Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1685604

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on (a) the VAT treatment of private hire vehicles and (b) the potential impact of changes in VAT rates for those vehicles on the viability of that sector.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	11797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to consult on the potential impacts of the Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC High Court ruling, and will publish a consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 05/02/2024 17:36:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1680313

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Women
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 encourage more women to cycle.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	8443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>Active Travel England (ATE) provides £2 million per year to the Big Bike Revival project, which focuses cycling activities on underrepresented groups, such as women. In 2022/23, 59% of participants in Big Bike Revival were female.</p><p> </p><p>ATE also provides funding to local authorities to enable women and other underrepresented groups to increase levels of cycling through the Capability Fund. Design guidance for new infrastructure, such as that funded through the Active Travel Fund, requires that new schemes are accessible to all users, including women. Bids must demonstrate that the safety and confidence of women had been factored into the design of active travel schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/01/2024 16:54:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1680314

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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, what steps his Department is taking to support people not eligible for a Cycle to Work Scheme to take up cycling.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	8444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>Active Travel England provides funding to local authorities and a range of national charities to increase levels of cycling. This includes £33 million provided in 2022/23 under the Capability Fund that can be used for local cycle loan and share schemes, e-cycle initiatives and cycling outreach programmes directed towards underrepresented groups. In addition, the Government has been trialling an £8 million national e-cycle programme to provide opportunities to try e-cycles through short term loans in a small number of locations.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/01/2024 10:00:53 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1667693

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Hybrid Vehicles: Testing
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 provide an exemption for hybrid vehicles from having a fully operational range extender in MOT tests.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State currently has no plans to bring forward legislation to provide an exemption for hybrid vehicles from having a functioning range extender. To do so would compromise safety and emissions testing.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/11/2023 16:28:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1656304

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways: Rural Areas
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 adequacy of the National Cycle Network in providing opportunities for active travel in rural areas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	196253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport provided funding to Sustrans in 2018 to assess the quality, safety, and accessibility of the National Cycle Network (NCN), including in rural areas. The findings were published in Sustrans’ Paths for Everyone report and were used by Sustrans to prioritise the schemes it put forward for Departmental funding. Over £75 million has been provided by the Department to upgrade the NCN since 2018. A progress update was published by Sustrans in 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2023 11:31:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1656305

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways: Finance
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 adequacy of the level of funding given by his Department to maintain the National Cycle Network.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	196254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has provided over £75 million to Sustrans to upgrade the National Cycle Network (NCN) since 2018. Further funding for NCN upgrades in 2023/24 onwards will be announced later in the year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/09/2023 11:38:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1656315

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycleways: Cambridge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps with Sustrans to improve Route 11 of the National Cycle Network in Cambridge.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	196262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport and Active Travel England have supported Sustrans in developing a network development plan, which seeks to improve the National Cycle Network (NCN) and make it more accessible by 2040. Sustrans is working with authorities, including Cambridge City Council, to identify local priorities for future investment. Route 11 is not currently part of the NCN upgrade programme in receipt of funding from the Department.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/09/2023 11:31:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1653902

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Post Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the financial impact of the ending of the DVLA contract with post offices of those businesses.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	194763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>Post Office Ltd currently provides a limited range of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) services and an extension to the current contract has been agreed, ensuring that DVLA services will be available at post offices until the end of March 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA wants its customers to be able to access its services as quickly and as easily as possible and the role of front office counter services will form part of the considerations of future service offerings, utilising government agreements if necessary.</p><p>The Department for Transport and DVLA are unable to comment on the financial position of post offices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 21/07/2023 11:54:54 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1653501

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tractors: Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of requiring mandatory preparatory training for the Agricultural Tractor Driving test.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	194461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) encourages learners to only take their driving test when they can drive safely and are ready to pass their test first time. Everyone is different and therefore each person will require a different amount of time to learn to drive, or ride. The DVSA has no plans to regulate mandatory training for any test category.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 20/07/2023 12:05:41 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1653657

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tractors and Trailers: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring agricultural (a) tractors and (b) trailers to undertake MOT testing.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	194536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department published a consultation response and amended the Construction and Use Regulations in 2017 to implement EU directive 2014/45 relating to fast tractors used for haulage. These amendments mandate that tractors used for haulage and capable of travelling over 40kmh are tested 4 years after first registration, and every 2 years after, with particular reference to brakes. This includes trailers where relevant.</p><p> </p><p>We will be reviewing the impact of these regulations as detailed in The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 presently.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 20/07/2023 13:32:05 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner