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1540535

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	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 steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote research into electric vehicle charging road technology; and what assessment he has made of that technology's potential environmental benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	82456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Government has committed £40 million in projects to support innovation in wireless and on-street electric vehicle charging technology.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">£10 million of this investment is supporting the trial of wireless charging technologies for taxis in Nottingham, enabling drivers to “top-up” charge while waiting for their next fare. This project considers whether wireless charging can deliver additional environmental benefits for heavily utilised electric vehicles, by reducing the need for large batteries or range extender engines.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Wireless charging has several other potential commercial and consumer benefits, including improved accessibility.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has committed £40 million in projects to support innovation in wireless and on-street electric vehicle charging technology</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">£10 million of this investment is supporting the trial of wireless charging technologies. This includes £3.4 million for charging taxis wirelessly in Nottingham, enabling drivers to “top-up” charge while waiting for their next fare. This project considers whether wireless charging can deliver additional environmental benefits for heavily utilised electric vehicles by reducing the need for large batteries or range extender engines</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Wireless charging potentially has several other commercial and consumer experience benefits, including improved accessibility.</ins></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2022 13:56:39 question first ministerially corrected 07/12/2022 09:22:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 33766 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1540686

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out the process by which his Department is (a) identifying and (b) reviewing retained EU law which may be in scope of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	82272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The catalogue of REUL is available on the Retained EU law dashboard which has been collected as part of a cross-government collaborative exercise. This can be accessed by visiting the relevant page on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/retained-eu-law-dashboard" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/retained-eu-law-dashboard</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2022 13:54:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1540070

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the impact of increases in the rate of inflation on the ability of highways authorities to deliver maintenance programmes.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	80563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department is keenly aware of the impact of inflation, both on our own programme of works and on those of partners such as local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working closely with local highways authority representatives and stakeholders, along with other Government Departments, to understand and address wider inflationary pressures on local authorities.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/11/2022 10:48:44 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1541186

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have fined bus operators in the last five years; and what the total value of those fines were by each nation and region.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
	uin	83813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of public inquiries conducted by Traffic Commissioners by traffic area, the general purpose for public inquiries being held, and any penalties imposed are published in the annual report of the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/traffic-commissioners-annual-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/traffic-commissioners-annual-reports</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/11/2022 12:38:51 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1541377

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Licences: Canterbury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people in Canterbury with a medical condition have been waiting more than a year for a new driving licence.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	83717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>While the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) holds this information, due to the very low number of cases, it is being withheld because it is considered to be personal information that could lead to the identification of an individual.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA has to consider whether releasing the information would breach any of the data protection principles. In this instance, it would not be fair to release information that could lead to the identification of individuals.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/11/2022 14:38:14 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1540125

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Stockport
	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 3 November to Question 74957 on Avanti West Coast: Stockport, if he will make an assessment of the impact of the reduction in Avanti West Coast's service since summer 2022 on the economy of Stockport.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	80947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department recognises the importance of a high performing railway in contributing to growth and local economies. Many communities have been impacted over the past few months by ongoing industrial relations challenges on the railway. The Department looks to the trade unions to work with train operators and Network Rail as the employers to resolve these issues for the benefit of communities such as Stockport.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/11/2022 09:49:29 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1540294

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which independent evaluators were responsible for preparing scorecards for performance based fees under (a) emergency measures agreements and (b) emergency recovery measures agreements; and who (i) moderated and (ii) independently assured the results of these evaluations.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	80948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Performance Based Fee Scorecard process uses carefully selected and suitably experienced third-party rail industry professionals, who are contracted through external suppliers, to act as independent evaluators for scorecard evaluations.</p><p> </p><p>The Performance Based Fee Scorecard process provides multiple stages of assurance for the results determined by independent evaluators, with moderation of those results from senior rail managers in the Department and process assurance from the Government Internal Audit Agency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/11/2022 11:30:48 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1540295

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Contracts
	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 11 October 2022 to Question 53555 on Railways: Contracts, for what reason his Department does not publish decisions on the approval of dividend payments by train operating companies.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	80949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>As previously noted, the Department publishes details of payments to passenger rail operators, including fees paid, on the Government website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dft-payments-to-passenger-rail-operators-under-emergency-agreements" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dft-payments-to-passenger-rail-operators-under-emergency-agreements</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Train operating companies may apply annually to the Department for permission to distribute the value of any fees they have earnt (adjusted for tax) and the value of retained earnings pre-Emergency Measures Agreements period to their owning groups as dividends.</p><p> </p><p>Dividend applications are a matter for the train operating companies and the owning groups. The Department considers requests for dividend payments to parent companies on a case-by-case basis, including assessment of the operator’s compliance with contractual requirements. The Department does not publish a list of approved dividend payments or applications under consideration as it considers that publication of this information would prejudice commercial interests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/11/2022 12:00:52 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1540296

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many services Avanti West Coast were scheduled to run in each month since July 2022 excluding periods affected by industrial action; and how many (a) full and (b) part cancellations there were on this route in the same period.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	80950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Information relating to trains planned and cancellations by the operator is publicly available on the Office and Rail and Road website. Avanti West Coast’s information is included in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>Following the withdrawal of rest day working, Avanti West Coast reduced the number of trains planned in the timetable in order to reduce the impact of short notice cancellations by giving passengers greater certainty as to what trains would run.</p><p> </p><p>Avanti West Coast has sought force majeure relief under its contract for industrial action including for the impact of the withdrawal of rest day working. While the Department considers this claim it is unable to accurately exclude data relating to periods affected by industrial action.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/11/2022 14:26:54 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman attachment 1 file name Table - Avanti West Coast - Rail schedules.docx title Table - Avanti West Coast - Rail schedules
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1540873

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Staff
	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 levels of staffing required at railway stations on step-free access at those stations.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
	uin	82395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Staff will continue to provide face-to-face service on our railways for passengers who need additional support. We are committed to transforming accessibility across the UK rail network and moving staff out of underused ticket offices and into the station will mean they can provide help where it is most needed. Furthermore, we are currently undertaking a full accessibility audit across 2,564 stations across Great Britain to help shape future investment in accessible rail travel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/11/2022 14:34:39 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin