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1660139

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	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 UK airport operators on (a) airport parking charges, (b) advertising of airport parking charges and (c) increases in airport parking charges for passengers who do not book in advance.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	199099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>It is for airport operators as commercial businesses to manage and justify their parking charges and advertising of parking charges. Parking arrangements are subject to contractual agreements between airport operators and car parking companies and covered by consumer laws. The Department for Transport expects car parking at airports to be managed appropriately and consumers treated fairly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/09/2023 15:50:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1660196

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: North East
	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 the implications for his policies of trends in the number of bus services in (a) Sunderland and (b) the North East since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	199150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government provided over £2 billion in emergency and recovery funding from March 2020 to June 2023 to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic and help protect services. Due to this funding, bus service provision in England outside London has remained above 85% of pre-COVID levels during 2021/22, despite patronage dropping to 10% of pre-pandemic levels during the height of the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>We recently announced a long-term approach to protect and improve bus services backed by an additional £300 million from July 2023 until April 2025. This funding is in addition to the £163 million the Government is providing to the North East to help local areas level up their bus services and deliver their Bus Service Improvement Plan. Local transport authorities and bus operators in the North East receive funding under the Bus Service Operator Grant to keep fares down and run services that might otherwise be unprofitable and could lead to cancellation. To support this, the Government provides up to £259 million annually for the national scheme.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/09/2023 08:42:35 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1660017

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Steering Board on the Operation Zero implementation plan next plans to meet.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	199002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The next Operation Zero steering board meeting will take place at the beginning of October. A specific date is yet to be agreed by members.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/09/2023 08:16:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1660205

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Domestic Visits
	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 (a) dates and (b) locations of each visit (i) he and (ii) Ministers in his Department made to a Government hub or ministerial office outside London in (A) 2022 and (B) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	199156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Current DfT Ministers have made visits to the following hubs/offices in 2022/2023:</p><p> </p><p>Mark Harper</p><p>2023 – 12<sup>th</sup> April – Birmingham, 22<sup>nd</sup> June – Birmingham, 17<sup>th</sup> July – Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>Jesse Norman</p><p>2023 - 22<sup>nd</sup> February – York</p><p> </p><p>Richard Holden</p><p>2023 - 25<sup>th</sup> May – Birmingham, 22<sup>nd</sup> June – Birmingham, 13<sup>th</sup> July - Leeds</p><p> </p><p>Huw Merriman</p><p>2023 – 9<sup>th</sup> Feb - Birmingham, 22<sup>nd</sup> June – Birmingham</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/09/2023 08:14:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1659967

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Post Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why DVLA forms can no longer be accessed and processed through Post Offices; and what plans they have to change this.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	uin	HL10077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Most Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) forms are currently available from Post Offices that offer DVLA services.</p><p> </p><p>Post Office Ltd currently provides a limited range of DVLA services and an extension to the current contract has been agreed, ensuring that DVLA services will be available at post offices until the end of March 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA wants its customers to be able to access its services as quickly and as easily as possible and the role of front office counter services will form part of the considerations of future service offerings, utilising government agreements if necessary.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2023 09:01:36 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1660244

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Post Office
	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 12 June 2023 to Question 187126 on Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Post Office, how long the extension to the DVLA's contract with the Post Office to provide those DVLA services is.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	199240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>An extension to the contract between the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and the Post Office has been agreed, ensuring that DVLA services will be available at post offices to 31 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 18/09/2023 13:40:20 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1660038

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Buildings
	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 September 2023 to Question 197747, whether the equivalent surveys undertaken in October and December 2021 by Faithful and Gould Ltd. at a cost of £97,472.78 to the DVSA were considered insufficient to assess the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete across the DVSA estate.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	199046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), like other Government Departments, has been asked to report on RAAC in their estates as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>For now, the focus is on bringing together the information we hold about the Government estate into one place. The Office for Government Property are coordinating this work.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 18/09/2023 13:41:37 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1660003

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Freight
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to seek examples and best practice in the formulation of freight and logistics plans.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL10113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department seeks to implement plans and policies that best support the UK freight and logistics sector. The 2022 ‘Future of Freight: A long-term plan’ was developed in close collaboration with industry and sets out a cross-modal approach towards a freight and logistics sector that is cost efficient, reliable, resilient, environmentally sustainable and valued by society.</p><p> </p><p>Our ministers regularly engage the freight industry on the implementation of this plan along with other best practice issues; be this through fora such as DfT’s quarterly Freight Council and its delivery groups, or ad hoc discussions with industry leaders. My Department is also working collaboratively with industry to further invest in the sector, both by promoting its career opportunities through the Generation Logistics campaign, and in awarding £8million to improve lorry parking facilities. Additionally, we remain outward facing, sharing with and learning from international partners to ensure the UK freight network continues to protect our economic security.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 25/09/2023 09:43:38 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1659960

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Intercity Express Programme: Rolling Stock
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to contracts to supply railway rolling stock as part of the Intercity Express Programme, whether Hitachi is required to provide sufficient serviceable trains to meet the timetable commitments of train operators; and if so, whether Hitachi is required to pay compensation to train operators when it fails to do so, whether this applies for every affected journey, and whether this includes liquidated damages to compensate for loss to the train operator's business, including loss incurred by refunding passengers for poor service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	uin	HL10070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Intercity Express Programme contracts requires the daily provision of train sets sufficient to operate the planned timetable.</p><p> </p><p>As there has been full transfer of delivery risk passed to the train supplier, when a train is not provided there is no charge.</p><p> </p><p>The effect of this is that Hitachi will suffer the financial impact of these circumstances arising from the loss of income.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2023 14:04:43 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1660009

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Logistics: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there has been any increase in the number of young people entering the logistics industry following their involvement in the Generation Logistics campaign.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL10119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Since launching in August 2022, we have assessed the Generation Logistics campaign is successfully raising awareness and improving perceptions of the logistics sector, which is why we are pleased to provide a further £300,000 of government funding for its second year.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign has exceeded the original objectives set, with social media communications targeted at young people and other underrepresented groups having reached an audience of over 340 million people and visits to the campaign’s online hub totalling over 500,000. Alongside print advertisements, educational materials, and an Ambassadors Network of hundreds of professionals, these communications are ensuring young people better understand the importance of the logistics sector.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign will continue to engage young people and will begin to support educators of 13-to-18-year-olds, laying the groundwork for the next generation of talent to enter the sector in the coming years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2023 09:02:13 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley