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1713185

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Paddington Station
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with the Mayor of London on the (a) reasons for the duration of time during which an escalator at Paddington Station has been out of service and (b) impact of that on elderly and disabled visitors to that station.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	23146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>Facilities at Paddington London Underground station are the responsibility of Transport for London (TfL). DfT Ministers and officials meet regularly with TfL on a range of issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 26/04/2024 10:13:31 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1713204

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Future Mobility Zones Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to receive the results of the evaluation of Future Transport Zones commissioned by his Department from the National Centre for Social Research.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	23148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department manages a programme-level evaluation of the Future Transport Zones on how the four Zones designed, procured and implemented their programmes, currently running from 2021-25. The externally commissioned evaluation of Future Transport Zones is still ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 26/04/2024 10:17:01 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1713216

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when and with whom he has had discussions on the Business Case for the restoration of Hammersmith Bridge submitted by Hammersmith and Fulham Council in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Putney
	tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
	uin	23326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is currently reviewing the business case to ensure that it provides value for money for the taxpayer and will make a final decision in due course. The Department’s Ministers are continuing to have regular discussions on this matter with officials.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 26/04/2024 13:02:05 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1712874

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) compensation and (b) care and assistance expenses that passengers are entitled to claim for in cases of significant flight delays.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	23062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government remains committed to protecting the rights of passengers when travelling by air.</p><p> </p><p>Regulation (EC) 261/2004 as retained in UK law establishes common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of long delays, cancellations or denied boarding. In June 2023, the Department published its response to the Aviation Consumer Policy Reform Consultation. This set out a commitment to further consultation on the compensation and payment framework across all forms of disruption including cancellations, delays and denied boarding. Furthermore, a Statutory Instrument came into force in the UK on 14 December 2023 to re-state certain EU case law principles in respect of Regulation (EC) 261/2004, to ensure passengers continued to be protected through additional clarity of their rights in the event of flight disruptions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 25/04/2024 12:36:43 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1712893

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
	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 22 April 2024 to Question 22401 on Aviation: Fuels, if he will detail the firms and locations of the 13 SAF projects.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	23051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Company/Project</p></td><td><p>Project Location</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abundia Biomass-to-Liquids</p></td><td><p>Teesside</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alfanar Energy Ltd</p></td><td><p>Teesside</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fulcrum BioEnergy Ltd</p></td><td><p>Ellesmere Port, Cheshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lanzatech UK Ltd</p></td><td><p>South Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Velocys plc</p></td><td><p>Immingham, Lincolnshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Velocys plc</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arcadia e-Fuels (NABOO)</p></td><td><p>Teesside</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carbon Neutral Fuels</p></td><td><p>TBC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Esso Petroleum Company</p></td><td><p>Solent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nova Pangaea Technologies</p></td><td><p>Wilton at Teesside</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OXCCU Tech</p></td><td><p>Sheffield’s Translational Energy Research Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Willis Sustainable Fuels</p></td><td><p>Teesside</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zero Petroleum</p></td><td><p>Orkney</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 25/04/2024 10:39:06 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1702429

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Property Development
	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 Secretary of State for Levelling Up on the obligations of developers to repair roads (a) adjacent to development sites and (b) on routes where used by trucks accessing development sites.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	22753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>This is a matter for Local Authorities and developers, who must agree any works that are needed to be made to the public road network resulting from developments. This is usually formalised in agreements under section 278 of the Highways Act 1980. Highway authorities will also agree traffic management and routes for Heavy Good Vehicles accessing development sites. Highway authorities are empowered to manage their own networks in line with their duties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/04/2024 10:40:44 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1702424

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the amount that local authorities have spent on repairing potholes (a) nationally and (b) in York in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	22748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Under the 1980 Highway Act, it is the responsibility of the local highway authority, such as the City of York Council, to maintain and manage the highway network they are responsible for. The Government provides highway maintenance and other funding to local authorities but does not collect data on how much each one spends on repairing potholes: this is a matter for each local highway authority.</p><p> </p><p>In 2023/24, the Government provided the City of York Council with £3.69 million of capital funding for local highway maintenance. This represents an increase of around 30% compared to the previous year, made possible in part by reallocating funding that would otherwise have been spent on the HS2 programme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department annually collects and publishes statistics on gov.uk that detail the condition and maintenance of the highways in England. This includes total expenditure on the local highway network in England, broken down by structural maintenance, routine treatments, and highways planning and strategy on different categories of road:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/road-condition-statistics-data-tables-rdc" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/road-condition-statistics-data-tables-rdc</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/04/2024 15:06:33 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1702425

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on repairing potholes (a) nationally and (b) in York in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	22749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Under the 1980 Highway Act, it is the responsibility of the local highway authority, such as the City of York Council, to maintain and manage the highway network it is responsible for.</p><p> </p><p>The Government allocates funding to local highways authorities so they can most effectively spend this funding on maintaining and improving their respective network, based upon their local knowledge, circumstances and priorities. It is up to the respective highway authority how best to spend this funding to fulfil their statutory duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. In 2023/24, the Department for Transport provided £1.3 billion of Highway Maintenance Block capital funding to local highway authorities in England outside London and the Mayoral Combined Authority areas, of which the City of York Council received £3.699 million. This was 30% higher than the equivalent figure for 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/04/2024 15:15:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1702426

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: 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 ensure that the road network is safe for (a) cyclists and (b) cars in the context of trends in the number of potholes.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	22750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Under the 1980 Highway Act, it is the responsibility of the local highway authority to maintain and manage the highway network that it is responsible for.</p><p> </p><p>The Government allocates funding to local highways authorities so that they can most effectively spend it on maintaining and improving their respective network for all road users, based upon their local knowledge, circumstances and priorities. The Government has recently announced an £8.3 billion funding uplift for the resurfacing of local roads over the period 2023/24 to 2033/34, which will allow local authorities to make their roads smoother and safer for cyclists and drivers alike.</p><p> </p><p>To assist local authorities in treating potholes and other road defects, in March 2019 the Department worked with the Association of Directors, for Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport to publish Potholes: a repair guide. The Government has also worked with the UK Roads Leadership Group’s Footway &amp; Cycletrack Management Group to produce guidance on maintaining assets for cycleways and footways. This can be found on the CIHT website.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/04/2024 15:19:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1702427

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of accidents there have been involving (a) cars and (b) cyclists due to potholes in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	22751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department publishes road casualty statistics based on personal injury road collisions reported to the police via the STATS19 reporting system.</p><p>STATS19 does not identify the cause of collisions, but reporting police officers can identify up to 6 factors which in their opinion may have contributed to the collision.</p><p>In 2022 (the most recent year for which figures are available) there were 215 cars and 42 pedal cycles involved in injury collisions where the contributory factor ‘poor or defective road surface’ was assigned.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/04/2024 15:11:25 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1702428

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 trends in the number of potholes on the number of people cycling.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	22752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The number of people cycling depends on a range of factors including the availability and maintenance of safe, high-quality routes for cycling. Active Travel England and the Department are undertaking joint research to better understand journey quality which would consider the impact of potholes. In the meantime, the Department has announced an unprecedented £8.3 billion funding uplift for roads resurfacing over the next decade, which will enable local highway authorities to transform the state of their local roads.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/04/2024 15:21:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1702468

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Freight: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to develop a net zero road map for the haulage industry.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	22729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the haulage industry to reach net zero. You may recall, in June 2022, this government published the first-ever cross modal and cross-government plan for the UK freight transport.</p><p>The Future of Freight Plan committed to a series of actions to support the decarbonisation of the freight sector and work is currently underway to deliver a strategy for the rollout of zero emission HGV infrastructure. This will support the haulage sector to achieve net zero.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/04/2024 15:13:23 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1702469

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce regulation for truck maintenance service providers.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	22730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Roadworthiness standards for vehicles are set out in legislation. We have no plans to introduce regulations specifically for truck maintenance service providers.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/04/2024 15:08:53 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1702532

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Maladministration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the costs of error in the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	22735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department was recently requested to set out the steps it has taken to reduce the costs of fraud in the last three financial years: this response is provided in the Annex below. The Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) defines the difference between fraud and error in relation to the dishonest intent of the individual or organisation involved in the incorrect payment. “Fraud” represents losses to the Department caused with intent by a counterparty. “Error” represents losses to the Department where intent cannot be proven. As the difference between fraud and error relates to the established intent of the counterparty rather than the activity itself, the Department has a single controls and assurance regime over fraud and error, which is set out in the Annex below.</p><p>In addition, the Department operates business-as-usual transactional and analytical controls to mitigate and detect risk of financial error caused by administrative errors.</p><p> </p><p>Annex A – Parliamentary Question 22574 To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the costs of fraud in his Department in the last three financial years.</p><p> </p><p>Response provided on 23 April 2024</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Since the establishment of the Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) in 2022, the Department has been working closely with PSFA to implement the Counter Fraud Functional Standard framework, a common set of standards required by government departments to counter fraud, bribery, and corruption. To support compliance with the Functional Standard, the Department internally published its Counter Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Strategy for 2022-2025 to improve culture and awareness and build on the counter fraud activity delivered since the launch of DfT’s first strategy in 2019.</p><p>The following key activities have taken place to drive improvements in reducing fraud by improving detection activity, enhancing fraud prevention and building capability.</p><p>To support detection activity the department utilises Spotlight, a due diligence tool provided to departments by the Cabinet Office to help identify areas of risk and potential fraud and error. The department has also commenced a data analytics project utilising artificial intelligence to identify instances of fraud and error within high-risk spending areas. This initiative is providing comprehensive insights into fraudulent activities and errors that can be used to further strengthen controls and seek recovery of funds where fraud or error is identified. The Department’s contract management teams have furthermore increased their focus on fraud risks and detection, resulting in substantial sums recovered and returned to the Exchequer. Detected, prevented and recovered fraud is formally disclosed to the Cabinet Office who report publicly on these results across government in their annual Fraud Landscape Report.</p><p>On fraud prevention, a Fraud Risk Assessment (FRA) policy was introduced to enable accountable officers across DfT to take responsibility in ensuring that fraud, bribery, and corruption risks are adequately understood and effectively managed. The FRA process has been embedded into business-as-usual activity and has supported the department in identifying fraud risks, driving control improvements, and fostering continuous improvement in fraud risk management practices.</p><p>To build capability DfT has increased its engagement with the PSFA to enhance oversight, prioritisation of risks, delivery against counter fraud functional standards and sharing of best practice. We have increased our collaboration across the departmental group and across government networks to share lessons learnt, horizon scan for new and emerging trends and deliver collaborative best practice workshops, training sessions and awareness campaigns on areas of development e.g. risk assessment.</p><p>In 2023 and early 2024, DfT was one of the first departments assessed under the latest framework by PSFA for compliance against the Counter Fraud Functional Standard. The Department is now working with PSFA to take forwards the recommendations from this review to drive further improvements in the Department’s counter-fraud function.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 24/04/2024 08:59:58 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1702543

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Accidents
	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 of accidents during driving tests (a) in total and (b) in vehicles that lack dual control in 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	22739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The safety of driving examiners (DE), candidates, and passengers, during the car practical driving test is a top priority for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. All DEs are trained extensively to conduct car practical tests in vehicles fitted with, and without, dual controls. Any concerns raised about conducting a test in a vehicle without dual controls are addressed as part of training, and not recorded separately.</p><p> </p><p>The number of ‘accidents and near misses’ that took place during 2022/23 on car practical driving tests was 796; of which 181 involved vehicles not fitted with dual controls. 22.2% of vehicles used for car practical driving tests in 2022/23 were not fitted with dual controls.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is unable to differentiate between injuries sustained in the workplace, during a driving test, and outside of work.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is fulfilling its legal obligation to record all risk assessments, including the car driving test risk assessment. The agency has no plans to publish risk assessments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 22740 22741 22742 22743 question first answered 25/04/2024 11:26:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1702546

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Injuries
	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 of driving examiners who were off work as a result of injuries sustained during the examination of drivers in 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	22740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The safety of driving examiners (DE), candidates, and passengers, during the car practical driving test is a top priority for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. All DEs are trained extensively to conduct car practical tests in vehicles fitted with, and without, dual controls. Any concerns raised about conducting a test in a vehicle without dual controls are addressed as part of training, and not recorded separately.</p><p> </p><p>The number of ‘accidents and near misses’ that took place during 2022/23 on car practical driving tests was 796; of which 181 involved vehicles not fitted with dual controls. 22.2% of vehicles used for car practical driving tests in 2022/23 were not fitted with dual controls.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is unable to differentiate between injuries sustained in the workplace, during a driving test, and outside of work.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is fulfilling its legal obligation to record all risk assessments, including the car driving test risk assessment. The agency has no plans to publish risk assessments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 22739 22741 22742 22743 question first answered 25/04/2024 11:26:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1702547

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Injuries
	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 costs associated with driving examiners taking time off work as a result of injuries sustained when conducting driving tests.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	22741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The safety of driving examiners (DE), candidates, and passengers, during the car practical driving test is a top priority for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. All DEs are trained extensively to conduct car practical tests in vehicles fitted with, and without, dual controls. Any concerns raised about conducting a test in a vehicle without dual controls are addressed as part of training, and not recorded separately.</p><p> </p><p>The number of ‘accidents and near misses’ that took place during 2022/23 on car practical driving tests was 796; of which 181 involved vehicles not fitted with dual controls. 22.2% of vehicles used for car practical driving tests in 2022/23 were not fitted with dual controls.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is unable to differentiate between injuries sustained in the workplace, during a driving test, and outside of work.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is fulfilling its legal obligation to record all risk assessments, including the car driving test risk assessment. The agency has no plans to publish risk assessments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 22739 22740 22742 22743 question first answered 25/04/2024 11:26:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1702551

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Risk Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the risk assessments in place for driving examiners conducting tests in vehicles without dual control.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	22742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The safety of driving examiners (DE), candidates, and passengers, during the car practical driving test is a top priority for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. All DEs are trained extensively to conduct car practical tests in vehicles fitted with, and without, dual controls. Any concerns raised about conducting a test in a vehicle without dual controls are addressed as part of training, and not recorded separately.</p><p> </p><p>The number of ‘accidents and near misses’ that took place during 2022/23 on car practical driving tests was 796; of which 181 involved vehicles not fitted with dual controls. 22.2% of vehicles used for car practical driving tests in 2022/23 were not fitted with dual controls.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is unable to differentiate between injuries sustained in the workplace, during a driving test, and outside of work.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is fulfilling its legal obligation to record all risk assessments, including the car driving test risk assessment. The agency has no plans to publish risk assessments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 22739 22740 22741 22743 question first answered 25/04/2024 11:26:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1702552

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiners have raised concerns to the DVSA about the safety of examining drivers in vehicles without dual control.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	22743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The safety of driving examiners (DE), candidates, and passengers, during the car practical driving test is a top priority for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. All DEs are trained extensively to conduct car practical tests in vehicles fitted with, and without, dual controls. Any concerns raised about conducting a test in a vehicle without dual controls are addressed as part of training, and not recorded separately.</p><p> </p><p>The number of ‘accidents and near misses’ that took place during 2022/23 on car practical driving tests was 796; of which 181 involved vehicles not fitted with dual controls. 22.2% of vehicles used for car practical driving tests in 2022/23 were not fitted with dual controls.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is unable to differentiate between injuries sustained in the workplace, during a driving test, and outside of work.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is fulfilling its legal obligation to record all risk assessments, including the car driving test risk assessment. The agency has no plans to publish risk assessments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 22739 22740 22741 22742 question first answered 25/04/2024 11:26:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1702575

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Lighting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will support any proposal at UNECE’s Working Party 29 in June to re-establish the Informal Working Group on (vehicle headlight) glare.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL3977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK will consider any proposals at UNECE Working Party 29 on their merits based on a range of factors, including the availability and assessment of new independent evidence or justification. The UK government has committed to research headlamp glare to identify root causes and potential countermeasures, which may in due course support the establishment of a UNECE Informal Working Group to develop, amend and implement changes to the appropriate international regulations.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 26/04/2024 11:08:59 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1702151

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the costs of fraud in his Department in the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	22574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Since the establishment of the Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) in 2022, the Department has been working closely with PSFA to implement the Counter Fraud Functional Standard framework, a common set of standards required by government departments to counter fraud, bribery, and corruption. To support compliance with the Functional Standard, the Department internally published its Counter Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Strategy for 2022-2025 to improve culture and awareness and build on the counter fraud activity delivered since the launch of DfT’s first strategy in 2019.</p><p>The following key activities have taken place to drive improvements in reducing fraud by improving detection activity, enhancing fraud prevention and building capability.</p><p>To support detection activity the department utilises Spotlight, a due diligence tool provided to departments by the Cabinet Office to help identify areas of risk and potential fraud and error. The department has also commenced a data analytics project utilising artificial intelligence to identify instances of fraud and error within high-risk spending areas. This initiative is providing comprehensive insights into fraudulent activities and errors that can be used to further strengthen controls and seek recovery of funds where fraud or error is identified. The Department’s contract management teams have furthermore increased their focus on fraud risks and detection, resulting in substantial sums recovered and returned to the Exchequer. Detected, prevented and recovered fraud is formally disclosed to the Cabinet Office who report publicly on these results across government in their annual Fraud Landscape Report.</p><p>On fraud prevention, a Fraud Risk Assessment (FRA) policy was introduced to enable accountable officers across DfT to take responsibility in ensuring that fraud, bribery, and corruption risks are adequately understood and effectively managed. The FRA process has been embedded into business-as-usual activity and has supported the department in identifying fraud risks, driving control improvements, and fostering continuous improvement in fraud risk management practices.</p><p>To build capability DfT has increased its engagement with the PSFA to enhance oversight, prioritisation of risks, delivery against counter fraud functional standards and sharing of best practice. We have increased our collaboration across the departmental group and across government networks to share lessons learnt, horizon scan for new and emerging trends and deliver collaborative best practice workshops, training sessions and awareness campaigns on areas of development e.g. risk assessment.</p><p>In 2023 and early 2024, DfT was one of the first departments assessed under the latest framework by PSFA for compliance against the Counter Fraud Functional Standard. The Department is now working with PSFA to take forward the recommendations from this review to drive further improvements in the Department’s counter-fraud function.</p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 23/04/2024 14:55:40 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1702162

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 estimate of the number of pothole-related damages to vehicles in Warwickshire in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	22608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Under the 1980 Highways Act, local highway authorities, such as Warwickshire County Council, are responsible for maintaining and managing the local highway network within their area.</p><p> </p><p>For the 2024/25 financial year, the Government is providing Warwickshire County Council with over £18.2 million for highway maintenance. This includes £2.056 million of reallocated HS2 funding and is a 12.7% increase over the funding the Council was expecting in 2024/25 before the Prime Minister’s Network North announcement.</p><p> </p><p>It is up to the respective highway authority how best to spend this funding to fulfil their statutory duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. Funding is not ring fenced and Warwickshire can spend the money on all aspects of highway maintenance such as bridges, cycleways, and lighting columns – and not just the fixing of potholes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/04/2024 10:38:35 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1702280

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Northwich Station: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce the outcome of Northwich Station’s Access for All funding bid.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	22634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of our recent Network North announcement, the Government confirmed £350m will be made available to improve the accessibility of our train stations. We are assessing over 300 nominations for Access for All, including a nomination for Northwich railway station. If successful, the funding will create an obstacle free, accessible route from the station entrance to platforms. Successful nominations will be announced in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 24/04/2024 08:49:05 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1701727

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has targets for the commercial use of sustainable aviation fuel.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	22400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>In July 2022, Government confirmed that a SAF Mandate would be introduced in 2025 requiring at least 10% (around 1.5 billion litres) of jet fuel to be made from sustainable feedstocks by 2030.</p><p>In the second SAF mandate consultation, it was proposed that increasing targets be set out in legislation from 2025-2040. The levels of these targets will be confirmed in a Government response to the consultation due to be published in Spring 2024.</p><p>The SAF mandate will support SAF produced using a range of feedstocks and technologies including biofuels from waste materials via the hydrotreated ester fatty acids process.</p><p>Our £135m Advanced Fuels Fund is supporting 13 different SAF projects reach commercial scale in the UK. These cover a range of technologies to drive innovation and diversity of supply. Once operational, these projects are expected to collectively produce over 700 kilo tonnes of SAF and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.7 million each year.</p><p>In September 2023, the Government also committed to introduce a revenue certainty mechanism to support SAF production in the UK. The intention is that it will be industry funded. The mechanism will provide revenue certainty for SAF production, supporting investor confidence in UK SAF projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne grouped question UIN 22401 question first answered 22/04/2024 08:53:26 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1701728

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
	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 help support the development of (a) hydrotreating kerosene and (b) other cleaner aviation fuels.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	22401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>In July 2022, Government confirmed that a SAF Mandate would be introduced in 2025 requiring at least 10% (around 1.5 billion litres) of jet fuel to be made from sustainable feedstocks by 2030.</p><p>In the second SAF mandate consultation, it was proposed that increasing targets be set out in legislation from 2025-2040. The levels of these targets will be confirmed in a Government response to the consultation due to be published in Spring 2024.</p><p>The SAF mandate will support SAF produced using a range of feedstocks and technologies including biofuels from waste materials via the hydrotreated ester fatty acids process.</p><p>Our £135m Advanced Fuels Fund is supporting 13 different SAF projects reach commercial scale in the UK. These cover a range of technologies to drive innovation and diversity of supply. Once operational, these projects are expected to collectively produce over 700 kilo tonnes of SAF and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.7 million each year.</p><p>In September 2023, the Government also committed to introduce a revenue certainty mechanism to support SAF production in the UK. The intention is that it will be industry funded. The mechanism will provide revenue certainty for SAF production, supporting investor confidence in UK SAF projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne grouped question UIN 22400 question first answered 22/04/2024 08:53:26 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1701769

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to section 158 of the Energy Act 2023, what his Department's timescale is for a public consultation on the options for designing and implementing a sustainable aviation fuel revenue certainty scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
	uin	22317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government put forward a provision in the Energy Act that commits to publishing a consultation on the options for designing and implementing a revenue certainty scheme for sustainable aviation fuel within six months of the Act receiving Royal Assent, which happened on 26 October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 22/04/2024 08:33:18 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1701813

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking Offences: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans for councils to set their own charges for parking on single and double yellow lines.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	22268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department has no such plans.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/04/2024 16:50:31 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1701817

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Speed Limits: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on consultation with local residents before the introduction of 20 mph zones.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	22270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/setting-local-speed-limits/setting-local-speed-limits" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/setting-local-speed-limits/setting-local-speed-limits</a>. On setting 20mph speed limits and zones, it states ‘A comprehensive and early consultation of all those who may be affected by the introduction of a 20mph scheme is an essential part of the implementation process. This needs to include residents, all tiers of local government, the police and emergency services, public transport providers and any other relevant local groups (including, for example, groups representing pedestrians, cyclists, drivers or equestrians)’.</p><p>Local authorities are expected to consider this best practice guidance; though the final decision is for the authority together with the police, who would carry out any enforcement activity.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/04/2024 13:20:42 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1701821

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funds his Department has allocated to help improve local traffic movements in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	22272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department has a number of funding streams which can help improve local traffic movements. These include the Integrated Transport Block, which can support small-scale local improvements, and the Highway Maintenance Block which helps deliver smoother roads. Details of the funding provided under each are available at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Froads-funding-information-pack%2Froads-funding-information-pack&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJohn.McVeagh%40dft.gov.uk%7C089c632126684408e87d08dc607d376c%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638491338162363533%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WYSeklnqQXd2kpiMfBgW46JfWMPCW90hb8lJuihU6Ss%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/roads-funding-information-pack/roads-funding-information-pack</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are a number of wider Government funds such as the Levelling Up Fund, Active Travel Fund and Future High Streets all of which have supported improvements to local roads.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the Plan for Drivers, the Department has provided £50 million to local authorities to upgrade traffic signals to help improve traffic flow. This includes £30 million to replace outdated equipment, and £20 million to reduce poor traffic light sequencing through innovative technology that responds to live traffic conditions. Details of the funding allocations are available at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ftraffic-signal-obsolescence-grant-and-green-light-fund-allocations&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJohn.McVeagh%40dft.gov.uk%7C089c632126684408e87d08dc607d376c%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638491338162372149%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AYNpYsIBPm2%2B3hJhUXWwe2SoiY0KUNKwrmkzzUWy5aI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signal-obsolescence-grant-and-green-light-fund-allocations</a>”</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/04/2024 14:20:07 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1701827

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian 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 impact of pavement parking on individuals that are visually impaired; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a ban on pavement parking.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	22235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department carried out a public consultation on possible solutions to the complex pavement parking problem and received over 15,000 responses. The Department has listened carefully to the concerns raised by Guide Dogs and other disability organisations, including via their consultation responses, and those views will help inform our subsequent policy decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/04/2024 10:04:01 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1701870

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Works: Broadband and Utilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for undertaking additional trials of flexible permitting for works on roads by broadband and utility providers.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport consulted in 2021 on a proposal to allow flexi permits for certain types of works and published a response in 2022 <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fstreet-manager-and-permit-scheme-changes&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJohn.McVeagh%40dft.gov.uk%7C5dc36d79dd2c476831fa08dc5f8a1b31%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638490293975147125%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wuw7s4ZWdkyOd0FQKXJJiMzyIpRf4AoodIK26ao5snQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/street-manager-and-permit-scheme-changes</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The proposal was not supported at the time on the basis of limited evidence that was presented in the impact assessment that accompanied the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government committed to carry out trials to develop the design for flexi permits and to carry out further assessments. We are working with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology who are funding the trials. Work has been underway since the end of 2023 and will continue until autumn 2024.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 22264 question first answered 22/04/2024 13:18:12 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1701871

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Works: Broadband and Utilities
	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 impact of flexible permitting schemes for works on roads by broadband and utility providers on changes in the level of spending by local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	22264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport consulted in 2021 on a proposal to allow flexi permits for certain types of works and published a response in 2022 <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fstreet-manager-and-permit-scheme-changes&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJohn.McVeagh%40dft.gov.uk%7C5dc36d79dd2c476831fa08dc5f8a1b31%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638490293975147125%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wuw7s4ZWdkyOd0FQKXJJiMzyIpRf4AoodIK26ao5snQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/street-manager-and-permit-scheme-changes</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The proposal was not supported at the time on the basis of limited evidence that was presented in the impact assessment that accompanied the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government committed to carry out trials to develop the design for flexi permits and to carry out further assessments. We are working with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology who are funding the trials. Work has been underway since the end of 2023 and will continue until autumn 2024.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 22263 question first answered 22/04/2024 13:18:12 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1701931

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with the British Parking Association on the potential (a) merits of amending guidelines on the statutory minimum size of parking bays and (b) impact of increasing the size of parking bays on disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
	uin	22449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>My officials have ongoing discussions with the British Parking Association on a variety of issues. The Department has no current plans for increasing the minimum size for on-street car parking bays to accommodate larger vehicles.</p><p>The minimum size of on-street parking bays is regulated through the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. Local authorities may already provide larger bays if they wish.</p><p>The design of off-street car park facilities is governed by Building Regulations which specify requirements in relation to accessibility, structural design and fire safety.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 22450 22451 question first answered 22/04/2024 13:14:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1701934

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraphs 8.1 to 8.5 of his Department's guidance entitled, Inclusive Mobility: A guide to best practice on access to pedestrian and transport infrastructure, published in December 2021, if he will publish updated guidance on the design of regular parking spaces to increase accessibility for disabled people who are not blue badge holders.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
	uin	22450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>My officials have ongoing discussions with the British Parking Association on a variety of issues. The Department has no current plans for increasing the minimum size for on-street car parking bays to accommodate larger vehicles.</p><p>The minimum size of on-street parking bays is regulated through the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. Local authorities may already provide larger bays if they wish.</p><p>The design of off-street car park facilities is governed by Building Regulations which specify requirements in relation to accessibility, structural design and fire safety.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 22449 22451 question first answered 22/04/2024 13:14:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1701935

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking
	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 merits of implementing a minimum size for car parking bays to accommodate larger vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
	uin	22451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>My officials have ongoing discussions with the British Parking Association on a variety of issues. The Department has no current plans for increasing the minimum size for on-street car parking bays to accommodate larger vehicles.</p><p>The minimum size of on-street parking bays is regulated through the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. Local authorities may already provide larger bays if they wish.</p><p>The design of off-street car park facilities is governed by Building Regulations which specify requirements in relation to accessibility, structural design and fire safety.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 22449 22450 question first answered 22/04/2024 13:14:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1701759

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Electricity Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to include renewable electricity within the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	22295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is currently supporting the rollout of public electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure through targeted grants, the Local EV Infrastructure Fund and the Rapid Charging Fund. However, the Government continues to review all options to support the continued rollout of public EV chargepoints.</p><p>Last year, the Department commissioned independent research into potential regulation-based options that may be required to support the continued rollout of public EV chargepoints from mid-2020s, including their opportunities, risks and likely impact. Options under consideration include the potential merits of including renewable electricity in the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation. This research is still in progress.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 23/04/2024 14:57:52 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1701887

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Regulation
	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 ensure riders comply with e-scooter regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	22371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Outside of Government rental trials, e-scooters are motor vehicles under section 185(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988. Using them on a public road is a criminal offence, which can carry significant penalties on prosecution, including potentially unlimited fines and disqualification from driving. It is a matter for Chief Police Officers and Police and Crime Commissioners how they conduct enforcement in their respective constabularies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 23/04/2024 10:15:41 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1701815

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Dorset
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been provided to BCP council to fix potholes.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	22269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>In 2023/24 the Government provided Bournemouth, Christchurch &amp; Poole Council with £6.24 million of capital funding for local highway maintenance. This was an increase of around 30% compared to the previous year, made possible in part by reallocating £604,000 of funding that would otherwise have been spent on the HS2 programme. In total, Bournemouth, Christchurch &amp; Poole Council will receive an uplift of over £18 million over the next decade as a result of the decision to reallocate HS2 funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is up to Bournemouth, Christchurch &amp; Poole Council to determine how best to use this funding based on local needs, priorities and circumstances. Bournemouth, Christchurch &amp; Poole Council has published on its website details of how it intends to spend the additional funding the Government has provided (https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/projects-plans-and-consultations/highway-maintenance)</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/04/2024 15:26:43 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1701547

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for plug-in vehicle grants to private cars.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	22139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>There are now over a million battery electric cars registered in the UK, and their sales continue to grow. The Government is targeting its incentives where they have the most impact and deliver the greatest value for money. Plug-in Grants will continue until at least financial year 2024/25 for motorcycles, vans, taxis, trucks and wheelchair accessible vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 18/04/2024 16:08:39 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1701274

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund and Rapid Charging Fund
	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 extend funding for the (a) rapid charging fund and (b) Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund beyond April 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	21972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund is providing £381 million funding to support local authorities in England to work with industry and transform the availability of electric vehicle (EV) charging for drivers without off-street parking.</p><p> </p><p>On the 6 December, a £70m pilot for the Rapid Charging Fund opened for applications, focused on motorway service areas in England. Alongside the pilot, a consultation on the main fund was also launched. Evidence gathered from the consultation will be used alongside the learning from the RCF pilot in the development of the RCF main fund. The RCF main fund will open in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Government will continue to assess whether further support is required to ensure the continued rollout of EV infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/04/2024 13:49:25 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1701275

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether annual funding for the plug-in grant for cars has been reallocated to other funding pots since its expiry.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	21973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>This grant closed in 2022, there has been no allocated funding since that point.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/04/2024 13:52:11 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1701304

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles vehicles in the Government Car Service fleet drove in financial years (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23 and (c) 2023-24; and how many vehicles were in the fleet at the end of each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	21943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Please see below in relation to fleet mileage and numbers. Figures for the fleet mileage for the financial year 2023/2024 are not available. This is due to the legacy reporting system used by GCS no longer being supported by the Department for Transports IT suite. Figures for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 are available as they have had been produced in previous years. The figures for fleet numbers have been collated manually.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2023/2024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet mileage</p></td><td><p>793,836.00</p></td><td><p>838,113.00</p></td><td><p>Unavailable</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No. of vehicles</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Given the ongoing security context, demand for Ministerial cars has naturally increased. New cars are also purchased before older models are disposed of to ensure operational resilience and we anticipate at least 10 cars will be disposed of in the coming months. Our budget for new cars has remained consistent over recent years and we continue to take into account value for money for the taxpayer, bearing down on costs wherever possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 19/04/2024 13:54:36 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1701416

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Electrification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the report on the study commissioned his Department on the inclusion of electrification in the renewable transport fuel obligation.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	21974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Last year the Department commissioned independent research into potential regulation-based options that may be required to support the continued rollout of public electric vehicle chargepoints from mid-2020s, including their opportunities, risks and likely impact. This research is still in progress.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/04/2024 13:46:53 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1701511

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of car insurance premiums in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	22122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>My Department has not made an assessment of the rising cost of motor insurance premiums over the past year. However, officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues such as the cost of insurance. I will also soon meet with the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, and industry, to discuss this matter further.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority rules. It is the responsibility of individual motor insurers to set their premiums and the terms and conditions of their policies, and the Government does not intervene in or seek to control the market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/04/2024 10:22:51 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1701535

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
	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 Financial Conduct Authority on the regulation of car insurance premiums.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	22123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate car insurance premiums. However, the Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under the FCA rules.</p><p> </p><p>Department for Transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues such as the cost of insurance. It is the responsibility of individual motor insurers to set their premiums and the terms and conditions of their policies, and the Government does not intervene in or seek to control the market.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/04/2024 10:21:25 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1701271

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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: Manchester Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the proposed HS2 station at Manchester Airport will be constructed according to the design set out in the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill; and what the estimated cost of the construction is.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	21985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The government is seeking to adapt the High Speed Rail (Crewe-Manchester) Bill to deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) only, removing scope south of the Parish of Millington and Rostherne, which was included only for HS2. A motion to formalise the point of truncation will be brought to the House and a supplementary environmental statement will be produced.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Network North Command paper, up to £12 billion in 2023 prices has been retained to deliver NPR scope between Manchester and the Parish of Millington and Rostherne. The funding has not been disagregated further.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 21986 question first answered 22/04/2024 15:30:59 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1701272

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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: Manchester Metrolink
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost is of the proposed Manchester Metrolink infrastructure in the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	21986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The government is seeking to adapt the High Speed Rail (Crewe-Manchester) Bill to deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) only, removing scope south of the Parish of Millington and Rostherne, which was included only for HS2. A motion to formalise the point of truncation will be brought to the House and a supplementary environmental statement will be produced.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Network North Command paper, up to £12 billion in 2023 prices has been retained to deliver NPR scope between Manchester and the Parish of Millington and Rostherne. The funding has not been disagregated further.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 21985 question first answered 22/04/2024 15:30:59 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1701273

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost is of the Northern Powerhouse core route between Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street stations.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	21987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the Network North Command paper, up to £12 billion in 2023 prices has been retained to deliver NPR scope between Manchester and the Parish of Millington and Rostherne. The funding has not been disaggregated further.</p><p>Work on the NPR scheme between Liverpool and the Parish of Millington and Rostherne, is currently at strategic scheme development stage. This work is being carried out in line with WMS of 25 March, which set out that Northern Powerhouse Rail will develop a route that is in favour of serving Warrington Bank Quay and Manchester Airport and will use the previously proposed route between the parish of Millington and Rostherne and Manchester. A formal consultation on the remainder of the preferred route is expected to take place in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/04/2024 15:03:44 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1701339

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Renewable Fuels: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to support the use of renewable liquid fuels following the removal of renewable liquid fuel import tariffs from the US in February 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	21997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government supports the use of renewable fuels in several ways. Regulations generate demand for them in the UK and provide a signal for future investments. The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) scheme continues to support renewable fuels, which are primarily deployed in road transport, and delivers a third of transport’s carbon savings under carbon budget 4. The Government will introduce a similar mandate scheme to drive the deployment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in 2025. We also have a track record of supporting UK production of advanced renewable fuels through grant funding programmes. Most recently the Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) has allocated over £135 million of capital funding to 13 projects to support the development of a UK SAF industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 22/04/2024 08:58:02 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1701372

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Old Oak Common Station: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with (a) Great Western Railway and (b) Network Rail on disruption to rail services to and from Wales during the construction of Old Oak Common Station.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	21951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department is working with Network Rail, HS2 Ltd, Transport for London and Great Western Railway (GWR) to minimise disruption to rail passengers during Old Oak Common construction. Some GWR services will be diverted to London Euston, providing GWR passengers access to a central London terminal with numerous onward travel connections. Passengers could alternatively use Ealing Broadway station, as they did successfully during the December 2023 engineering works.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/04/2024 15:45:50 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb