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date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Volkswagen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions the Vehicle and Certification Agency has had with Volkswagen on the funding of the vehicle retesting programme.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	25018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>On the 10 November the Secretary of State announced an Emissions Testing Programme to look for “defeat devices” and improve our understanding of the real world emissions performance of vehicles used in the UK. This investigation is vital in restoring public confidence. To ensure the independence of the testing, the Department is funding the programme and neither the cars nor the testing facilities will be provided by the vehicle industry themselves.</p><p> </p><p>Ongoing testing of VW Group vehicles outside the Department for Transport Emissions Testing Programme and for which the Vehicle Certification Agency is the approval authority (Skoda), will be funded by the manufacturer on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/02/2016 16:53:44 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

449507

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Uber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings Ministers and officials of his Department have had with representatives of Uber since July 2015.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	24989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on a quarterly basis and are available via the gov.uk website.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Since July 2015, representatives of Uber have had one meeting with Department for Transport officials.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/02/2016 16:32:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

448419

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with which private bus operators his Department has discussed the planned Buses Bill.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	24602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport held a series of seven bus reform workshops, in five locations (Birmingham, London, Leeds, Manchester and Bristol) in September and October 2015. The workshops were attended by bus operators and other interested stakeholders to share their views on the Buses Bill. We have also had detailed discussions with the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) and the Association of Local Bus Company Managers (ALBUM).</p><p> </p><p>Information about the bus reform workshops including a list of organisations represented have been published by the department. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bus-reform-workshops-background-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bus-reform-workshops-background-information</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/02/2016 14:08:07 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

448423

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis
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 address the congestion and air quality impacts of increases in numbers of private hire vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	24599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Licensing private hire vehicles and local traffic management are matters for local authorities. In London responsibility rests with the Mayor and Transport for London.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/02/2016 13:57:00 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

448424

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has recently made of the effectiveness of taxi and private hire vehicle regulations relating to passenger safety.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	24600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>At the request of the Department for Transport, the Law Commission has undertaken a comprehensive review of taxi and private hire regulation in England and Wales. The Department instructions included requiring the review to focus on passenger safety.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently considering all the recommendations in the Law Commission’s report and will formally respond to the Law Commission and announce its intentions once this scrutiny is completed.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/02/2016 14:04:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

448433

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Transport for London's press release of 20 January 2016, TfL sets out plans to modernise and enhance London's private hire industry, what representations he has received from the Mayor of London on the introduction of legislation that would enable TfL to restrict overall numbers of private hire drivers and vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	24566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>We receive representations on a range of issues from the Mayor of London.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports choice for consumers, and wants to see both taxis and private hire vehicles prosper in London and elsewhere. The Government is prepared to continue discussing various options with the Mayor but does not believe legislation allowing him to cap the number of private hire vehicles is warranted.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/02/2016 13:53:13 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner