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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

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

1385544

	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	Motor Vehicles: Hydrogen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to offer incentives to support individuals and organisations to purchase hydrogen vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	87667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 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> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 09/12/2021 11:46:51 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1384303

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport for London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for its policies of recent reports that Transport for London is set to enter a state of managed decline.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	86066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided Transport for London (TfL) with more than £4 billion of support through three extraordinary funding and financing agreements since May 2020. In addition, the recent Spending Review settlement provided over a billion pounds of capital investment per year for TfL, in line with previous funding, at a time of significant pressure on the national finances. We continue to work closely with TfL to support it onto a sustainable financial footing while ensuring a fair deal for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 09/12/2021 12:04:57 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1383500

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many zero emission buses funded through the (a) Ultra-Low Emission Bus scheme, (b) Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme and (c) All-Electric Bus Town or City scheme are used on registered local bus services by licensed Public Service Vehicle operators in England.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
	uin	84384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Ultra-Low Emission Bus (ULEB) scheme was open to any English or Welsh local authority, combined authority or bus operator. Only buses used on registered local bus services were eligible for funding. Funding from the scheme was provided over three years: 2018-19; 2019-20 and 2020-21.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, over 50 zero emission buses (ZEB) supported by the ULEB scheme are used on registered local bus services by licensed public service vehicle operators in England. These buses were supported by over £14 million in Government funding. In addition, over 60 buses, supported by almost £7 million from the scheme, are also operating in London.</p><p> </p><p>Over 30 further ZEBs, supported by the scheme in England, have been ordered, including 20 hydrogen buses, supported by over £7 million, they are expected on the road in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The All Electric Bus Town or City scheme was open to English local transport authorities outside London. Only buses used on registered local bus services were eligible for funding.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2021 £50 million funding was awarded to the West Midlands Combined Authority to introduce electric buses and charging infrastructure to convert all buses used on registered local bus services to electric buses. This funding will support the introduction of up to 300 electric buses in Coventry.</p><p> </p><p>The Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme was open to English local transport authorities outside London. Only buses used on registered local bus services were eligible for funding.</p><p> </p><p>Up to £270 million funding is available under the ZEBRA scheme in 2021-22. £70.8 million of this funding has been awarded so far to five local transport authorities: Cambridgeshire &amp; Peterborough Combined Authority, Leicester City Council, Kent County Council, Milton Keynes Council and Warrington Borough Council. This will support the introduction of up to 335 electric buses and associated infrastructure. A further 17 local transport authorities are working to produce business cases under the standard process of the scheme. The Department will award funding to successful business cases under the standard process in Spring 2022.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 84385 question first answered 09/12/2021 09:08:13 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1383501

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what costs have been incurred by the Government through the (a) Ultra-Low Emission Bus scheme, (b) Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme and (c) All-Electric Bus Town or City scheme in providing funding for buses that are used on registered local bus services by licensed Public Service Vehicle operators in England.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
	uin	84385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Ultra-Low Emission Bus (ULEB) scheme was open to any English or Welsh local authority, combined authority or bus operator. Only buses used on registered local bus services were eligible for funding. Funding from the scheme was provided over three years: 2018-19; 2019-20 and 2020-21.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, over 50 zero emission buses (ZEB) supported by the ULEB scheme are used on registered local bus services by licensed public service vehicle operators in England. These buses were supported by over £14 million in Government funding. In addition, over 60 buses, supported by almost £7 million from the scheme, are also operating in London.</p><p> </p><p>Over 30 further ZEBs, supported by the scheme in England, have been ordered, including 20 hydrogen buses, supported by over £7 million, they are expected on the road in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The All Electric Bus Town or City scheme was open to English local transport authorities outside London. Only buses used on registered local bus services were eligible for funding.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2021 £50 million funding was awarded to the West Midlands Combined Authority to introduce electric buses and charging infrastructure to convert all buses used on registered local bus services to electric buses. This funding will support the introduction of up to 300 electric buses in Coventry.</p><p> </p><p>The Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme was open to English local transport authorities outside London. Only buses used on registered local bus services were eligible for funding.</p><p> </p><p>Up to £270 million funding is available under the ZEBRA scheme in 2021-22. £70.8 million of this funding has been awarded so far to five local transport authorities: Cambridgeshire &amp; Peterborough Combined Authority, Leicester City Council, Kent County Council, Milton Keynes Council and Warrington Borough Council. This will support the introduction of up to 335 electric buses and associated infrastructure. A further 17 local transport authorities are working to produce business cases under the standard process of the scheme. The Department will award funding to successful business cases under the standard process in Spring 2022.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 84384 question first answered 09/12/2021 09:08:13 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1383854

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials have had with local authorities to assess the impact of the shortage of PSV drivers on school (i) transport and (ii) budgets in England in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	85307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has engaged with multiple Local Authorities on this issue, primarily through engagement with the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and, the Urban Transport Group (UTG).</p><p> </p><p>Our colleagues in DfE are also speaking regularly to their contacts in local authority school transport teams about this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 09/12/2021 11:34:21 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1383853

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2021
	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 discussions he has had with stakeholders on the potential merits of extending the bus recovery scheme beyond the current financial year due to the shortage of PSV drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	85306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government is closely monitoring the shortage of PSV drivers, and is committed to working with the bus sector to encourage new entrants to the bus driving profession.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Coronavirus Bus Service Support Grant (CBSSG), over £1.5 billion in emergency support was provided to the sector. Additionally, £226.5 million in recovery funding will be made available through the Bus Recovery Grant (BRG). The Government remains in discussion with stakeholders to ensure funding challenges in the sector are addressed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 09/12/2021 11:38:24 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1385432

	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	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Postal Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Leader of the House of Commons of 2 December 2021, Official Report, column 1064, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of arrangements in place at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency for handling postal items received during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	87700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The quickest and easiest way to make an application to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is to use its extensive suite of online services. There are no delays in successful online applications and customers should receive their documents within a few days.</p><p>However, many people still choose or have to make a paper application and the DVLA receives around 60,000 items of mail every day. The DVLA usually aims to process paper applications within three weeks but they are currently taking between six and ten weeks to process. There may be additional delays in processing more complex transactions, for example, if medical investigations are needed. The latest information on turnaround times for paper applications can be found <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/dvla-coronavirus-covid-19-update" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>To help reduce waiting times for paper applications, the DVLA has introduced additional online services, recruited more staff, increased overtime working and has secured extra office space in Swansea and Birmingham. The DVLA has reconfigured its accommodation to safely maximise the number of staff on site and is working hard to process paper applications as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Together with the ending of industrial action at the DVLA, these measures are having a positive impact. In particular, the focus on vocational driving licence applications to support the HGV driver shortage has been successful with routine vocational applications now being processed within normal turnaround times of five working days. The remaining queues are reducing, and customers will continue to see an improving picture in terms of turnaround times.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 87701 question first answered 09/12/2021 09:29:33 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald