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1682867

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transpennine Express Rail Franchise
	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 the number of carriages on the TransPennine express service which will be scrapped by April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	10003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department is not aware of any plans by rolling stock owners to scrap carriages currently on lease to TransPennine Trains. The operator plans to return 66 Mark 5A carriages, which are currently surplus to requirements, to their owner Beacon Rail Leasing.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/01/2024 13:48:29 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1682055

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's timescales are for the introduction of a third fast train each hour between Sheffield and Manchester.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	9401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to upgrading the Hope Valley line which would help enable a third fast train between Manchester and Sheffield. The industry is in the early stages of planning next steps including delivery dates. The plan builds on the ongoing upgrades to the line due to complete this Spring which will deliver performance and capacity improvements for passengers and freight.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/01/2024 13:46:32 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1682056

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Electrification
	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 likely completion date of the electrification of the Midland Main Line to Sheffield.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	9402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Recent plans from Network Rail indicate that electrification of the Midland Main Line route to Sheffield and Nottingham could be completed in the early 2030s, subject to the necessary business case approvals.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/01/2024 16:03:17 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1682058

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the planned new rolling stock for the midland mainline to be available.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	9403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Good progress is being made by East Midlands Railway (EMR) on the introduction of their new Class 810 ‘Aurora’ fleet with the first unit now going through testing.</p><p> </p><p>EMR are meeting with the manufacturer, Hitachi, this month to discuss the delivery timescales of the programme after which a firm timeline for passenger service introduction is expected.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/01/2024 13:44:41 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1359880

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many funds are allocated to local authorities by his Department through a process of competitive bidding; and if he will publish the names of those funds.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	56780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Transport publishes data on government grants spending annually including, grants provided to Local Authorities. The most recent grants data relating to the financial year 2019/20 can be found at <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.gov.uk/government/statistics/government-grants-statistics-2019-to-2020__;!!HEBAkwG3r5RD!pmFesRX_T96_aTnPlH9-lS2fKrtWvJ1l5Oj_DRzQaR4qhd4laC2UaoNznM6oOA1Gu-x19I6gjA$" target="_blank">DfT 19/20 Grant data </a>. Details of grant schemes and individual awards are published online.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019/20 Local Authorities received funding from ten grant schemes via a competitive bidding process. These are set out below:</p><p> </p><p>• Safer Roads</p><p>• Access Fund</p><p>• Local Growth Fund</p><p>• Large Local Majors</p><p>• Local Resilience Forums</p><p>• City Scheme</p><p>• Low Emission Taxi</p><p>• Low Emission Bus</p><p>• Opening LA transport data</p><p>• Transforming Cities Fund</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently reviewing its grant data for 2020/21 and will be published by the Cabinet Office in March 22.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 25/10/2021 14:28:37 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1278236

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Key Workers
	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 value of introducing priority driving tests for key workers, so that people entering frontline roles are not delayed by the existing DVSA backlog of assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	139978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>To help stop the spread of coronavirus, routine driving tests have been suspended in all areas of England, Scotland and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will respond to requests for driving tests from organisations on behalf of frontline mobile emergency workers, who require a driving licence to carry out duties in their employment role. This is a limited service subject to examiner resource and is restricted to candidates working in health and social care, and public bodies providing a service in the national interest. The DVSA will contact eligible organisations to explain how to nominate candidates; candidates cannot apply themselves.</p><p> </p><p>Approved driving instructors and trainers can return to work only for the purpose of supporting a mobile emergency worker with a booked test.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 25/01/2021 13:24:42 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1273903

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Hydrogen
	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 to amend the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) to promote private investment in green hydrogen production facilities at sites not directly adjacent to renewable energy production sites.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	133662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department has been considering with industry experts how to enable the more cost-effective development of new electrolysis facilities by allowing them to be located more closely with demand, rather than having to be limited to being built adjacent to renewable energy production sites. We plan to consult on potential changes to the RTFO scheme later this year; this will include proposals on how renewable hydrogen can be further supported.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 11/01/2021 17:21:06 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1243134

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the implications are for the construction timetable of the HS2 eastern leg following his announcement to defer decisions on that leg until the completion of the Integrated Rail Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	102673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to taking forward HS2 to transform our national rail network, bring our biggest cities closer together and level up opportunity across the country. On the Eastern Leg we have time to consider the best approach to get the most benefit for the East Midlands, Yorkshire and the North East, and want to ensure that this is well integrated with plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail and similar rail projects to get the best out of the significant investment in rail. The Integrated Rail Plan will confirm the form, scope and phasing of the HS2 Eastern Leg, and will be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 16/10/2020 13:44:05 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1220951

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which body is responsible for enforcing the wearing of face masks on buses; and what powers of enforcement that body has.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	69434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>We have worked with the police, operators, and trade unions to agree a six-stage approach to ensuring compliance. Operators will be responsible for the first five stages (Engage, Explain, Encourage, Enable use, and Entry/Exit restrictions). Enforcement by the police or TfL authorised personnel will be the last resort if a passenger fails to comply at other stages.</p><p> </p><p>Our initial approach to enforcement has been to focus on communications to encourage compliance. Operators (and the police) have new powers to deny access to a service, to direct someone to wear a face covering, or direct someone to leave a service if they are not wearing a face covering. Operators have discretion over whether they choose to use these powers; they do not have an obligation to do so.</p><p> </p><p>If passengers fail to comply, as a last resort the Police and TfL authorised personnel have a power to issue a fixed penalty notice of £100 under the PHA Regulations, reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days. The police also have the power to remove passengers from vehicles and use reasonable for if necessary to do so, as well as the power to direct an individual who has responsibility for a child aged 11 or over to ensure that the child complies with the regulations.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 09/07/2020 08:58:24 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1220953

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Public Transport: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to issue badges or passes to people who have received a letter from the NHS exempting them from wearing a face mask on public transport.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	69435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>We do not plan to issue badges or passes to show that people are exempt from the requirement to wear a face covering on public transport in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Several operators have badge or lanyard schemes in place that can help people communicate that they are exempt. These are intended to be tools to give people more confidence when engaging with transport staff. However, badges or similar are not obligatory and it is sufficient for people to communicate with transport operator staff that they are exempt. We have been working closely with operators to make sure they are communicating this approach to their passengers and staff (Guidance can be found here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-safer-transport-guidance-for-operators/coronavirus-covid-19-safer-transport-guidance-for-operators#face-coverings).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/07/2020 11:24:26 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts