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1690787

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Health and Safety
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 comply with principle (d) of schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	15109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport adopts smart working principles ensuring its workplaces are designed appropriately for the intended tasks. Each of its offices has a balanced mix of workspaces and considers accessibility for colleagues with additional needs.</p><p> </p><p>Workplace adjustments are used to remove barriers, or disadvantages, enabling anyone with a disability or health condition to do their job. This can be a change to HR-related policies, working arrangements or the equipment provided to do a job.</p><p> </p><p>Office workstations are provided with a varying range of adjustable equipment designed to cater for the majority of individuals.</p><p> </p><p>For operational areas of the organisation, risk assessment processes are in place to assess the varying range of tasks and reduce health and safety risks to our colleagues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 26/02/2024 13:03:59 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1688567

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	13751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>All buildings and workplaces have a risk assessment in place. These are reviewed at suitable intervals or when any changes are made to the infrastructure or working practices.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 20/02/2024 12:07:21 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1675067

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Carbon Emissions and Driverless Vehicles
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 local authorities to develop (a) carbon-neutral and (b) autonomous public transport systems.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	5032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Transport Decarbonisation Plan set out how we will drive decarbonisation at the local level, outlining how a ‘place-based’ approach will help make our villages, towns and cities cleaner, greener, healthier and more prosperous places to live, work and enjoy</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is also committing record amounts of funding for decarbonising public transport. Since March 2020, the Department has invested over £3.5 billion in buses, including £129 million to support the transition to an entirely zero-emission bus fleet. This has helped deliver 4,000 zero-emission buses across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2023, DfT announced the launch of the £381 million Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund. The LEVI Fund supports local authorities (LAs) in England to work with industry and transform the availability of EV charging for drivers without off-street parking. This will deliver tens of thousands of local chargepoints, ensuring the transition to electric vehicles (EV) takes place in every part of the country.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, £1.3 million of Government funding is supporting local authorities and regional transport operators to study how self-driving vehicle technology can improve local public transport in remote, rural, and urban areas. Studies will look into how self-driving vehicle technology could be cheaper, emit less carbon, and increase safety and security compared to other forms of mass transit. The grants will help local places to build evidence on utilising emerging transport technologies to decrease carbon emissions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 12/12/2023 15:50:29 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1672165

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Listed Buildings: Appleby Magna
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Land Registry does (a) not include a record of the sale in 2011 and (b) include a record of the sale in 2015 of the Old Rectory in Appleby Magna.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	3230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Land Registry only records the most recent transaction unless there are previous transactions which created binding benefits and burdens. Individuals can apply to Land Registry for historic copies of the register showing previous ownership and transaction information.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 28/11/2023 10:10:55 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1672171

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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: Compulsory Purchase
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many properties were purchased by HS2 Ltd using compulsory purchase orders in (a) North West Leicestershire constituency and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	3231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>There have been no land or property purchased using compulsory purchase powers in the North West Leicestershire Constituency. The Secretary of State does not have compulsory powers for Phase 2b of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>It is not practicable to provide a figure for the number of properties that have been acquired via compulsory purchase order for the delivery of the HS2 project, as it is land parcels that are required for its delivery and so that is what is recorded.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 29/11/2023 11:25:02 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1670566

registered interest
date	16/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Property: Appleby Magna
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Land Registry does (a) include a record of the sale in 2011 and (b) not include a record of the sale in 2015 of the Old Rectory in Appleby Magna.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	2337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The Land Registry does have a record of the sale in 2015 of the Old Rectory in Appleby Magna and a copy of the Land Registry summary of title document is attached.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 21/11/2023 12:43:11 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne attachment 1 file name Land Registry Sale Record document.pdf title Land Registry Sale Record document
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1666830

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Passenger Ships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cruise ship passengers visited (a) UK ports and (b) surrounding areas as part of their itinerary in the last 12 months; and if he will make an assessment of the contribution of these visits to the economy.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	204052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold data on transit cruise passengers, so we are unable to provide data on the number of cruise ship passengers who visited UK ports and surrounding areas as part of their itinerary in the last 12 months or an assessment of the contribution of these visits to the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport does publish cruise passengers who start or finish their cruise journey at a UK port, which includes all passengers on domestic and international cruise journeys.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data published by the Department for Transport on cruise passenger numbers can be found at the following link in table SPAS0101 for international cruise passenger numbers and SPAS0201 for domestic cruise passenger numbers. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sea-passenger-statistics-spas" target="_blank">Sea passenger statistics: data tables (SPAS) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 26/10/2023 10:08:14 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1666840

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Insurance
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 assessment of the potential impact of the Government's net zero policies on the cost of insurance for electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Dame Andrea Jenkyns
uin	204046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The transition to zero emission vehicles is crucial to the decarbonisation of the transport sector. Electric vehicles offer most drivers savings in terms of lower running and maintenance costs. The Government is working closely with the insurance sector to ensure that the transition to zero emission vehicles is sustainable and cost effective. The insurance sector will continue to evolve in line with the growing EV market, and as data becomes more available to inform insurance premiums.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/10/2023 07:23:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1662755

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Passenger Ships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number of passengers (a) embarking and (b) disembarking UK passenger cruise ports in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	200609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport publishes monthly UK international cruise passenger movements by direction, as part of its annual sea passenger release. This information can be found at the following link in table SPAS0107, column H - Pleasure Cruises <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sea-passenger-statistics-spas" target="_blank">Sea passenger statistics: data tables (SPAS) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Numbers in the table represent the number of international cruise passengers in thousands.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arrivals</p></td><td><p>1,105</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>1,002</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Departures</p></td><td><p>1,103</p></td><td><p>1,082</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2,208</p></td><td><p>2,171</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>1,994</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of domestic cruise passengers can be found in table SPAS0201, Sea passenger statistics: data tables (SPAS) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 23/10/2023 12:13:23 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1664449

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cruise Industry and Government Forum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how often the Cruise Industry and Government Forum has met since its establishment.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	202302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Cruise Industry and Government Forum (CIGF) was formed in 2022 to build on the collaborative relationship developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. It meets bi-annually at the beginning and end of the cruise season (spring and autumn). It has met three times since its formation, in October 2022, April 2023 and September 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The strategic focus of the forum is set at how to enhance the UK's competitive advantage in the international cruise sector. This focus sees the CIGF discuss a range of topics including decarbonisation, skills, and security. There are currently no plans to publish conclusions from these discussions, as they form part of on-going interactions between government and the sector on policy development.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 202303 question first answered 23/10/2023 16:04:14 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson