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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

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

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

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

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

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