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1697853

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Operation Zero steering board meetings were there in 2023; and how long each meeting lasted.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	19810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>In 2023, the Operation Zero Steering Board met three times, with each meeting lasting two hours.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/03/2024 10:31:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1697448

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Lincolnshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much reallocated HS2 funding has been given to Lincolnshire County Council for road resurfacing.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	19528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Lincolnshire County Council will receive a minimum additional overall uplift of £287.7 million between 2023-24 and 2033-34 as a result of reallocating HS2 funding. £4.9 million of this has already been paid out in the current financial year with a further £4.9 million to follow in 2024/25, and Lincolnshire is receiving around 30% more capital funding for highway maintenance in the current financial year than it did in the previous financial year.</p><p> </p><p>Funding allocations beyond 2024/25 are a matter for the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 25/03/2024 14:09:39 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1697517

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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 assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance Survey Report, published on 19 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	19536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously, which is why it has reallocated £8.3 billion of HS2 funding to help tackle some of the issues highlighted in the report in question. This funding will be on top of what local authorities were expecting to receive over the next decade, and will, over time, allow them to transform the condition of their local highway networks.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/03/2024 16:30:35 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1697582

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Pedicabs: Licensing
	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 (a) the number of pedicabs outside Greater London that are licensed as (i) taxis and (ii) private hire vehicles and (b) the number and proportion of those pedicabs that are in (A) Oxford, (B) Salisbury, (C) Bristol and (D) Cambridge; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact on the number of licensed pedicabs of paragraph 8.3 of his Department's guidance entitled Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing best practice guidance for licensing authorities in England, updated on 17 November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	19519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Outside London pedicabs can be licensed as taxis. Pedicabs cannot be licensed as a private hire vehicle as legislation defines a private hire vehicle as a motor vehicle. The Department for Transport issues guidance on licensing taxis and private hire vehicles to authorities who should consider the recommendations made and their obligation under the Regulators’ Code to carry out their activities in a way that supports those they regulate to comply and grow. The Best Practice Guidance to licensing authorities in England sets out that where there is local interest in providing pedicab services, licensing authorities should make appropriate adjustments to their licensing requirements for drivers and vehicles to accommodate these requests. Subject to the legal requirements, it is for licensing authorities to consider the appropriate licensing requirements to operate a pedicab under a taxi and taxi driver licence.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data on the number of pedicabs licensed as taxis in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 19520 question first answered 25/03/2024 17:06:42 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1697588

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Pedicabs: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 8.3 of his Department's publication entitled Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing best practice guidance for licensing authorities in England, updated on 17 November 2023, what guidance his Department plans to provide on the appropriate adjustments that licensing authorities should make to their licensing requirements for drivers and vehicles to provide pedicab services outside Greater London.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	19520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Outside London pedicabs can be licensed as taxis. Pedicabs cannot be licensed as a private hire vehicle as legislation defines a private hire vehicle as a motor vehicle. The Department for Transport issues guidance on licensing taxis and private hire vehicles to authorities who should consider the recommendations made and their obligation under the Regulators’ Code to carry out their activities in a way that supports those they regulate to comply and grow. The Best Practice Guidance to licensing authorities in England sets out that where there is local interest in providing pedicab services, licensing authorities should make appropriate adjustments to their licensing requirements for drivers and vehicles to accommodate these requests. Subject to the legal requirements, it is for licensing authorities to consider the appropriate licensing requirements to operate a pedicab under a taxi and taxi driver licence.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data on the number of pedicabs licensed as taxis in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 19519 question first answered 25/03/2024 17:06:42 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1697595

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the mandatory employment conditions excluding national minimum wage rates which apply to seafarers working on routes between maritime ports in the territorial waters of (a) the UK and (b) France.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	19594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Extensive details of mandatory employment conditions for seafarers are set out in international conventions including the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 and corresponding UK legislation.</p><p>In addition to improving working conditions through our Nine Point Plan for Seafarer Protections, the UK continues to play a leading role internationally in improving seafarer welfare.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/03/2024 14:56:12 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1697603

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Shrewsbury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with Avanti West Coast on the withdrawal of the direct Euston to Shrewsbury service.
	tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
	uin	19748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Department officials routinely engage with Avanti and its Owning Group over many areas, including timetabling decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The Department specifies the train services to be operated by train companies including Avanti West Coast through National Rail Contracts. As part of industry wide efforts to align timetables to changing demand patterns and restore the financial stability of the railway, the Government asked all operators to present cost saving options. Due to very low passenger numbers, the service between Shrewsbury and London is currently operating at a loss of £1.4 million per year. We cannot ask taxpayers to maintain the historically high level of financial support for the industry indefinitely, so the service will be withdrawn from June 2024. West Midlands Railway (WMR) and Transport for Wales provide sufficient capacity for passengers between Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and the Department has agreed that WMR will introduce a second hourly Birmingham to Shrewsbury semi-fast service in June 2024 to operate via the Stour Valley and provide quicker journey time between Shropshire towns and Birmingham.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 26/03/2024 10:04:31 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1697604

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Shrewsbury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will instruct Avanti West Coast to hold a public consultation on its planned withdrawal of the Shrewsbury to Euston service.
	tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
	uin	19749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department is required to make decisions as part of industry wide efforts to align timetables to changing demand patterns and restore the financial stability of the railway, the Government asked all operators to present cost saving options. Due to very low passenger numbers, the service between Shrewsbury and London is currently operating at a loss of £1.4 million per year. West Midlands Railway (WMR) and Transport for Wales provide sufficient capacity for passengers between Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and the Department has agreed that WMR will introduce a second hourly Birmingham to Shrewsbury semi-fast service in June 2024 to operate via the Stour Valley and provide quicker journey time between Shropshire towns and Birmingham.</p><p> </p><p>Government support for the operational railway was almost £12 billion in the last financial year – equivalent to more than £420 per household. The Secretary of State’s decision to withdraw a service operating at a loss estimated at £1.4 million every year, was taken to help reduce public subsidy and restore the financial sustainability of the railway. No public consultation is planned as, given these clear financial constraints, meaningful consultation is not possible, as it would not alter the outcome.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 19750 question first answered 25/03/2024 17:55:15 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1697605

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Shrewsbury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his permission was required for Avanti West Coast to withdraw its direct Shrewsbury to Euston service.
	tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
	uin	19750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department is required to make decisions as part of industry wide efforts to align timetables to changing demand patterns and restore the financial stability of the railway, the Government asked all operators to present cost saving options. Due to very low passenger numbers, the service between Shrewsbury and London is currently operating at a loss of £1.4 million per year. West Midlands Railway (WMR) and Transport for Wales provide sufficient capacity for passengers between Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and the Department has agreed that WMR will introduce a second hourly Birmingham to Shrewsbury semi-fast service in June 2024 to operate via the Stour Valley and provide quicker journey time between Shropshire towns and Birmingham.</p><p> </p><p>Government support for the operational railway was almost £12 billion in the last financial year – equivalent to more than £420 per household. The Secretary of State’s decision to withdraw a service operating at a loss estimated at £1.4 million every year, was taken to help reduce public subsidy and restore the financial sustainability of the railway. No public consultation is planned as, given these clear financial constraints, meaningful consultation is not possible, as it would not alter the outcome.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 19749 question first answered 25/03/2024 17:55:15 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1697616

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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: Compulsory Purchase
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors on allegations in relation to agents working on behalf of HS2's property acquisition team.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Green
	uin	19743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Officials in the Department engaged on HS2-related land and property matters meet periodically with their counterparts in RICS to update each other and to discuss issues of mutual interest. The conduct of RICS members generally and the oversight of professional standards by RICS is one issue that has been discussed, although those discussions have not narrowed to consider specifically the conduct of RICS members employed by or otherwise contracted to HS2 Ltd. Neither the Department nor HS2 Ltd has received any notification of an investigation by RICS into HS2 Ltd or its suppliers. The Department and HS2 Ltd would always give RICS their full support in the event of any allegations being raised.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 26/03/2024 10:00:50 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green