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1011455

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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: Buckinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what risk assessments have been made by (a) his Department and (b) HS2 Ltd on the effect of local government reorganisation in Buckinghamshire on the efficiency of (i) local community protection by Buckinghamshire local authorities and (ii) interaction between those authorities and HS2 Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	193994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Neither the Department, nor HS2 Ltd, anticipate that the local government reorganisation in Buckinghamshire will have any significant impact on the efficiency of (i) local community protection by Buckinghamshire local authorities, in relation to HS2, or (ii) interaction between those authorities and HS2 Ltd.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and HS2 Ltd work closely with all Buckinghamshire local authorities and have regular meetings at all levels. As the detail emerges of how the local structures and ways of working are likely to change, these discussions will continue as necessary to maintain smooth interactions.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/11/2018 14:40:23 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1011667

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department holds discussions with Satnav companies on the suitability of roads for certain vehicles due weight and height restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	194232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has had no such recent discussions.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is aware that manufacturers produce special satnav devices for lorries, in order to provide them with routing information appropriate to their vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has invested £3 million to help create a digital road map, with one aim being to ensure traffic keeps moving efficiently and safely on suitable routes. It includes information such as road widths, which could be used in satnavs to improve the quality and accuracy of routing advice. The map is available online at: <a href="http://www.os.uk/highways" target="_blank">www.os.uk/highways</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Routing guidance provided by satnavs should only ever be considered as advisory. It is for individual device owners to ensure that they use their satnavs responsibly and with a proper understanding of their limitations. It is for individuals to determine the best route for their journey.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/11/2018 14:49:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1010649

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
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 affordability of electric cars.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	193375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has vehicle grant funding schemes to assist with the upfront cost of purchasing electric cars, vans, taxis and motorcycles, as well as e-cargo bikes in due course. The development of the used market for electric vehicles will also make them more affordable for more people.</p><p> </p><p>Owners of both new and used electric vehicles are able to take advantage of tax incentives which favour the least emitting vehicles. In addition, they can also benefit from local initiatives, such as free parking in some areas, as well as the Government’s infrastructure grant schemes, such as the Electric Vehicle Homecharge and Work Place Charging Schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Further technology innovation should also bring the price of ultra low emission vehicles down in the long term. The Office for Low Emission Vehicles has awarded over £300m to support a range of industry led R&amp;D projects that have driven forward ultra low emission technologies and strengthened UK industrial and supply chain capability.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/11/2018 11:27:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1010321

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Minimum Wage
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 16 October 2018 to Question 177630 on Shipping: Minimum wage, when the meeting with the responsible Minister in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy took place; what progress has been made in discussions between officials in his Department and their counterparts in BEIS; and on what date he plans to formally publish the recommendations of the legal working group.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	192789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department engages regularly with other government departments on the introduction of national minimum wage for seafarers. I will be meeting the responsible Minister in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/11/2018 10:01:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1010365

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fuels: Palm Oil
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 merits of the EU decision to phase out the use of palm oil in transport fuels by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	192921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The revised Renewable Energy Directive includes a provision restricting biofuels with a high risk of causing indirect land use change (ILUC) from counting towards EU renewable energy targets. Details of the provision are to be determined by the Commission in a delegated Act by February 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s position is that all biofuels should deliver genuine greenhouse gas savings compared to fossil fuels. In the UK we ensure that measures to promote a market for biofuels, including rewards provided through the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), avoid supporting biofuels with high ILUC impacts. The latest verified data for 2016/17 shows the average greenhouse savings of biofuels supplied under the RTFO is 71% compared to fossil fuels, even when emissions from indirect land use change are taken into account.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/11/2018 10:19:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1008454

registered interest
date	16/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual targets of his Department are for reducing transport emissions in the next 15 years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	192103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has statutory targets for both air quality and greenhouse gas emissions across the whole economy. For greenhouse gases, statutory mechanisms set national targets every five years in the form of carbon budgets, as established by the Climate Change Act 2008.</p><p> </p><p>For air quality, the Government consulted on a world leading Clean Air Strategy earlier this year, which includes 2020 and 2030 targets for five key air pollutants (nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, ammonia and volatile organic compounds). The Government intends to publish the final strategy by the end of this year. At a local level, the Government and Local Authorities are working to comply with our legal targets for roadside nitrogen dioxide through the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations, supported by a £3.5 billion investment into air quality and cleaner transport.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/11/2018 14:05:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1007753

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Noise
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 reduce noise pollution as a result of the operation a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	191846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government sets noise controls at Heathrow Airport, including total noise limits and aircraft movement limits for night flights.</p><p> </p><p>These controls, in conjunction with stricter aircraft noise standards negotiated by the UK at the international level, have resulted in a long-term reduction in the number of people affected by aircraft noise near the airport.</p><p> </p><p>Following the designation of the Airports National Policy Statement, it is now down to an applicant for development consent for a Northwest runway scheme to undertake a detailed assessment of the environmental effects of their scheme, and to put forward an appropriate package of mitigation measures. The Airports National Policy Statement makes clear that the Government expects noise mitigation measures to limit, and where possible reduce, the effect of aircraft noise. It also sets out specific mitigations for aircraft noise which the Government expects to see delivered. These include the applicant putting forward plans for a noise envelope which is tailored to local priorities and includes noise performance targets; developing plans for a runway alternation scheme that provides communities affected with predictable periods of respite; and an expectation that the applicant will adopt a ban on scheduled night flights for a period of six and a half hours.</p><p> </p><p>These supporting measures are subject to consultation and will be finalised through the planning process. The application will then be considered by the Planning Inspectorate and the Secretary of State in determining any application for development consent.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2018 15:34:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1007893

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Dover: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the dates of each visit he has made to the Port of Dover since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	191951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Since May 2015 the Secretary of State for Transport has visited the Port of Dover on 16 February 2016 (Rt Hon Sir Patrick McLoughlin MP) and 25 October 2018 (Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP).</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State is briefed regularly about the Port of Dover. Numerous officials from across the Department for Transport engage with and visit the Port of Dover in the course of their duties.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/11/2018 16:05:00 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1007897

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list each Scottish port he has visited since May 2015; and if he will provide the date of each such visit.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	191952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>While responsibility for policy matters relating to ports in Scotland, with the exception of port security, has been devolved to Scottish Ministers, the Secretary of State for Transport visited the Port of Montrose on 26 October 2017 as part of a wider visit to Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/11/2018 15:49:15 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1006877

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on issuing letters of comfort to train operating companies in relation to railway franchises; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	191437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department manages rail franchise agreements in line with Managing Public Money guidance.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 19/11/2018 17:28:57 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell