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1504529

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A10: Norfolk
	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 Strategic Outline Business Case for the A10 West Winch Housing Access Road submitted to his Department by Norfolk County Council.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	James Wild
	uin	46166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government approved the Strategic Outline Business Case on 7<sup>th</sup> July. This enables Norfolk County Council to develop an Outline Business Case which it plans to submit to the Department in spring 2023. The Department has provided £698,000 as a grant to assist the Council with the costs of developing the business case.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/09/2022 16:09:00 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1519403

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to introduce free off-peak bus travel for the over-60s.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	59423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Funding the concessionary bus pass costs around £1 billion annually, so any changes, such as extending free bus travel to those who are not yet eligible would have an impact on the scheme’s financial sustainability. In England, the age of eligibility for the concessionary bus pass is linked to the state pension age. This addresses the anomalous position of non-disabled, working age citizens receiving free bus buses, which in turn supports the financial sustainability of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/10/2022 13:26:25 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1507754

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Darlington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she will take to support bus companies in Darlington with recruitment and retention of bus drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	54652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport engages with bus and coach operators, and the Confederation of Passenger Transport regularly on many issues, including driver shortages. We have increased the capacity of vocational driving tests, including through the recruitment of additional driving examiners. These measures will make it easier for operators to recruit and train bus and coach drivers up and down the country, including in Darlington.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/10/2022 12:42:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1507755

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Darlington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional support her Department will provide to bus services in Darlington.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	54653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has provided almost £2bn in emergency and recovery funding since March 2020 to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic on bus services, alongside routine funding to the sector. Funding for Bus Services in Darlington is provided to the Tees Valley Combined Authority, as well as directly to commercial operators. Since March 2020 Tees Valley Combined Authority has received additional bus emergency and recovery funding totalling £350,088. Tees Valley Combined Authority will also receive £310m as part of the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is considering what, if any, additional support may be required from April 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/10/2022 16:33:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1519649

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the future of the Bus Recovery Grant after December 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	59845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has provided nearly £2 billion in emergency and recovery grants to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic on the bus sector. On 19 August the Government announced a further £130 million, six-month extension to the Bus Recovery Grant. The extension period started on 5th October and will end on 31 March 2023. Allocations to December 2022 have been confirmed, and we expect to confirm allocations from January to March 2023 in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also provides support to the sector through the Bus Service Operators Grant every year. Around £200 million is provided annually to bus operators to help them maintain an extensive network and keep fares down, and a further £42 million is provided to Local Transport Authorities every year to subsidise socially necessary bus services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/10/2022 12:47:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1519814

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Bus Service Improvement Plan funding will be delivered to Transport North East.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
	uin	60079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department has been clear that Bus Service improvement Plan funding is conditional on the submission and implementation of a transformational Enhanced Partnership or franchising arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently working with Transport North East on developing their EP with a view to delivering funding once we are satisfied that this is in place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/10/2022 15:13:19 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1519026

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Local Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals to allow the creation of municipal bus companies in the upcoming Transport Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	59150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The partnership and franchising models currently available through existing legislation allow and indeed encourage Local Transport Authorities to take a leading role in securing improvements to bus services in their area, without the need for completely new municipal bus operations to be established.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/10/2022 15:11:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1522973

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing free off-peak bus travel for people over 60 in England.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	63913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Funding the concessionary bus pass costs around £1 billion annually and any changes would have an impact on the scheme’s financial sustainability.</p><p>In England, the age of eligibility for the concessionary bus pass is linked to the state pension age. This addresses the anomalous position of non-disabled, working age citizens receiving free bus buses, which in turn supports the financial sustainability of the scheme. There are no current plans to change the concessionary bus travel age of eligibility in England.</p><p>However, concessionary travel legislation gives local authorities the flexibility to offer local travel concessions, such as reducing the eligible age for a bus pass to 60.The additional concessions above the statutory minimum are not funded by central Government but by their own local resources.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 25/10/2022 12:05:07 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1505535

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Rural Areas
	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 implications for its policies of the results of the mobility fund projects; and whether he plans to release further funding to support demand responsive transport in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
	uin	48495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Our £20m Rural Mobility Fund is supporting 17 innovative, demand-led minibus trials in rural and suburban areas. These pilots are exploring whether Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) can serve these communities more effectively than traditional public transport solutions alone. It is too early to assess the full impact of the pilots. Each scheme is taking part in a detailed monitoring and evaluation process. This will provide a strong base of evidence and good practice for DRT and a better understanding of both the role it can play and the challenges associated with introducing it.</p><p>There are not currently plans for further bespoke DRT funding. Whilst it is for Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) to determine and prioritise investment in local transport, the Government’s National Bus Strategy asked all LTAs outside London to publish a Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) covering the full area, including parts with differing needs, such as rural elements. The Strategy encourages new forms of bus provision in areas that are currently not adequately served by conventional timetabled buses. It is clear that DRT can play a part in delivering this.</p><p> </p><p>Funding has recently been allocated to 34 LTAs following assessment of their BSIPs, some of which include proposals for DRT.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/09/2022 16:16:47 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1506243

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Standards
	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 ensure that the requirements of the Bus Services Act 2017 are met in good time.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	49772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 does not contain any time constraints on the introduction of Enhanced Partnerships (EPs) or franchising. However, since publication of the National Bus Strategy, all local authorities in England are pursuing either an EP or developing a franchising business case.</p><p>We know that the provision of audible and visible information onboard local services can support a range of passengers to travel confidently. The 2021 National Bus Strategy included a commitment to use powers in the Bus Services Act 2017 to make Accessible Information Regulations, subject to final analysis, and we continue to work towards this goal.</p><p>We have now delivered the core components of the Bus Open Data digital service, data standards and the majority of the bus industry is compliant with the regulations. The current focus is working with non-compliant bus operators to support publication, enabling app developers and technologists to use the service.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/09/2022 09:09:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore