting bus services, backed by £300 million of funding from July 2023 to April 2025. £160 million will be provided to local transport authorities to protect and improve services and fares while £140 million will go directly to operators to help protect essential services across England. This funding will also help support longer routes, such as those in rural areas, where some services are less likely to be commercially sustainable without additional funding.</p><p> </p><p>We are also trialling 16 innovative demand responsive minibus services in 15 local authority areas, supported by the £20 million Rural Mobility Fund (RMF). The RMF provides us with an opportunity to better understand the challenges associated with introducing bookable bus services in rural and suburban settings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 17/07/2023 14:22:02 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1652400

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
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, whether his Department plans to allow disabled people who are in receipt of the standard mobility award for Personal Independence Payment to pay their vehicle tax to the DVLA through a direct debit scheme.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	193737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>Data on whether an individual is entitled to the enhanced or standard rate mobility component of the personal independence payment is held by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the DWP on how data can be shared securely and appropriately between the two departments. Once this has been established, the DVLA will consider the technical developments needed to allow such applications to be accepted online and to pay by direct debit.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/07/2023 09:56:37 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1652445

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Travel Information
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 Transport for London on the potential merits of providing live real time location information for bus services.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	193751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>While the Department for Transport works closely with Transport for London (TfL) on a range of issues, transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London and TfL. This includes decisions on the operation of London’s bus services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/07/2023 09:53:22 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1652446

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make free wi-fi for passengers mandatory at railway stations.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	193752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to bring forward legislative proposals to make free Wi-Fi at stations mandatory. Certain train operators are obligated to provide free public Wi-Fi at stations they manage as part of their Franchise Agreement commitments, while others may choose whether or not to provide station Wi-Fi. All Network Rail-managed stations - such as London Paddington, Birmingham New Street and Reading - offer free station Wi-Fi for public use.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/07/2023 15:59:58 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1652471

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the potential closure of train station ticket offices in Middlesbrough on the (a) safety and (b) accessibility of passenger rail travel in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	193659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>When proposing major changes to ticket office opening hours, including closures, operators are required to take into account the adequacy of the proposed alternatives in relation to the needs of all passengers; and to include this in the notice of the proposal sent to other operators and passenger groups. We would also expect operators to consider other equality related needs and make this clear in the notice sent to other operators and passenger groups.</p><p> </p><p>Together with industry, we want to improve and modernise the passenger experience by moving staff out from ticket offices to provide more help and advice in customer focused roles. No currently staffed station will be unstaffed as a result of industry changes, and train operators will ensure staff are well located to meet passenger needs in future.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/07/2023 14:29:35 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1652472

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
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, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of public electric vehicle charging points that have a speed of less than (a) 8kW and (b) 50kW.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	193770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Data on public electric vehicle charging devices in the UK, held by the Department for Transport, is sourced from the electric vehicle charging platform Zapmap.</p><p> </p><p>The data supplied to the Department from Zapmap does not break down the speed of a public charging device as requested within this question.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/07/2023 08:55:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss