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1724614

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: Kent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to manage HGV traffic to Dover in addition to the use of (a) Operation Brock and (b) Brenley Corner.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	2433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2024 answer text <p>The Kent &amp; Medway Resilience Forum (KMRF) is responsible for operational decision making on traffic management measures in response to disruption at Eurotunnel and/or the Port of Dover. The KMRF have well-practised tactical plans in place, including Operation Brock.</p><p> </p><p>The traffic management at Brenley Corner at the M2/A2 interchange is a key measure in order to help stop freight using undesignated routes to Dover when they should be using the M20 and into the M20 Brock contraflow. This has played a crucial role throughout this summer where we saw many HGV drivers trying to bypass the measures on the M20.</p><p> </p><p>While these measures help to mitigate against the worst of any disruption, the Department still recognises the impact disruption has on local residents, businesses, hauliers, and passengers. Therefore, the Department is working with the KMRF and other local stakeholders to continually improve how traffic management plans operate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood grouped question UIN 2434 question first answered 03/09/2024 16:28:45 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1724615

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: Kent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to implement an alternative to Operation Brock in summer 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	2434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2024 answer text <p>The Kent &amp; Medway Resilience Forum (KMRF) is responsible for operational decision making on traffic management measures in response to disruption at Eurotunnel and/or the Port of Dover. The KMRF have well-practised tactical plans in place, including Operation Brock.</p><p> </p><p>The traffic management at Brenley Corner at the M2/A2 interchange is a key measure in order to help stop freight using undesignated routes to Dover when they should be using the M20 and into the M20 Brock contraflow. This has played a crucial role throughout this summer where we saw many HGV drivers trying to bypass the measures on the M20.</p><p> </p><p>While these measures help to mitigate against the worst of any disruption, the Department still recognises the impact disruption has on local residents, businesses, hauliers, and passengers. Therefore, the Department is working with the KMRF and other local stakeholders to continually improve how traffic management plans operate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood grouped question UIN 2433 question first answered 03/09/2024 16:28:45 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1724616

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Kent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department plans to provide for road improvements at (a) Blue Bell Hill, (b) Brenley Corner and (c) other roads in Kent.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	2435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that people have access to transport and transport infrastructure that enables them to travel to the destinations they want to reach and meets their needs.</p><p> </p><p>On funding for roads, this year Kent County Council received an additional £4.296 million for highways maintenance, on top of the over £34 million it typically receives as part of the SR21 3-year settlement. Further funding beyond 2024/25 is matter for the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in her statement on 29 July, the Chancellor announced that the Department for Transport will review its capital roads portfolio over the summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood grouped question UIN 2436 2437 question first answered 03/09/2024 16:22:10 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1724617

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Kent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will continue to fund improvements to (a) Brenley Corner and (b) Bluebell Hill.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	2436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that people have access to transport and transport infrastructure that enables them to travel to the destinations they want to reach and meets their needs.</p><p> </p><p>On funding for roads, this year Kent County Council received an additional £4.296 million for highways maintenance, on top of the over £34 million it typically receives as part of the SR21 3-year settlement. Further funding beyond 2024/25 is matter for the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in her statement on 29 July, the Chancellor announced that the Department for Transport will review its capital roads portfolio over the summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood grouped question UIN 2435 2437 question first answered 03/09/2024 16:22:10 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1724618

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Kent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to provide additional funding to fill in potholes in Kent.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	2437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that people have access to transport and transport infrastructure that enables them to travel to the destinations they want to reach and meets their needs.</p><p> </p><p>On funding for roads, this year Kent County Council received an additional £4.296 million for highways maintenance, on top of the over £34 million it typically receives as part of the SR21 3-year settlement. Further funding beyond 2024/25 is matter for the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in her statement on 29 July, the Chancellor announced that the Department for Transport will review its capital roads portfolio over the summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood grouped question UIN 2435 2436 question first answered 03/09/2024 16:22:10 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1724619

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Automatic Number Plate Recognition: Lambeth and Southwark
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Automatic Number Plate Recognition car pilots in the London Borough of (a) Lambeth and (b) Southwark.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	2438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>DfT has made no assessment of the effectiveness of Automatic Number Plate Recognition car pilots in the London Borough of (a) Lambeth and (b) Southwark.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 02/09/2024 14:53:27 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1724620

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Railways: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 25 of her Department's document entitled Fixing the Foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, CP 1133, what the evidential basis is for saying there was an additional £1.6 billion cost to the rail system in the 2024-25 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	2439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>The £1.6 billion cost referenced is an HMT assessment of the additional cost to run rail services in 2024/25 compared to SR21 plans. This assessment was made at the point at which this government entered office. The additional cost is primarily driven by the impact of weaker-than-expected passenger demand recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 06/09/2024 12:47:53 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1724621

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 1 of her Department's document entitled Fixing the Foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, CP 1133, what the evidential basis is for saying there was an additional £1.3 billion cost for rail maintenance in the 2024-25 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	2440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>Rail infrastructure is managed by Network Rail (NR). The Department for Transport (DfT) provides grant funding to NR for operations, maintenance, and renewals via five-year regulated ‘Control Periods’. Funding for each Control Period is established through a statutory process of Periodic Reviews, the timelines for which have not aligned with Spending Review periods.</p><p> </p><p>At Spending Review 2021, DfT’s budgets were set for a period (2021/22-2024/25) which extended beyond the end of the previous Control Period (Control Period 6, 2019/20-2023/24). The periodic review to determine Control Period 7 (2024/25-2028/29) concluded in October 2023, confirming the funding requirements for 2024/25. Therefore, the assumption for maintenance costs in 2024/25 had to be revised following the periodic review in 2023 as these costs were higher than budgeted at SR21.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 06/09/2024 13:07:47 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1724622

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Transport: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 11 of her Department's document entitled Fixing the Foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, CP 1133, how her Department evaluated which transport commitments were considered low value.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	2441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>This government wants to ensure that public spending on transport infrastructure drives economic growth and delivers value for money for taxpayers.</p><p>Transport schemes are assessed in accordance with the principles set out in the Green Book. The Green Book is the central government guidance on appraising policy options and ensuring that they represent good value for money. In this context, ‘low value’ means low value for money, taking account of the costs and benefits of these schemes.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 06/09/2024 12:53:47 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1724623

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Clean Air Zones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has plans to increase the number of clean air zones.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	2442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2024 answer text <p>Clean Air Zones (CAZ) are road user charging measures that local authorities in the Nitrogen Dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>) Programme introduced to address NO<sub>2</sub> exceedances. Local authorities lead the development of plans to improve air quality, which are then assessed by Government. CAZ have been implemented by local authorities where modelling has shown them to achieve NO2 compliance in the shortest possible time. The majority of the local authorities in the programme have agreed their local plans. Greater Manchester’s CAZ remains under review.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 03/09/2024 16:18:22 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately