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1385506

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Thamesmead
	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 future transport capacity required in Thamesmead in order to support planned housing developments.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	87887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the delivery of housing across the country, including in London, ensuring developments are supported by appropriate transport infrastructure as we build back better from this pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and Homes England are working together with the Greater London Authority and Transport for London to explore the scale of the opportunity, and potential options, at Thamesmead &amp; Beckton Riverside.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 09/12/2021 11:55:15 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1363166

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Off-payroll Working
	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 IR35 changes on the number of drivers available to the haulage industry.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	62892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The off-payroll working rules (IR35) are designed to ensure individuals working like employees but through their own limited or personal service company, pay broadly the same Income Tax and National Insurance contributions as those who are directly employed.</p><p> </p><p>This is not a new tax; the reform improves compliance with existing rules. Non-compliance with these rules was widespread and it is estimated that this would have cost the Exchequer £1.3 billion per year by 2023/24 if not addressed. The Government had delayed the introduction of the changes by a year to April 2021 in recognition of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>We have no data on the impact on the number of HGV drivers.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 28/10/2021 14:48:44 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1385504

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Docklands Light Railway: Thamesmead
	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 merits of extending the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	87885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the delivery of housing across the country, including in London, ensuring developments are supported by appropriate transport infrastructure as we build back better from this pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The scale of the opportunity, and potential options, at Thamesmead &amp; Beckton Riverside is being explored. The Government and Homes England are working together with the Greater London Authority and Transport for London to do this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 09/12/2021 11:51:14 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1385505

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Docklands Light Railway: Thamesmead
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Transport for London on extending the potential merits of extending the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	87886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the delivery of housing across the country, including in London, ensuring developments are supported by appropriate transport infrastructure as we build back better from this pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Exploratory work to assess the scale of the opportunity and potential options at Thamesmead &amp; Beckton Riverside is underway, with the Government and Homes England working together with the Greater London Authority and Transport for London.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 09/12/2021 11:53:07 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1461896

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Highway Code
	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 road users are aware of the recent changes to the Highway Code.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>The changes to The Highway Code to help improve road safety for people walking, cycling and horse riding are being communicated in two phases:</p><ul><li>A factual awareness raising campaign ran in February and March, alerting road users to the changes as they came into effect.</li><li>A broader behaviour change campaign will launch later this year, to align with seasonal increases in active travel, to help embed the changes and encourage understanding and uptake of the new guidance.</li></ul><p>Both phases of the campaign include a significant media spend, utilising channels such as radio, digital audio and social media advertising.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 18/05/2022 12:35:55 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1469801

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: Dover
	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 ease congestion arising from lorry traffic departing Dover.
	tabling member constituency	Gravesham
	tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
	uin	16865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Recent increase in traffic queues for freight and passenger travel in Kent was caused by a combination of factors. Disruption began because of adverse weather conditions causing delays to sailings from Port of Dover and the situation was significantly exacerbated by the well-documented actions of P&amp;O Ferries which account for over 35% of the market share of Dover. Coupled with the brief cessation of Eurotunnel services due to a breakdown and an increase in passenger and freight traffic, disruption quickly grew in Kent.</p><p> </p><p>The Kent Resilience Forum’s (KRF’s) traffic management and enforcement plans, including activation of Operation Brock on the M20, were put in place in late March to ensure continued flow of vehicles through Kent to ports whilst also trying to maintain local mobility as much as possible. Additional resilience measures were put in place, which had a positive impact on maintaining throughput to the ports and keeping local roads moving.</p><p> </p><p>Over the May half-term and Jubilee Weekend, there was no significant disruption on the Kent strategic road network. Operation Brock has now been deactivated as of 5 June, but the Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) will reconsider deploying it ahead of the start of the school summer holidays.</p><p> </p><p>To further ease congestion in Dover, we are strengthening enforcement against those hauliers deviating from Operation Brock and causing gridlock on local roads, and greater usage of freight parking capacity at Sevington Inland Border Facility and Ashford Truck Stop when Operation Brock is reaching its capacity. These measures will help to keep the M20 open to all vehicles and enable local and passenger traffic to keep flowing throughout Kent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/06/2022 10:18:56 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1471631

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Visually Impaired
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he is undertaking on the potential impact of e-scooters on people who are visually impaired.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	21265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department is working with groups representing disabled people, including the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee and the Inclusive Transport Stakeholder Group, to review options for e-scooter regulations.</p><p>The Department is gathering data on e-scooters through trials in 30 areas, where measures have been put in place to improve safety for disabled people and people with sight loss, such as requiring ​e-scooters to have a bell or a horn so that they are audible. Additionally, the Department has instructed all local authorities participating in trials to engage with disability groups in their area throughout the trial period to ensure their concerns are being heard.</p><p>The Department will consult publicly before any secondary regulations for e-scooters and the rental schemes are made.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 30/06/2022 08:40:30 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1465690

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Hydrogen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the UK’s 2030 hydrogen production target outlined in the British energy security strategy, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential merits of funding hydrogen transport schemes to stimulate hydrogen production.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	9039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>My department continues to work closely with colleagues in BEIS on our support for the use of hydrogen for transport to deliver the plans set out in the recent Energy Security Strategy. This includes recently announced investments such as the £206m UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK-SHORE) and £200m for our zero emission road freight HGV demonstrator programme. This March we also announced that we will be funding 124 hydrogen fuel cell buses and accompanying refuelling infrastructure through our Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme, supporting the West Midlands Combined Authority to introduce one of the most ambitious hydrogen bus projects in Europe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 06/06/2022 13:54:39 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1465689

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	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: Hydrogen
	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 reform the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to incentivise the use of hydrogen vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	9038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The renewable transport fuel obligation covers a wide range of fuels, all renewable and low carbon. Since 2018, renewable hydrogen has been eligible for “development fuel certificates” under the RTFO. This means it receives a higher level of reward compared to conventional renewable fuels. Last year we consulted on proposals to support new ways to supply hydrogen under the RTFO. We expect to publish the government response to this consultation shortly.</p><p>The RTFO supports supply of fuels and does not directly support the deployment of vehicles. My department has a range of support mechanisms to encourage early adopters of hydrogen vehicles. These are projects like the Tees Valley Hydrogen Hub, competitions including the Zero Emission Road Freight Trials (ZERFT) and modal support schemes like the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme which has contributed to the ordering of a significant number of new hydrogen buses.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 06/06/2022 13:48:58 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1385734

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Hydrogen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to offer incentives to support individuals and organisations to purchase hydrogen vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	88776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government offers grants to offset the higher upfront cost of zero emission cars, vans, trucks, motorbikes and taxis and is also supporting the development of hydrogen vehicles, particularly larger vehicles like HGVs and buses.</p><p>We will be expanding our Zero Emission Road Freight Trials programme to trial three zero emission HGV technologies at scale on UK roads, including hydrogen fuel cells. Furthermore, local areas will be able to apply for funding for both battery electric buses and hydrogen fuel cell buses depending on which technology is best suited to their local areas. Funding schemes include the £120m Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas Scheme – open to bids from local authorities – while at SR21 £355m of new funding was made available for zero emission buses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 13/12/2021 11:10:55 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown