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1244869

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling: Infrastructure
	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 allocating additional funding for local cycling infrastructure to reduce covid-19 cases on public transport.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	106502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>On the 9th May the Government announced a £2bn package of funding for cycling and walking over this Parliament. This included a £225 million Emergency Active Travel Fund (EATF) which is enabling local authorities across England to put in new cycling and walking infrastructure. This will reduce pressure on public transport services by making cycling and walking a viable alternative to public transport or private car use, particularly for shorter journeys. £42 million of the fund has already been allocated, and an announcement will be made shortly on allocating the remainder.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/10/2020 12:04:10 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1244992

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Transport: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research the Government has commissioned on covid-19 transmission on public transport.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	106299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has worked with a Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) sub-group to develop the Transport Risk Assessment for COVID Knowledge (TRACK) project. TRACK is an 18-month, £1.7 million UKRI-funded project to understand and model the transmission of COVID-19 on public transport. The Department has also commissioned the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory to do work on the transmission risk for aviation.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found in a press release from the University of Leeds from the 21st October entitled &quot;Research to understand COVID-19 spread on public transport”.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/10/2020 12:46:35 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1242262

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ports: EU Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the application of Commission Regulation (EC) No 906/2009, on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies, to shipping lines and services serving ports in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL9094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>Following the European Commission's decision earlier this year, the application of the Regulation has been renewed in respect of the European Union until April 2024. The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 preserve the Regulation in the UK as a retained exemption. This means that, after the end of the Transition Period, the retained Regulation will operate as an exemption from the prohibition against anti-competitive behaviour in UK law until it expires in April 2024. The Secretary of State will have the power, after the Transition Period, to vary or revoke the retained exemption, acting in consultation with the Competition and Markets Authority.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/10/2020 11:16:11 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1244842

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Pilot Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has drawn up criteria for evaluating the outcomes of his Department’s trials of electric scooters.
	tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
	tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
	uin	106518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department set how it will evaluate rental e-scooter trials in its guidance to local areas and rental operators in September 2020. As stated in the guidance, the primary areas of focus for DfT and its monitoring and evaluation contractors include:</p><ul><li><p>safety outcomes for e-scooter users and what influences this</p></li><li><p>interaction with, and effect on, other road users</p></li><li><p>public perceptions of e-scooters, including by people with disabilities and related groups</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>nature of modal shift and new journeys that have been enabled</p></li><li><p>characteristics of users, and how uptake and outcomes differ for different groups</p><p> </p></li><li><p>The evidence gathered during trials, the responses to the Future of Transport regulatory review call for evidence and other research will inform legal changes that may be necessary after the trial period ends.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/10/2020 12:42:17 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1244013

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Portsmouth International Port
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support the Government is providing to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Local Resilience Forum to help ensure that Operation Transmission will be in place before the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	104183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>DfT officials are working closely with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Local Resilience Forum (LRF) to ensure that the LRF has the required analysis and information to enable it to stand up an effective local traffic management plan (Operation Transmission), in case of traffic disruption post the EU Transition period.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/10/2020 13:30:04 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1245124

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Global Travel Taskforce: Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will instruct the Global Travel Taskforce to work with representatives of the airline caterers sector.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	106357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>A core function of the Global Travel Taskforce (GTT) will be to afford policy makers a chance to discuss issues further with those outside of government, as it considers robust and sustainable proposals that will facilitate safer international travel. In its work, the GTT will therefore seek to consult representatives from across the sector.</p><p>Further information on the GTT can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/global-travel-taskforce" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/global-travel-taskforce</a></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 23/10/2020 13:25:41 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1244925

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bicycles: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to release the next wave of Fix your Bike Scheme vouchers.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	106444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department plans to do this very shortly. The release of vouchers has been staggered in order to prevent repairers from being overwhelmed. The first release was a small pilot to allow the Department to monitor the scheme’s impact and adapt it as necessary. Further details will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/10/2020 12:22:01 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1244938

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Trespass
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to prevent trespassing on the rail network.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	106464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The industry continue to build on their successful anti-trespass campaign “You vs Train”, and collaborate to prevent fatalities on the network. Through the Trespass Improvement Programme (TIP), the industry is also looking at implementing physical measures to prevent access to the network, which they are supplementing with technological improvements designed to deter trespass.</p><p> </p><p>Projects under development include platform end and edge improvements, such as AI cameras and off-grid CCTV that help detect trespassers faster, Virtual Reality videos and mental health campaigns to encourage behavioural change, and a new partnership between the industry and the Scouts Association, covering Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers. We are taking active steps to support existing industry projects, and continue to participate in industry-wide trespass prevention initiatives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/10/2020 12:33:54 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1244950

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of apprentices working in the rail industry.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	106465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>We do not hold information for the whole rail industry. However, the Rail Delivery Group reports 3,182 apprenticeships in train operating companies. Network Rail has 1,307.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/10/2020 13:36:01 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1245142

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to increase the number of apprentices in the rail industry.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	106466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The department is committed to increasing the number of apprentices in the industry, as we set out in the Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy in 2016, working with the Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce. We have been pleased to see increased numbers of apprentices in both road and rail, including in the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work closely with industry on the skills agenda during this challenging period including through the continuation of apprenticeship programmes.</p><p> </p><p>We also recognise the importance of schemes that can bridge the gap to taking on a full apprenticeship, such as traineeships, work placements and pre-apprenticeship programmes. We actively encourage industry to take advantage of DWP’s recently launched ‘Kickstarter’ scheme.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/10/2020 13:37:58 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi