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1540535

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date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
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 with Cabinet colleagues to promote research into electric vehicle charging road technology; and what assessment he has made of that technology's potential environmental benefits.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	82456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Government has committed £40 million in projects to support innovation in wireless and on-street electric vehicle charging technology.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">£10 million of this investment is supporting the trial of wireless charging technologies for taxis in Nottingham, enabling drivers to “top-up” charge while waiting for their next fare. This project considers whether wireless charging can deliver additional environmental benefits for heavily utilised electric vehicles, by reducing the need for large batteries or range extender engines.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Wireless charging has several other potential commercial and consumer benefits, including improved accessibility.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has committed £40 million in projects to support innovation in wireless and on-street electric vehicle charging technology</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">£10 million of this investment is supporting the trial of wireless charging technologies. This includes £3.4 million for charging taxis wirelessly in Nottingham, enabling drivers to “top-up” charge while waiting for their next fare. This project considers whether wireless charging can deliver additional environmental benefits for heavily utilised electric vehicles by reducing the need for large batteries or range extender engines</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Wireless charging potentially has several other commercial and consumer experience benefits, including improved accessibility.</ins></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2022 13:56:39 question first ministerially corrected 07/12/2022 09:22:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 33766 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1540686

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out the process by which his Department is (a) identifying and (b) reviewing retained EU law which may be in scope of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	82272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The catalogue of REUL is available on the Retained EU law dashboard which has been collected as part of a cross-government collaborative exercise. This can be accessed by visiting the relevant page on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/retained-eu-law-dashboard" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/retained-eu-law-dashboard</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2022 13:54:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1539989

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Travel Survey: 2021, published August 2022, what assessment he has made of implications for his policies of the decreasing level of active travel in 2021 relative to 2020; and what steps he is taking to encourage more (a) walking and (b) cycling trips in (i) London and (ii) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	80808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>We look carefully at long-term travel statistics when planning future transport needs. Whilst it is important to examine the period of the pandemic when doing so, it is also important to bear in mind that, for most people, travel then was very different to that in normal times.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to support active travel and has invested unprecedented sums in walking and cycling since the start of the pandemic. In London, this is a matter for the Mayor, and the Department’s recent funding settlement with Transport for London will enable it to continue to invest in improving London's streets by investing over £80 million per year in schemes to enable more walking and cycling.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2022 10:45:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1539437

registered interest
date	04/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Section 78(5)(f) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982, how many dispensations given by the Secretary of State are currently active at Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	79352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>In the six months to 7 November 2022, there were 409 dispensations under a notice granted by an airport manager at Heathrow Airport. Widespread and prolonged air traffic disruption accounted for 399 of these dispensations; emergencies, with an immediate danger to life or health accounted for 8 dispensations; and delays likely to lead to serious airfield or terminal congestion accounted for 2 dispensations.</p><p>Over the same period, one dispensation was given by the Secretary of State under Section 78(5)(f) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982.</p><p>Heathrow Airport Limited publishes night flight dispensations data in its quarterly Night Flight Report.</p><p>The Government publishes guidance for airport managers on eligibility for dispensations, and any dispensations must be notified to the Department within seven days.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 79353 question first answered 09/11/2022 15:02:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1539443

registered interest
date	04/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many dispensations under Section 78 (4) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 were given by airport managers at Heathrow Airport in the last six months; and for what reasons these dispensations were given.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	79353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>In the six months to 7 November 2022, there were 409 dispensations under a notice granted by an airport manager at Heathrow Airport. Widespread and prolonged air traffic disruption accounted for 399 of these dispensations; emergencies, with an immediate danger to life or health accounted for 8 dispensations; and delays likely to lead to serious airfield or terminal congestion accounted for 2 dispensations.</p><p>Over the same period, one dispensation was given by the Secretary of State under Section 78(5)(f) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982.</p><p>Heathrow Airport Limited publishes night flight dispensations data in its quarterly Night Flight Report.</p><p>The Government publishes guidance for airport managers on eligibility for dispensations, and any dispensations must be notified to the Department within seven days.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 79352 question first answered 09/11/2022 15:02:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1539463

registered interest
date	04/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Jet Zero Strategy: Delivering Net Zero Aviation by 2050, published in July 2022, what discussions has he had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on that strategy.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	79291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Transport and Business Secretaries and their Ministerial teams meet regularly to discuss the Government’s approach to Jet Zero, including through the Jet Zero Council which they have Co-Chaired since it was established in July 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2022 09:38:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1539299

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and (b) EU member states on aviation matters.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	78752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>We maintain a productive dialogue with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and EU Member States on aviation matters.</p><p>Officials at the Department for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have engaged in discussions with EASA in preparations for the 41st ICAO Assembly.</p><p>The Civil Aviation Authority, as the regulator for aviation safety in the UK, also has regular engagement with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on a range of regulatory matters, including those covered under the UK/EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).</p><p>UK Ministers and officials at the Department for Transport have been engaging regularly with EU Member States on a range of aviation matters, including cooperation on shared priorities during the 41<sup>st</sup> ICAO Assembly, our response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and on areas covered under the UK/EU TCA.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/11/2022 10:39:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1539464

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled Hydrogen Strategy Update to the Market: July 2022, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the results of the Hydrogen for Transport Programme as of 28 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	79292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Hydrogen for Transport Programme funded three new publicly available hydrogen refuelling stations and upgrades to a further two, as well as supporting the deployment of 182 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles onto UK roads. The programme ran for five years to March 2022 and its results are being evaluated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2022 09:35:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1538515

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that airlines provide suitable accommodation for passengers in need of accommodation as a result of cancelled flights.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	77321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>Air passenger rights for cancellations, denied boarding or long delays, including the right to care such as food and accommodation are set out under Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004 as retained in UK law.</p><p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), as the UK’s aviation regulator, is responsible for enforcing consumer protections in aviation, and will take enforcement action where it sees systemic breaches of consumer rights.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/11/2022 10:49:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1538619

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of public electric vehicle charging points in disrepair.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	77520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not collect or hold data on the operational status or condition of public or private chargepoints.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/11/2022 14:43:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss