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1300692

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Instruction: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the £300 cost for the Approved Driving Instructor teaching licence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of awarding driving instructors with backdated refunds or discounts for the periods during the covid-19 outbreak in which they were not allowed to practise.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	165684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The 4-year duration of the approved driving instructor (ADI) registration is set out in the Road Traffic Act. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has no powers to extend this period, nor to waive, reduce or refund any part of the £300 fee. There are no plans to make changes to primary legislation.</p><p>The Road Traffic Act provides that those approved driving instructors (ADI) who allow their registration to lapse have up to a year to apply to re-join the register without having to requalify. ADIs do not pay directly for their standards checks nor their Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, other than the £6 identification verification fee, which is payable to the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>The £300 ADI registration fee covers all the costs of administration of the register, including the arrangement and conduct of standards checks and the DBS cost. The requirement for the fee is specified in the Act. There are no powers to waive the fee and there are no plans to make changes to primary legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 165685 question first answered 12/03/2021 10:52:07 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1300693

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Instruction: Coronavirus
	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 allowing driving instructors to apply for an enhanced criminal record check and a standard check test without incurring costs, if they have not renewed their approved driving instructor registration in time due to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	165685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The 4-year duration of the approved driving instructor (ADI) registration is set out in the Road Traffic Act. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has no powers to extend this period, nor to waive, reduce or refund any part of the £300 fee. There are no plans to make changes to primary legislation.</p><p>The Road Traffic Act provides that those approved driving instructors (ADI) who allow their registration to lapse have up to a year to apply to re-join the register without having to requalify. ADIs do not pay directly for their standards checks nor their Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, other than the £6 identification verification fee, which is payable to the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>The £300 ADI registration fee covers all the costs of administration of the register, including the arrangement and conduct of standards checks and the DBS cost. The requirement for the fee is specified in the Act. There are no powers to waive the fee and there are no plans to make changes to primary legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 165684 question first answered 12/03/2021 10:52:07 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1300904

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that Network Rail provides safe lighting around their assets in York.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	165601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>Network Rail is aware of concerns regarding the level of lighting on the footbridge connecting Love Lane and Barbara Grove across the East Coast Main Line in York. As the bridge is a public right of way, Network Rail is actively working with officials at the City of York Council to agree a solution.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 12/03/2021 13:23:46 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1300745

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Passenger Ships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the scope of the Global Travel Taskforce’s 12 April 2021 report on the reopening of international travel is planned to include the cruise sector for national cruises and international cruises.
	tabling member constituency	Wealden
	tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
	uin	165596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The Global Travel Taskforce report will consider a safe and sustainable reopening of international travel. International cruises will be included within the scope of this report.</p><p> </p><p>Domestic cruises within England will restart under step three of the Government’s Roadmap out of lockdown. This will align with the opening up of domestic indoor tourism and hospitality and will occur no earlier than 17 May.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/03/2021 14:04:59 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

1300959

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Females
	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 female train drivers in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	165645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been conducted by my Department of estimates in the number of female train drivers in the UK, female train conductors in the UK or any trends in the level of women in senior roles within the rail industry<strong>.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, we are aware of research conducted by the National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) which indicates that the number of females within the rail sector as a whole is around 13%. Some of this analysis was included as part of the Williams Rail Review evidence collation and published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-rail-sector-in-numbers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-rail-sector-in-numbers</a>.</p><p>Separate research published by the ASLEF Trade Union in 2019 suggested that around 6.5% of their members who are train drivers are female. I am clear that this needs to be addressed and we are considering this and other issues affecting the diversity of the rail workforce over the next decade and will set out details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 165647 165648 question first answered 12/03/2021 10:41:51 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1300960

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase (a) female and (b) BAME representation in the rail industry.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	165646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>In 2016, the Government set ambitions through the Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy (TISS) to increase apprenticeships in road and rail client bodies to help address skills shortages in the transport sector, ensuring that the transport sector has the capacity and capability to deliver planned investment and to increase diversity. These included a 20% increase in BAME representation in line with government targets, and 20% of technical and engineering roles to be filled by women, reaching parity with the working population by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>Reports in 2019/20 demonstrated that the number of BAME representation had exceeded the target at 21% with a slight decrease in representation from females at 12%, down from 14.8% on previous reporting periods.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to ensuring that the transport workforce better reflects our diverse society. As part of the ongoing work to develop a Transport Skills Strategy, the Department has been working with a range of stakeholders leading on the skills and employment agenda, which includes Diversity, Inclusion and Social Mobility. The new Transport Skills Strategy (TSS) will better reflect the challenges currently faced by the transport industry and will aim to help remove barriers to roles by improving diversity and accessibility, ensuring that transport careers are available to everyone.</p><p>Further to this, the recent Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements applied to a number of Train Operating Companies, included aspirational targets to encourage the increased recruitment of female and BAME candidates over the term of the contract with a requirement to demonstrate the implementation of specific measures to monitor success.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 12/03/2021 10:45:50 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1300962

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Staff
	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 trends in the level of women in senior roles within the rail industry.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	165647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been conducted by my Department of estimates in the number of female train drivers in the UK, female train conductors in the UK or any trends in the level of women in senior roles within the rail industry<strong>.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, we are aware of research conducted by the National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) which indicates that the number of females within the rail sector as a whole is around 13%. Some of this analysis was included as part of the Williams Rail Review evidence collation and published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-rail-sector-in-numbers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-rail-sector-in-numbers</a>.</p><p>Separate research published by the ASLEF Trade Union in 2019 suggested that around 6.5% of their members who are train drivers are female. I am clear that this needs to be addressed and we are considering this and other issues affecting the diversity of the rail workforce over the next decade and will set out details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 165645 165648 question first answered 12/03/2021 10:41:51 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1300964

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Females
	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 female train conductors in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	165648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been conducted by my Department of estimates in the number of female train drivers in the UK, female train conductors in the UK or any trends in the level of women in senior roles within the rail industry<strong>.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, we are aware of research conducted by the National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) which indicates that the number of females within the rail sector as a whole is around 13%. Some of this analysis was included as part of the Williams Rail Review evidence collation and published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-rail-sector-in-numbers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-rail-sector-in-numbers</a>.</p><p>Separate research published by the ASLEF Trade Union in 2019 suggested that around 6.5% of their members who are train drivers are female. I am clear that this needs to be addressed and we are considering this and other issues affecting the diversity of the rail workforce over the next decade and will set out details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 165645 165647 question first answered 12/03/2021 10:41:51 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1301031

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Holidays: Repayments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage (1) banks, and (2) the holiday and travel sector, to pay refunds to customers whose holidays were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL14060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises that businesses have legal obligations to ensure consumers are fairly compensated when cancellations occur. We have put in place a wide range of financial support to help businesses manage cashflow to enable timely refunds to consumers. Most are trying to arrange refunds due to Covid-19, where appropriate. However, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has created a Covid-19 taskforce to allow reporting and to take appropriate enforcement action, if there is evidence that any business is behaving unfairly during the pandemic.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/03/2021 16:10:25 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1301003

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce regulations which standardise the connectors at charging points for electric vehicles.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL14030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>This Government is working hard to ensure that motorists can access and pay for public charging easily. We launched a consultation last month on measures to improve the consumer experience of using public charging infrastructure. This includes proposals to make finding and paying for charging easier, and to set a minimum standard for the reliability of chargepoints.</p><p> </p><p>We are seeing a natural progression towards the adoption of the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard; we do not believe there is the need for government intervention at this point.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 19/03/2021 13:30:05 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt