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1670596

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Subsidies
	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 introducing an e-bike subsidy scheme.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	2351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <blockquote><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government already supports e-bikes through the Cycle to Work scheme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government has been trialling a national e-cycle programme to provide opportunities to try e-cycles through short term loans. Active Travel England is also funding local authority-led cycle loan and share schemes and continues to support authorities to implement e-cycle initiatives in their local communities.</p><p> </p></blockquote> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/11/2023 14:09:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1676505

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: East of England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what major roadworks are in progress on (1) the A12 Trunk Road between the M25 and Ipswich, and (2) the A14 between Cambridge and Ipswich; when each such undertaking is expected to be completed; and what further major roadworks are expected to start within the next 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <ol><li><strong>The following major roadworks are in progress on:</strong></li></ol><p><strong>The A12 Trunk Road between the M25 and Ipswich</strong></p><p>National Highways is currently working through an extensive programme to rebuild concrete roads which have come to the end of their serviceable life, and which require high levels of intervention to maintain them. National Highways will be reconstructing the carriageway and replacing it with a modern asphalt surface. This will improve safety, create smoother quieter journeys and extend the life of the A12 to make it fit for the future. There are two such schemes currently underway on the A12:</p><p>A12 Margaretting Bypass (junctions 13 to 15) a £65million concrete road reconstruction scheme – expected completion by summer 2024.</p><p>A12 Marks Tey (junction 25) to Stanway (junction 26) a £37milllion concrete road reconstruction scheme – expected completion by summer 2024.</p><p>National Highways is also delivering major improvements to increase capacity, reduce congestion and improve safety at M25 junction 28. This circa £160million junctions enhancement scheme is expected to complete by summer 2025.</p><p><strong>The A14 between Cambridge and Ipswich</strong></p><p>There are ongoing road works on the A14 Haughley (junction 47a) to Tothill (junction 49) as part of a £37 million concrete road reconstruction scheme expected to be completed by summer 2024. National Highways is currently reconstructing the carriageway and replacing it with a modern asphalt surface.</p><ol start="2"><li>In July 2023, National Highways published its Delivery Plan which sets out its plan to start works on the A12 Chelmsford to A120 improvement scheme by the end of March 2024. A decision on the Development Consent Order for this scheme is to be made by 12 January 2024.</li></ol> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 19/12/2023 13:28:21 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1646554

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Acceleration Unit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Department for Transport's Acceleration Unit, what progress has been made to (1) speed up the delivery of transport infrastructure projects, (2) implement policy initiatives and programmes in relation to the Government's agenda, and (3) publish the total expenditure to date of the Acceleration Unit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL8700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>(1) What progress has been made to speed up the delivery of transport infrastructure projects?</p><p>The Acceleration Unit was set up in 2020 to focus on unblocking project delivery and identifying ways to speed up the realisation of benefits from the Department for Transport’s infrastructure portfolio. During its time, the Acceleration Unit worked closely with sponsors, delivery bodies, HM Treasury and others to deliver against this agenda, supporting Project Speed and other acceleration opportunities. This has resulted in an increased focus in our delivery bodies and sponsor teams on both project specific barriers, as well as ways of speeding up our overall delivery systems.</p><p>The Department has now reorganised the way it delivers the work of the Acceleration Unit to reflect current circumstances and to best meet its needs. This builds on the success of what the Acceleration Unit has achieved and will allow the Department to continue to improve programme delivery.</p><p>(2) What progress has been made to implement policy initiatives and programmes in relation to the Government's agenda?</p><p>The Department continues to develop and implement policies to deliver the Government's agenda and is working with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on planning reforms. On the 23 February this year the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) Action Plan was published, which sets out how these reforms will be delivered across government. The reforms will provide greater clarity and certainty to all stakeholders who use the NSIP system, making the NSIP consenting process better, faster, greener, fairer and more resilient, so that it can deliver against government's ambitions for major infrastructure.</p><p>(3) publish the total expenditure to date of the Acceleration Unit</p><p>The total expenditure of the Acceleration Unit was £1,270,824. This figure includes all costs related to the Unit, such as staff salaries, consultancy support, and business travel and subsistence. The figure represents the total for financial years 20/21 up to and including 23/24. The costs for the Acceleration Unit have been met from existing Civil Service budgets.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/07/2023 16:18:37 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1566417

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of (a) ordinary and (b) named-day written questions their Department answered on time in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	122093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>(a) 100%</p><p>(b) 99.7%</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/01/2023 13:22:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1675959

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2023
	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: Redundancy
	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 cancel Phase 2 of HS2 on jobs at (a) the Alstom site in Derby and (b) around the country.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	5626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>(a) Alstom are in a JV with Hitachi to build the HS2 rolling stock for phase 1 only and did not have a contract for any works on phase 2 of HS2.</p><p>(b) The large majority of jobs on the programme are currently working on the delivery of Phase 1 between Birmingham and London. The new investment plans outlined in Network North will provide significant opportunities for contractual work around the country, providing job opportunities in a number of sectors across the range of projects in the delivery pipeline.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2023 13:50:54 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1691829

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cross Country Line: Standards
	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 7 February 2024 to Question 12442 on Cross Country Trains: Overcrowding, what steps his Department is taking to tackle (a) overcrowding, (b) delays and (c) cancellations on Cross Country rail services.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	15805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>(a) The Department has authorised CrossCountry to acquire additional trains when they become available from another operator. CrossCountry is also authorised to deploy a number of these trains in 2024 if they can be made available. (b)(c) Train service performance by CrossCountry over recent months has been affected by heavy rain and storms that impact on railway infrastructure causing delays and cancellations, although they are held to account for factors under their control.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 04/03/2024 12:09:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1657120

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Cybersecurity
	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 (a) enhance cybersecurity and (b) protect personal data.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	196764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>(a)The Department for Transport is enhancing its cybersecurity in line with the vision for a resilient public sector outlined in the Government Cyber Security Strategy: 2022-2030. A core pillar of that strategy has been the implementation of GovAssure, and its alignment to the NCSC’s Cyber Assessment Framework. The departments completion of the GovAssure assessment and its independent validation will surface any areas for targeted improvement. This is in addition to an ongoing programme of security improvement activities such as implementation of the recent HMG Mobile Device Management policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b)The steps the department is taking to protect personal data are outlined in the published Personal Information Charter.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport/about/personal-information-charter" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport/about/personal-information-charter</a></p><p> </p><p>These include:</p><p> </p><p>Carrying out a Data Protection Impact Assessment where new technologies are introduced or there is a high risk to individuals’ rights and freedoms.</p><p> </p><p>Carrying out regular reviews and audits to ensure that the processing of personal data meets the government’s security standards and industry good practice.</p><p> </p><p>Only transferring personal data overseas where appropriate safeguards are in place to protect it.</p><p> </p><p>Training DfT staff on the importance of protecting personal data and providing additional role-based training where needed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2023 09:16:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1714594

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Trains
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many intercity train services operated by Great Western Railway are operating in unplanned short formation; what is the reason for this; and when the normal operating arrangements will be reinstated.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL4136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>1.37 per cent of Intercity Trains were short formed in period 13 (the most recent rail period). Although more reliable than the trains they replaced, Great Western Railway has more intercity sets out of service than normal due to damage caused by infrastructure issues (such as flooding), the long-term crack repairs programme, and the impact of poor performance on the network. Great Western Railway is working with Hitachi Rail Group to resolve this and senior staff at Great Western Railway meet frequently with Hitachi counterparts to ensure that the necessary fleet numbers are available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 13/05/2024 15:49:42 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1691632

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of digital posts in his Department are vacant.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	15643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>12%</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 29/02/2024 16:55:38 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1677282

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Climate Change Convention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials from his Department attended COP 28.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	6445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>18 officials from the Department for Transport attended COP28.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 19/12/2023 12:00:34 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord