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1438080

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Southeastern Trains: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether all members of the Board of Southeastern Trains Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OLR DfT Holdings Ltd, are entitled to (a) free rail travel or (b) rail staff travel facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
	uin	134387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Members of the South East Train’s Board are not entitled to either free rail travel, or rail staff facilities. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">SE Trains Ltd board members are entitled to free rail travel on the SE Trains Ltd network during working hours. The Managing Director of SE Trains Ltd, who is also a board member, is also entitled to free rail travel and rail staff travel facilities at all times. One SE Trains Ltd board member is also entitled to free rail travel and rail staff travel facilities on other services, as a result of employment benefits obtained before assuming their role at SE Trains Ltd.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/03/2022 15:31:16 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2022 10:54:09 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 56344 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1438082

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Southeastern Trains: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any of the directors of Southeastern Trains Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OLR DfT Holdings, are also employed in other jobs.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
	uin	134389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">My Department can confirm that South East Train’s Directors are not employed in any other paid roles.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">One member of the SE Trains Ltd board does have non-executive roles outside of SE Trains Ltd that results in renumeration.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/03/2022 15:27:48 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2022 10:53:50 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 56341 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1464239

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Renewable Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is he taking to increase the use of HVO fuels.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	4481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is one type of biofuel which can be used as a transport fuel. Biofuels are typically blended with petrol and diesel when sold on UK forecourts, as opposed to being offered for sale separately. HVO has been eligible for support under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) scheme for more than a decade.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not require data on the number of fuelling stations selling diesel containing HVO, or any other type of biofuel. Given the complexity of fuel supply chains placing such a requirement on fuel retailers would be burdensome. The Department regularly publishes renewable fuel statistics. These include the volumes of biofuel supplied UK-wide by type. In 2020, 38 million litres of biodiesel of HVO was supplied under the RTFO in the UK. The relatively low volumes of HVO supplied is explained in part by there being no HVO production in the UK currently, and HVO being relatively more expensive than other types of biodiesel. It is open to fuel retailers to advertise that the diesel they sell at the pump contains HVO. Whether suppliers and retailers choose to do so is a commercial matter.</p><p> </p><p>As we transition to net zero, renewable fuels such as biodiesel will remain important in our efforts to reduce carbon emissions. To this end the Government increased targets for the supply of renewable fuels under the RTFO in December. It is also understood that HVO has the benefit of potentially being able to be supplied in much higher <del class="ministerial">bends</del> <ins class="ministerial">blends</ins> than the <del class="ministerial">10%</del> <ins class="ministerial">7%</ins> biodiesel threshold currently referenced in the fuel standards for diesel. Using high blends of biofuels, or drop-in fuels, in captive fleets such as in the heavy vehicles sector, is an option to further maximise carbon savings. As part of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, we committed to work with stakeholders to review the role of these fuels in compatible vehicles and potential measures to remove barriers to their deployment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/05/2022 13:18:23 question first ministerially corrected 31/05/2022 10:12:05 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison previous answer version 2486 answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1487350

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice his Department has provided to other Government departments regarding publicly funded contracts with P&O Ferries since 17 March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	32519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The way 800 loyal and experienced workers were treated by P&amp;O Ferries was shameful and utterly unacceptable. There is no excuse for their actions – and we continue to hold them to account.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Department for Transport has conducted a thorough review of government contracts with P&amp;O Ferries, finding that they are not providing any direct services to UK Government. One contract between the Home Office and P&amp;O Ferries was terminated.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Whilst the review has concluded, if a contract were to emerge elsewhere which has not been identified through this process, then we would take appropriate action.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The way 800 loyal and experienced workers were treated by P&amp;O Ferries was shameful and utterly unacceptable. We continue to hold them to account.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department for Transport has previously conducted a thorough review of ongoing government contracts with P&amp;O Ferries, and one ongoing contract between the Home Office and P&amp;O Ferries was terminated at our request. We cannot rule out the possibility of Departments procuring P&amp;O Ferries’ services through, for instance, internal commercial booking agents for official business on an ad-hoc basis.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">If any publicly funded ongoing contract were to emerge which has not been identified through this process, then we would take appropriate action.</ins></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/07/2022 11:53:18 question first ministerially corrected 15/07/2022 07:35:15 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts previous answer version 12068 answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1228773

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: 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 adequacy of the financial support available to taxi drivers who have been affected financially by the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	82312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government has acted to support those that are self-employed and have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak across all sectors of the economy. The overwhelming majority of taxi and private hire vehicle drivers are self-employed and can therefore apply for a grant through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Over the two rounds of the scheme a total of up to <del class="ministerial">£14,250</del> <ins class="ministerial">£14,070</ins>has been made available to those eligible.</p><p> </p><p>Taxi and PHV drivers may also be eligible for Universal Credit, from 6 April the standard allowance available under the Universal Credit system was increased from £317.82 to £409.89 a month. In addition, the Universal Credit calculation was amended, no longer using an assumed level of earnings (Minimum Income Floor) but actual earnings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 03/09/2020 15:00:03 question first ministerially corrected 16/11/2020 17:54:04 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean previous answer version 44123 answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1249320

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	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, how much funding has been allocated for electric vehicle charging infrastructure to each local authority in England in each year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	112006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities in England have received funding in excess of £95m from the Government for chargepoint infrastructure. The funding that has been allocated to each local authority in each year, for which figures are available, is detailed in the attached Excel spreadsheet.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there has also been £9.5m of funding allocated to Derby and Nottingham as part of their Future of Transport Zone plans. This funding will be used for seven e-mobility hubs, which will include charging infrastructure. These are based in neighbourhoods, depots and campuses across the two cities. The first tranche of this funding was delivered in 2019-20, with a further tranche in 2021-22.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/11/2020 16:26:37 question first ministerially corrected 11/11/2020 14:29:35 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean attachment 1 file name Electric vehicle charging infrastructure - local authorities.xlsx title Electric vehicle charging - local authorities previous answer version 60294 answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1250906

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport for Greater Manchester and Transport for London: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding (a) Transport for London and (b) Transport for Greater Manchester has received from the Government for (i) capital projects and (ii) general operations in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	114087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department for Transport (DfT) has paid £883,925,106 (£884M) directly to Transport for London over the last 10 years. We have not made any direct payments to Transport for Greater Manchester. DfT makes payments to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority who then pay Transport for Greater Manchester for their required transport needs.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department for Transport (DfT) has paid £883,925,106 (£884M) directly to Transport for London over the last 10 years. DfT has made payments directly to Transport for Greater Manchester totalling £347.6m in the last 10 years. DfT also makes payments to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority who then pay Transport for Greater Manchester for their required transport needs.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/11/2020 16:18:26 question first ministerially corrected 19/11/2020 15:50:53 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean previous answer version 61384 answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1352358

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Licences: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many blood samples were requested by DVLA as part of a fitness to drive medical in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	42064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The number of blood tests requested by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency as part of a medical fitness to drive investigation in the last five years is shown in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Year</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015/16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016/17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017/18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018/19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2020/21</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Total requests</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">35,524</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">36,792</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">36,125</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">43,332</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">34,216</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Year</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015/16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018/19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019/20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020/21</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong> <strong>requests</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">35,524</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">36,792</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">35,040</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">36,125</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">43,332</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">34,216</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on the number of blood tests that needed to be retaken or the reason why is not readily available. Retrieving this information would require the interrogation of each individual case to identify the reason for which the blood test needed to be re-taken.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 08/09/2021 13:44:58 question first ministerially corrected 22/10/2021 10:14:22 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison previous answer version 19299 answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1142285

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to reports that the Chair of HS2 Ltd, Mr Allan Cook has written to his Department stating the high-speed line cannot be delivered within its £56bn budget, what steps he is taking to update Parliament on the new cost projections for High Speed Two; when he plans to publish the findings of Mr Cook’s review; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
	tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
	uin	282546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has appointed Douglas Oakervee to chair an independent review of HS2 to consider whether and how we proceed with the project. The review will consider all existing evidence on the project and consider a number of aspects of the programme, including its benefits and impacts; affordability and efficiency; deliverability; and scope and phasing, including its relationship with Northern Powerhouse Rail. The Review’s full terms of reference are available on gov.uk. Allan Cook’s findings will be part of the evidence for this review.</p><p> </p><p>A final report will be sent to the Department in the autumn to inform the Government’s decision on the next steps for the project. We will publish this Review and take decisions on the HS2 project once we have considered the findings.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has published Allan Cook's assessment and is available in the libraries of both Houses.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Government intends to publish Allan Cook’s assessment in due course.</del></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/09/2019 14:57:22 question first ministerially corrected 09/09/2019 16:21:45 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 134743 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

596056

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Finance
	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 13 September 2016 to Question 45695, what proportion of rail fares paid by passengers are reinvested in the railways by Network Rail.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	47386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Office of Road &amp; Rail calculates that 97 pence in every pound raised from passenger journeys is spent on running or improving the railway by Network Rail and the Train Operating Companies. Approximately 26 pence in every pound is reinvested through capital enhancements and renewals.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial"><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> <a href="http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/21039/gb-rail-industry-financial-information-2014-15.pdf" target="_blank">http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/21039/gb-rail-industry-financial-information-2014-15.pdf</a></del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Rail Delivery Group calculates that 97 pence in every pound raised from passenger journeys is spent on running or improving the railway by Network Rail and the Train Operating Companies. Approximately 26 pence in every pound is reinvested through capital enhancements and renewals.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> <a href="http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/83871.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/83871.aspx</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/10/2016 12:29:57 question first ministerially corrected 09/11/2016 14:42:22 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 14173 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe