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1721551

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the independent report entitled Birmingham City Council: Statutory intervention update letter from Commissioners of 9 January 2024, published on 22 February 2024, whether her Department responded to the separate letter on the Birmingham Highways PFI contract; and if she will place a copy of that letter in the House of Commons Library.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
	tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
	uin	266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Department for Transport officials sent a letter to Birmingham City Council’s chief executive to acknowledge receipt of the letter in question and to offer a meeting to discuss the PFI contract. The letter from DfT officials will be deposited in the House of Commons Library.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 26/07/2024 11:51:08 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5234

1724550

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of online-only booking at railway stations on elderly travellers.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Jon Pearce
	uin	2608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are no proposals for online-only booking at railway stations. Ensuring accessibility for all passengers is at the heart of our passenger-focused approach. As modern ticketing and payment methods roll out more widely on the railways, we will ensure that all passengers, including those who need to use cash or do not have access to smartphones or the internet, are able to buy a ticket across the different retail options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 06/09/2024 10:56:34 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5115

1726825

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Cornwall
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with representatives of National Express on the potential impact of the cancellation of its 503 service on people living in Launceston.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
	uin	3926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong>The Department recognises the importance of good transport links and it is the overall aim of this government to improve connections across towns and cities. We recognise the important role the coach sector can play in making these connections across the country for education, business and leisure travel. Coaches are a deregulated sector, so decisions such as where to run services are a matter for the operator concerned. We are, however, working with the sector to hear their concerns and address the challenges they face.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 10/09/2024 12:33:22 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5350

1726849

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of infrastructure required for the operation of zero-emission coaches.
	tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
	tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
	uin	3880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p><strong></strong>Our understanding from industry modelling indicates most coach operations could be run using electric coaches with depot charging, but that longer distance journeys would require longer-range coaches and/or infrastructure to be available elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>My Department will continue to engage closely with the coach industry in all aspects of decarbonisation, including infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 10/09/2024 16:04:17 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5141

1726313

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Birmingham
	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 26 July 2024 to Question 266 on Roads: Birmingham and with reference to deposited paper DEP2024-0567, if she will place a copy of her Department's decision letter to Birmingham City Council dated 30 November 2023 in the House of Commons Library.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
	tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
	uin	3554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>A copy of the letter will be deposited in the House of Commons Library.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 04/09/2024 13:56:48 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5234

1721570

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help people living in rural villages to benefit from safe active travel routes to larger urban areas to access (a) schools and (b) retail and other services.
	tabling member constituency	South Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Ben Goldsborough
	uin	285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>Active Travel England (ATE) provides funding and support to all local authorities in England, including those in rural areas. For example, ATE provides training on infrastructure design guidance and is developing specific guidance for good practice application in rural areas. In 2024, ATE also provided £1 million to the ten National Parks in England to help them develop better links to rural towns and villages.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 26/07/2024 09:11:21 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5205

1728320

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East West Rail Line: Aylesbury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of the Aylesbury spur of the East-West Rail link for the (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	Buckingham and Bletchley
	tabling member printed	Callum Anderson
	uin	4888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Along with East West Rail Company and Network Rail, the Department for Transport is considering the merits of providing an East West Rail link to Aylesbury, and shared both cost information and the results of business case analysis with the local authority. A final decision will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 17/09/2024 13:46:56 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5193

1721936

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	River Tamar: Bridges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what decision she plans to take on the proposed changes to the toll for the Tamar Bridge crossing.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
	uin	783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>An application for revising the Torpoint Crossing tolls (for the Tamar Bridge and the Torpoint Ferry) was made by Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council on Thursday 2 May 2024. A Public Inquiry in respect of that application is due to begin on 15 October 2024. As this is a live application, I am unable to comment on what the final decision might be.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 25/07/2024 14:45:08 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5350

1726174

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme: Chronic Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of making lifetime Blue Badge awards to people with lifelong conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury
	tabling member printed	Julia Buckley
	uin	3491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>As a general principle, Blue Badge eligibility is based on mobility. Reapplying for a badge every three years gives local authorities the opportunity to reassess badge holders when their badges expire, ensuring that they continue to meet the criteria which makes them eligible for a badge. It also serves the purpose of making sure that the details local authorities hold about the badge holder, and those that are displayed on the badge itself, remain correct.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 05/09/2024 11:28:47 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5171

1727029

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Aldershot
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is to take a driving test in Aldershot constituency from the date of booking the test as of 3 September 2024; and how many people are waiting to take a test in that constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Alex Baker
	uin	4119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>As of 2 September 2024, there were 2,216 car practical driving tests booked, and 134 driving tests available to book within the 24-week booking window at Farnborough driving test centre (DTC).</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time (August 2024) for a car practical test at Farnborough DTC was 24 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 10/09/2024 08:42:40 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5173