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1666827

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cars: Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on ending the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	204020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The recent introduction of the world-leading zero emission vehicle mandate will support future supply of zero emission vehicles, by setting a minimum percentage of manufacturer’s new car and van sales to be zero emission each year from 2024.</p><p> </p><p>To facilitate the transition to zero emission vehicles, the Government is also working with industry to increase the number of electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints. The Government’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy sets out the steps being taken to support the deployment of these chargepoints across the country.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/10/2023 07:22:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1666840

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Government's net zero policies on the cost of insurance for electric vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Dame Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	204046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The transition to zero emission vehicles is crucial to the decarbonisation of the transport sector. Electric vehicles offer most drivers savings in terms of lower running and maintenance costs. The Government is working closely with the insurance sector to ensure that the transition to zero emission vehicles is sustainable and cost effective. The insurance sector will continue to evolve in line with the growing EV market, and as data becomes more available to inform insurance premiums.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/10/2023 07:23:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1666501

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Prices
	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 implications for his policies of trends in the price of electric cars (a) in 2022-2023 and (b) predicted for 2023-24.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	203843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The cost of electric cars is projected to fall rapidly over the next two to three years as energy prices normalise and electric car production costs continue to fall. DfT forecasts are that by 2026, a typical fully electric car will cost the same to lease and operate as an equivalent petrol car, once lower running costs are considered. From 2027 onwards the forecast is that it will be cheaper to lease and operate a fully electric car than a petrol equivalent.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/10/2023 07:19:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1666531

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Helicopters: Storms
	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 the Civil Aviation Authority on the operation of offshore helicopter transport services during Storm Babet.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	203832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Safety is of primary importance in aviation. Helicopter operators throughout the UK are responsible for their own operations, and for ensuring they remain aware of weather and storm warnings.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has not held meetings with the Civil Aviation Authority on the operation of offshore helicopter transport services during Storm Babet.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/10/2023 06:56:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1666532

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Helicopters: Storms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many offshore helicopter transport flights were cancelled as a result of weather warnings issued in connection with Storm Babet.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	203833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Safety is of primary importance in aviation. Helicopter operators throughout the UK are responsible for their own operations, and for ensuring they remain aware of weather and storm warnings.</p><p> </p><p>Contracts between offshore helicopter operators and duty holders are commercial contracts between the parties, and the Department has no role in them.</p><p> </p><p>Helicopter flights are private operations and the Department does not hold data on helicopter flight cancellations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 203834 question first answered 26/10/2023 07:16:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1666533

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Helicopters: Storms
	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 Storm Babet on contracts between offshore helicopter operators and duty holders in the offshore oil and gas industry.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	203834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Safety is of primary importance in aviation. Helicopter operators throughout the UK are responsible for their own operations, and for ensuring they remain aware of weather and storm warnings.</p><p> </p><p>Contracts between offshore helicopter operators and duty holders are commercial contracts between the parties, and the Department has no role in them.</p><p> </p><p>Helicopter flights are private operations and the Department does not hold data on helicopter flight cancellations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 203833 question first answered 26/10/2023 07:16:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1666569

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Sustrans: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided to Sustrans in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	203771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>In each of the last six years, funding was provided to Sustrans as follows: £4.65m (2017/18), £26.2m (2018/19), £4.1m (2019/20), £19.4m (2020/21), and £49.5m (2021/22). No funding was provided in 2022/23.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the last six years, Sustrans has managed four programmes of work for the Department for Transport and Active Travel England. £75m has been provided to upgrade the National Cycle Network. £9.8m has been provided under the Cycle Rail programme for cycle racks, cycle security measures and links to railway stations. £6.3m has been provided under the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Planning (LCWIP) programme to help local authorities to develop LCWIPs, including training and evidence collection. £13m has been provided for cycling and walking paths around the route of HS2.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 203772 question first answered 26/10/2023 06:53:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1666570

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Sustrans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work Sustrans has provided to his Department and its agencies in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	203772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>In each of the last six years, funding was provided to Sustrans as follows: £4.65m (2017/18), £26.2m (2018/19), £4.1m (2019/20), £19.4m (2020/21), and £49.5m (2021/22). No funding was provided in 2022/23.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the last six years, Sustrans has managed four programmes of work for the Department for Transport and Active Travel England. £75m has been provided to upgrade the National Cycle Network. £9.8m has been provided under the Cycle Rail programme for cycle racks, cycle security measures and links to railway stations. £6.3m has been provided under the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Planning (LCWIP) programme to help local authorities to develop LCWIPs, including training and evidence collection. £13m has been provided for cycling and walking paths around the route of HS2.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 203771 question first answered 26/10/2023 06:53:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1666700

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: South West
	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 make electric vehicles accessible to consumers in (a) Bournemouth East constituency and (b) the South West.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	203770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department is supporting local authorities, such as Bournemouth, to install charging infrastructure through its £381 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund. Through LEVI, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have seen £1,447,000 of capital funding and £373,000 of capability funding.</p><p> </p><p>Across the South West region, local authorities have been allocated £40,102,000 capital funding and £5,440,000 capability funding through the LEVI Fund. In addition, local authorities in the South West have received £2,364,787 through the On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/10/2023 06:52:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1666728

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	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 his Department plans to renew e-scooter trials beyond May 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
	uin	203987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>No decision has been made on renewing the e-scooter trials beyond May 2024.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/10/2023 07:14:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1666730

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Future Mobility Zones Fund
	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 effectiveness of the Future Mobility Zones Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
	uin	203988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment of the effectiveness of the Future Mobility Zones Fund. An external evaluation of Future Transport Zones (as the zones were renamed) has been commissioned and is still in progress.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/10/2023 07:17:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1666142

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Night Flying
	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 potential (a) likelihood of flight delays for over two hours at Heathrow Airport in December 2023 and (b) impact of flights delays on trends in the level of night flights to and from that airport; and whether he plans to take steps to ensure that that airport does not exceed its night flight restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	203555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Heathrow Airport operates in the private sector and is responsible for managing its own performance. It has its own specific target to reduce the number of nights with late-running operations. The Department will continue to work closely with Heathrow throughout the winter season to understand the plans it has in place to manage passenger demand.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also closely monitors night movements at Heathrow Airport to ensure compliance with night flight restrictions set by the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:32:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1666144

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Air Routes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 3 of Stakeholder Engagement Appendix G, Heathrow's Airspace Modernisation (FASI South) Stage 2 Gateway submission, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential ecological impact of diverting flight paths over Richmond Park.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	203556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The airspace modernisation programme is an important national infrastructure project that aims to deliver quicker, quieter and cleaner journeys for the benefit of those who use and are affected by UK airspace.</p><p>All sponsors of airspace change must follow the Civil Aviation Authority's regulatory requirements as set out in airspace change process (CAP1616). CAP1616 requires sponsors to undertake comprehensive environmental assessments for airspace options that are under consideration. The requirements of CAP1616 can be scaled up or down depending on the nature and impacts of the airspace change proposal.</p><p>Heathrow airport is currently at Stage 2 of the CAP1616 process. Heathrow needs to pass through the Stage 2 gateway before it can progress to Stage 3. It is at that stage that the sponsors of permanent airspace change proposals will undertake a full options appraisal before undertaking a formal public consultation with all interested stakeholders, including local communities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:42:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1666214

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters
	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 the Leader of the House on parliamentary time for legislation on e-scooters.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	203531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty The King will set out the Government's legislative agenda for the next parliamentary session on 7 November.</p><p>The Government recognises that people want to take advantage of the opportunities e-scooters can offer. The Department is committed to encouraging innovation in transport, whilst ensuring new modes of transport are safe and secure by design.</p><p>There are several potential benefits to micromobility vehicles. They offer an alternative means of transport to those who would usually drive a car, and they could be an additional means of transport for people with certain disabilities.</p><p>E-scooters are less polluting than petrol and diesel powered vehicles at point of use. Therefore, using an e-scooter instead of driving is expected to reduce emissions and improve air quality. The Department’s national evaluation of the e-scooter trials estimated a total reduction between 269 to 348 tonnes of CO2e (to December 2021) across five case study areas due to modal shift from cars to rental e-scooters. However, more data needs to be gathered to understand lifecycle emissions of rental e-scooters.</p><p>The Department is aware of the observed mode shift from active travel to micromobility in the trials. The evaluation found that by December 2021 rental e-scooter journeys most commonly replaced walking journeys (42 per cent), followed by private motor vehicles or taxis (21 per cent). However, the proportion of walking journeys replaced reduced over time, while the proportion of private motor vehicle or taxi journeys being replaced increased over time. The evaluation also found that frequent rental users were less likely to have travelled by foot in the absence of a rental e-scooter than infrequent users.</p><p>Users of e-scooters in current trials are required to have a provisional driving licence. The Department is currently considering options for e-scooter regulations and will publicly consult before any new regulations come into force, including on licensing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 203532 203533 203534 question first answered 26/10/2023 06:59:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1666215

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of allowing privately owned scooters.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	203532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty The King will set out the Government's legislative agenda for the next parliamentary session on 7 November.</p><p>The Government recognises that people want to take advantage of the opportunities e-scooters can offer. The Department is committed to encouraging innovation in transport, whilst ensuring new modes of transport are safe and secure by design.</p><p>There are several potential benefits to micromobility vehicles. They offer an alternative means of transport to those who would usually drive a car, and they could be an additional means of transport for people with certain disabilities.</p><p>E-scooters are less polluting than petrol and diesel powered vehicles at point of use. Therefore, using an e-scooter instead of driving is expected to reduce emissions and improve air quality. The Department’s national evaluation of the e-scooter trials estimated a total reduction between 269 to 348 tonnes of CO2e (to December 2021) across five case study areas due to modal shift from cars to rental e-scooters. However, more data needs to be gathered to understand lifecycle emissions of rental e-scooters.</p><p>The Department is aware of the observed mode shift from active travel to micromobility in the trials. The evaluation found that by December 2021 rental e-scooter journeys most commonly replaced walking journeys (42 per cent), followed by private motor vehicles or taxis (21 per cent). However, the proportion of walking journeys replaced reduced over time, while the proportion of private motor vehicle or taxi journeys being replaced increased over time. The evaluation also found that frequent rental users were less likely to have travelled by foot in the absence of a rental e-scooter than infrequent users.</p><p>Users of e-scooters in current trials are required to have a provisional driving licence. The Department is currently considering options for e-scooter regulations and will publicly consult before any new regulations come into force, including on licensing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 203531 203533 203534 question first answered 26/10/2023 06:59:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1666216

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring e-scooter users to be licensed.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	203533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty The King will set out the Government's legislative agenda for the next parliamentary session on 7 November.</p><p>The Government recognises that people want to take advantage of the opportunities e-scooters can offer. The Department is committed to encouraging innovation in transport, whilst ensuring new modes of transport are safe and secure by design.</p><p>There are several potential benefits to micromobility vehicles. They offer an alternative means of transport to those who would usually drive a car, and they could be an additional means of transport for people with certain disabilities.</p><p>E-scooters are less polluting than petrol and diesel powered vehicles at point of use. Therefore, using an e-scooter instead of driving is expected to reduce emissions and improve air quality. The Department’s national evaluation of the e-scooter trials estimated a total reduction between 269 to 348 tonnes of CO2e (to December 2021) across five case study areas due to modal shift from cars to rental e-scooters. However, more data needs to be gathered to understand lifecycle emissions of rental e-scooters.</p><p>The Department is aware of the observed mode shift from active travel to micromobility in the trials. The evaluation found that by December 2021 rental e-scooter journeys most commonly replaced walking journeys (42 per cent), followed by private motor vehicles or taxis (21 per cent). However, the proportion of walking journeys replaced reduced over time, while the proportion of private motor vehicle or taxi journeys being replaced increased over time. The evaluation also found that frequent rental users were less likely to have travelled by foot in the absence of a rental e-scooter than infrequent users.</p><p>Users of e-scooters in current trials are required to have a provisional driving licence. The Department is currently considering options for e-scooter regulations and will publicly consult before any new regulations come into force, including on licensing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 203531 203532 203534 question first answered 26/10/2023 06:59:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1666217

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government’s evaluation of the e-scooter trials, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of escooter use on Government targets relating to (a) carbon emissions and (b) active travel.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	203534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty The King will set out the Government's legislative agenda for the next parliamentary session on 7 November.</p><p>The Government recognises that people want to take advantage of the opportunities e-scooters can offer. The Department is committed to encouraging innovation in transport, whilst ensuring new modes of transport are safe and secure by design.</p><p>There are several potential benefits to micromobility vehicles. They offer an alternative means of transport to those who would usually drive a car, and they could be an additional means of transport for people with certain disabilities.</p><p>E-scooters are less polluting than petrol and diesel powered vehicles at point of use. Therefore, using an e-scooter instead of driving is expected to reduce emissions and improve air quality. The Department’s national evaluation of the e-scooter trials estimated a total reduction between 269 to 348 tonnes of CO2e (to December 2021) across five case study areas due to modal shift from cars to rental e-scooters. However, more data needs to be gathered to understand lifecycle emissions of rental e-scooters.</p><p>The Department is aware of the observed mode shift from active travel to micromobility in the trials. The evaluation found that by December 2021 rental e-scooter journeys most commonly replaced walking journeys (42 per cent), followed by private motor vehicles or taxis (21 per cent). However, the proportion of walking journeys replaced reduced over time, while the proportion of private motor vehicle or taxi journeys being replaced increased over time. The evaluation also found that frequent rental users were less likely to have travelled by foot in the absence of a rental e-scooter than infrequent users.</p><p>Users of e-scooters in current trials are required to have a provisional driving licence. The Department is currently considering options for e-scooter regulations and will publicly consult before any new regulations come into force, including on licensing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 203531 203532 203533 question first answered 26/10/2023 06:59:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1666218

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Charging Points
	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 ensure that electric vehicle charging infrastructure can also be used by (a) e-bikes and (b) e-scooters.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	203535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government encourages industry innovation in charging infrastructure. However, it has no plans to request that electric vehicle chargepoint operators adapt their infrastructure to allow e-scooters and e-bikes access.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 14:21:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1666219

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel: Finance
	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 (a) revenue and (b) capital funding for active travel.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	203536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to the vision that by 2030 half of all journeys in towns and cities are walked or cycled. Over £3 billion is projected to be invested in active travel up to 2025 from a wide range of funding streams, despite the need for efficiency savings across Government due to global financial pressures.</p><p> </p><p>This includes at least £100 million of dedicated capital funding and £150 million of dedicated revenue funding between 2023-24 and 2024-25. Decisions on future funding will be made following a future Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 11:17:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1666220

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel
	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 proportion of local journeys that will be made by active travel in 2030; and on what evidential basis he has made this assessment.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	203537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s most recent assessment of this, including the evidential basis, was set out in the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy report to Parliament in July 2022, which is available online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycling-and-walking-investment-strategy-report-to-parliament-2022. The Government’s latest walking and cycling statistics, published in August 2023, show that in 2022 the proportion of short local journeys made by active travel was 46 per cent in towns and cities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 11:19:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1667070

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Delivery Services: Robots
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, If he will take steps to support the adoption of autonomous pavement delivery robots.
	tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes North
	tabling member printed	Ben Everitt
	uin	906746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>We must balance the safety of pedestrians and vulnerable road users with the potential benefits of this novel technology. I am pleased to confirm that the Department will be funding research to further its understanding of the impacts of this new technology. The results will be published once the research has concluded.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/10/2023 10:40:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4836 label Biography information for Ben Everitt

1665669

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to each of his Department's open consultations relating to transport safety.
	tabling member constituency	Worthing West
	tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
	uin	203189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>There are several consultations currently open that include safety considerations in some form. The Department aims to publish government responses to all consultations in a timely fashion, in line with Government Consultation Principles.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 11:07:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

1665707

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
	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 impact of the decision to move the ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars from 2030 to 2035 on (a) consumers and (b) investor confidence in electric vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	203195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The decision to delay the complete ban of the sale of on petrol and diesel cars comes alongside the publication of the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, which sets out one of the most ambitious pathways to zero emission vehicles of any major economy. Taken together, these represent a balanced decision, which allows people to choose to travel how they want, whilst giving investors’ confidence in our the Government’s future plans.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 11:08:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1665708

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to item 30 in his Department's policy paper entitled The plan for drivers, published on 2 October 2023, what steps he plans to take with industry to myth-bust concerns about electric vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	203196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/plan-for-drivers/the-plan-for-drivers#transition-to-zero-emission-driving-1" target="_blank">Plan for Drivers</a>, the Government will continue to champion the transition to zero emission vehicles, by working with industry to address common misconceptions and show how EVs can be a practical option for most drivers. This will include active engagement with news and specialist industry outlets, providing up to date information in government publications and continued media monitoring to rebut false narratives and to highlight the benefits of electric vehicles.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 11:10:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1665438

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
	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 publish a response to L-category vehicles consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	202968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department is now analysing the responses and will bring forward the Government’s response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/10/2023 09:43:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1665486

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Hybrid Vehicles
	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 effectiveness of hybrid vehicles in improving air quality.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	203077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Air pollution has reduced significantly since 2010. Emissions of nitrogen oxides have fallen by 45 per cent and fine particulate matter PM2.5 by 10 per cent.</p><p> </p><p>The same regulated air pollution standards apply to hybrid vehicles as to conventional vehicles. Hybrid vehicles may have lower exhaust emissions while operating in electric mode. However, there is limited evidence regarding the difference in total emissions from hybrid vehicles versus non-hybrid equivalents. The National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory provides public information on the latest emissions factors for road vehicles, which is available online at: <a href="https://naei.beis.gov.uk/data/ef-transport" target="_blank">https://naei.beis.gov.uk/data/ef-transport</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 11:00:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1665591

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to expenditure on Microsoft Word training published in DfT: spending over £500, October 2022, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of competency on Microsoft Word among officials in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	202937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department has made no specific assessment on this point.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:51:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1664839

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Bicycles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of requiring electric bike users to (a) have a number plate and (b) be insured.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department considered issues including a mandatory registration and insurance system for cyclists as part of a cycling and walking safety review in 2018. The review concluded that restricting people’s ability to cycle in this way would mean that many would choose other modes of transport instead, with negative impacts for congestion, pollution and health.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:38:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1664876

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Charging Points: Rural Areas
	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 rural communities have access to electric vehicle charging points.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	202570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Earlier this month, the Government published ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/652e37b46b6fbf0014b757a9/dft-future-transport-supporting-rural-transport-innovation.pdf" target="_blank">Future of Transport: helping local authorities to unlock the benefits of technology and innovation in rural transport’</a>. The document details the support that the Government is providing to ensure that electric vehicle chargepoints are installed across the UK, including in rural communities. This support includes grants for homes and workplaces, support for local authorities through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund and the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme, and supporting long distance journeys through the Rapid Charging Fund.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government recently published its <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/plan-for-drivers" target="_blank">Plan for Drivers</a>. The Plan sets out seven further actions that the Government is planning to take to support the transition to zero emission driving. This includes an intention to review the grid connections process for EV chargepoints, to consult on the expansion of street works permits to chargepoint operators, and to consult on the expansion of permitted development rights.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to monitor market developments to determine whether any significant gaps in charging infrastructure provision emerge and will consider the case for further support if required.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:01:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1664887

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	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	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 help ensure that the costs of charging electric vehicles in public places remain affordable.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	202581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government has recently laid regulations to improve the consumer experience across the public charging network. The regulations will ensure that pricing information is transparent, payment methods are simplified, charge points are reliable and public charge point data is freely available for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>Through these regulations, the Government will ensure that drivers can get value for money by comparing prices across different public charge points through a single format of pence per kilowatt hour, similar to pence per litre of fuel.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, in many cases electric vehicle drivers can benefit from savings on the cost of fuel compared to conventional combustion engines.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:22:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1664945

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorcycles: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to extend the phase out dates for new non-zero emission (a) mopeds and (b) motorcycles.
	tabling member constituency	North Antrim
	tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
	uin	202639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The consultation on when to end the sale of new non-zero emission L-category vehicles (including mopeds and motorcycles) was open to written responses from 14 July to 21 September 2022 and supported by a thorough programme of stakeholder engagement with manufacturers and industry. The Department is now analysing the responses and will bring forward the Government’s response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:04:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1665130

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department uses any chauffeur services other than the Government Car Service.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	202823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department does occasionally use taxi and non-GCS car services when GCS cars are not available.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 09:58:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1665131

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Training
	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 adequacy of levels of remote terrain training of his Department's staff.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	202824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) provides remote terrain training to all its staff as part of its essential health and safety training to prepare it for operations at aircraft accidents in remote locations. The course is bespoke and designed specifically to address the mitigations of hazards that staff could experience when having to access and examine wreckage in remote locations including mountainous terrain, rivers and remote lowlands/wetlands as well as providing training on field first aid.</p><p> </p><p>The training provision is regularly reviewed using feedback from the course and experience from accidents sites which is then used to adapt the course and any refresher training which is also provided at suitable intervals.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 09:59:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1665142

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airports: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information the Government holds on the number of breaches of airside security at airports in each calendar year between 2010 and 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	202835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Airports and other regulated organisations are required to report all breaches of regulation and all incidents to the Department for Transport. This includes instances such as incorrect procedure being followed by airport staff, disruptive passengers, or unauthorised persons accessing secure areas.</p><p> </p><p>For security reasons the Department does not make details of these reports public.</p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:35:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1665143

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airports: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of airside security passes issued for airports in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	202836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport puts in place regulations that set out the criteria a person must meet and what background checks must be carried out before an individual can be issued with an airside security pass. The Civil Aviation Authority monitors industry to ensure airports comply with these regulations. The Department for Transport does not keep a central record of how many of passes are issued.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2023 10:44:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1662743

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the cost of insuring electric cars.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	200597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The transition to zero emission vehicles is crucial to the decarbonisation of the transport sector. Electric vehicles offer most drivers savings in terms of lower running and maintenance costs. The Government is working closely with the insurance sector to ensure that the transition to zero emission vehicles is sustainable and cost effective. The insurance sector will continue to evolve in line with the growing EV market and as data becomes more available, to inform</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/10/2023 15:30:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1662757

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Enterprise Rent-A-Car
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason his Department’s spending with Enterprise Rent-A-Car increased between 2011 and 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	200611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The core Department’s spend on vehicle hire with Enterprise has not significantly increased between 2011 and 2022.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/10/2023 11:14:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1662926

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Luton Airport: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2023 to Question 199520 on Luton Airport: Construction, if he will make it his policy to pause consideration of the Development Consent Order on expansion at Luton Airport until after the Government has considered the potential implications of the Climate Change Committee's recommendations.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	200780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Any planning application submitted by an airport will be judged by the relevant planning authority, taking careful account of all relevant considerations, including environmental impacts and proposed mitigations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2023 15:05:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1663019

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Road Traffic Offences
	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 tackle illegal e-scooter usage on public roads.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	200873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The enforcement of road traffic law is ultimately an operational matter for local police forces. The Department has issued guidance to all local authorities and operators taking part in the trials, and local authorities in trial areas continue to engage with local police forces.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/10/2023 15:09:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1663217

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycleways: Portsmouth South
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the National Cycle Network for promoting active travel in Portsmouth South constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	201071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport provided funding in 2018 to assess the quality, safety, and accessibility of the National Cycle Network (NCN). The resulting report, Paths for Everyone, has been used to prioritise investment for upgrading the network. Over £75 million has been provided by the Department to upgrade the NCN since 2018.</p><p> </p><p>A network development plan is being produced, with support from Active Travel England and the Department for Transport, which seeks to make the network better and more accessible by 2040. Relevant parties are working with authorities to identify local priorities for future investment, including in Portsmouth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 201075 question first answered 20/10/2023 10:10:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1663219

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling: Urban Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to extend Mini-Holland schemes into (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) other cities.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	201073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Priorities for future investment are for local authorities, in this case Portsmouth City Council, to decide.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided £1.5 million to 19 local authorities to develop mini-Holland feasibility studies, followed by construction funding for three mini-Holland schemes in Suffolk and West Yorkshire as part of Active Travel Fund 4.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing at least £100 million of dedicated capital funding into active travel infrastructure over the next two years, including for mini-Holland schemes. Local authorities can also utilise a range of wider transport and levelling up funding sources.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2023 10:39:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1663221

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycleways: Portsmouth
	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 with Sustrans to improve safety on route 22 of the National Cycle Network in Portsmouth.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	201075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport provided funding in 2018 to assess the quality, safety, and accessibility of the National Cycle Network (NCN). The resulting report, Paths for Everyone, has been used to prioritise investment for upgrading the network. Over £75 million has been provided by the Department to upgrade the NCN since 2018.</p><p> </p><p>A network development plan is being produced, with support from Active Travel England and the Department for Transport, which seeks to make the network better and more accessible by 2040. Relevant parties are working with authorities to identify local priorities for future investment, including in Portsmouth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 201071 question first answered 20/10/2023 10:10:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1663222

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce new regulations for e-scooters.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	201076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>No decisions have been made as to the detail of e-scooter regulation, and the Department will consult on any new regulations so that all interested parties have a chance to shape the new regime.</p><p> </p><p>As part of a small sample estimate within the national trials evaluation, the rental e-scooter casualty rate was estimated to be higher than pedal cycles (13 vs 3.9 casualties per million miles). This should be treated with caution as e-scooters were a new mode in 2021, and the evaluation also demonstrated most e-scooter collisions happened with inexperienced users.</p><p> </p><p>The Department regularly monitors STATS19 to examine trends in collisions involving e-scooters reported by the police. This covers both e-scooter riders and other road users, such as pedestrians. The Department continues to look at how it can improve road safety for pedestrians and road users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 201077 question first answered 23/10/2023 11:57:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1663223

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of e-scooter usage on road and pedestrian safety.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	201077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>No decisions have been made as to the detail of e-scooter regulation, and the Department will consult on any new regulations so that all interested parties have a chance to shape the new regime.</p><p> </p><p>As part of a small sample estimate within the national trials evaluation, the rental e-scooter casualty rate was estimated to be higher than pedal cycles (13 vs 3.9 casualties per million miles). This should be treated with caution as e-scooters were a new mode in 2021, and the evaluation also demonstrated most e-scooter collisions happened with inexperienced users.</p><p> </p><p>The Department regularly monitors STATS19 to examine trends in collisions involving e-scooters reported by the police. This covers both e-scooter riders and other road users, such as pedestrians. The Department continues to look at how it can improve road safety for pedestrians and road users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 201076 question first answered 23/10/2023 11:57:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1663263

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much their Department spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-2023 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	201117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department has spent nothing on training on Diversity and Inclusion for the financial year 2022-2023. I refer the right honourable member to my answer of 2 May 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2023 10:18:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1663310

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information the Government holds on the number of electric vehicle charging points in City of Durham constituency.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
	uin	201164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>For the City of Durham constituency, the table below details the number of: ,</p><p>i. publicly available electric vehicle charging devices as at 1st July 2023 according to Zapmap;</p><p>ii. domestic electric vehicle charging devices funded by the Domestic Recharge Scheme (DRS) as at the scheme end in 2014;</p><p>iii. domestic electric vehicle charging devices funded through the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) at 1st July 2023 and;</p><p>iv. workplace electric vehicle charging sockets funded through the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) at 1st July 2023.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>i.) Public charging devices</p></td><td><p>ii.) DRS charging devices</p></td><td><p>iii.) EVHS charging devices</p></td><td><p>iv.) WCS charging sockets</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of Durham constituency</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>393</p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data on electric vehicle charging devices in the UK, held by the Department for Transport, is sourced from those installed or funded under Government approved grant schemes, operated by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) and from the electric vehicle charging platform Zapmap. Charging devices not supplied via these schemes or recorded on Zapmap are not included and the actualnumber of charging devices may be higher than recorded in these figures.</p><p>The data across columns should not be summed to create a total as public charging devices, DRS and EVHS statistics count charging devices, whereas WCS counts charging sockets, making them incompatible to sum together.</p><p>A geographic breakdown of data from the Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant (EVCG) scheme has not yet been published,and so has been excluded from this table. Data for charging devices installed through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) is not available at parliamentary constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/10/2023 13:41:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1663406

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Regional Airports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the resources available for regional airports to ensure greater flexibility in the operation of public service obligation routes.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	201260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>It is for the relevant local authority to determine the need for a PSO and to submit a business case to DfT for consideration. Under this policy, DfT, along with respective local authorities / local sources currently joint funds three routes into London.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/10/2023 10:46:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1663448

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Air Traffic Control
	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 the number of air traffic controllers.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
	tabling member printed	Mark Logan
	uin	201302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The recruitment of air traffic controllers is a commercial matter for the private businesses that operate air traffic control services.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department is working with industry and other Government Departments, as part of the Generation Aviation programme, to support medium and long term recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>This work includes the promotion of air traffic controller careers, and co-operation with industry and the Department for Education to review current apprenticeship standards so as to encourage greater uptake.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2023 12:40:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4815 label Biography information for Mark Logan

1663489

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of his Department's progress on increasing the number of electric vehicle charging points across Bristol North West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	201343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is supporting local authorities in England through its £381 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund.</p><p /><p>The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has been allocated £6,644,000 of capital funding and £688,000 of capability funding through the LEVI Fund, to transform the availability of local charging infrastructure across the area, including Bristol North West. Capital funding covers the costs associated with the installation of EV chargepoints and resource funding will secure dedicated in-house expertise to support WECA to plan, procure and tender the delivery of local chargepoints. In addition, Bristol City Council has previously been awarded £284,000 for the installation of 155 public chargepoints through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2023 11:55:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1663639

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Leeds-Bradford Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date Leeds Bradford Airport submitted its application for designation as a coordinated airport.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	201493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>3 July 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2023 12:41:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel