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1627091

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many zero emission buses funded through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme (a) have been ordered and (b) are on the road.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	184778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme funding was awarded in October 2021, March 2022 and March 2023. The scheme will support an estimated 1,342 zero emission buses of which, so far, 725 have been ordered and 6 are currently on the road. We are committed to supporting the introduction of 4,000 zero emission buses and achieving an all zero-emission bus fleet across the entire UK. Across the UK, an estimated 3,400 zero emission buses have been funded so far.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/05/2023 11:30:51 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1627106

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Docklands Light Railway: Thamesmead
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the local economic benefits derived from extending the DLR from Gallions Reach to Thamesmead; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	184758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL). This includes management of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and air quality policy in London.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 184759 184761 question first answered 16/05/2023 11:36:21 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1627107

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Docklands Light Railway: Thamesmead
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on air quality of extending the DLR from Gallions Reach to Thamesmead; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	184759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL). This includes management of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and air quality policy in London.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 184758 184761 question first answered 16/05/2023 11:36:21 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1627109

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Docklands Light Railway: Thamesmead
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact on small and medium businesses of extending the DLR from Gallions Reach to Thamesmead; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	184761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL). This includes management of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and air quality policy in London.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 184758 184759 question first answered 16/05/2023 11:36:21 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1626557

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to reforms announced in the Spring Budget 2023 to the Tonnage Tax regime, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on employment within the UK maritime sector.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	184357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the reforms announced by HM Treasury in the Spring Budget which are resulting in renewed interest in the UK Tonnage Tax scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/05/2023 11:26:47 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1626627

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport on 20 April 2023, Official Report, column 349, what the evidential basis is for his statement that Conservative councils repair around double the number of potholes as Liberal Democrat-controlled councils.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	184266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Conservative Party research, based on Freedom of Information requests to individual councils.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 15/05/2023 09:21:53 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1626684

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current average waiting time is in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London to take a driving test from the date of booking the test; and how many people are waiting to take a test in those areas.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	184534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>As of 8 May 2023, within the Enfield North constituency and the London Borough of Enfield, there were 1786 car practical driving tests booked, and 71 car practical driving tests available within the next 24-weeks.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Within London, as of 8 May 2023, there were 79,109 car practical driving tests booked, and 4,390 car practical driving tests available within the next 24-weeks.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 15/05/2023 09:24:30 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1626745

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of cancellation checking apps for driving tests on the (a) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency booking system and (b) on individuals' ability to book a driving test.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	184466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) recognises there is a high demand for learners who are wanting to take their car practical driving test.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA has a 24-week forward booking window and tests are not available to book beyond this. As the booking service is live, test appointments can also become available to book through other candidates cancelling, or rescheduling, their test.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is aware of apps or bots that constantly search its systems for driving test slots. The DVSA does not employ, encourage or licence anyone to provide a cancellation checking service. Such apps or bots are not approved by the DVSA as they make it harder for candidates to get a test and can also result in people paying more for a test, than the official test fee. Using such services also means that any changes to the test may not necessarily be relayed to the candidate.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure its booking system is used correctly, the DVSA has:</p><p>- stopped accepting new automatic online registrations to use its tests booking service – any new applications must be made by email, where they will be thoroughly checked by the DVSA.</p><p>- stopped accepting any new registrations from companies who do not directly employ a driving instructor.</p><p>- removed registrations not linked to driving instructors.</p><p>- reduced the number of times a driving test appointment can be changed from 10 to the pre-pandemic limit of 6 and updated the test booking service terms and conditions to make it clear that users must not book tests and sell them for profit.</p><p> </p><p>Users found breaching the terms and conditions may have their accounts closed.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA will continue to take steps to block cancellation services from accessing the booking system, which are having a positive impact. Since recent changes, there has been a significant drop in traffic to these services because the DVSA is successfully identifying and blocking apps or bots.</p><p> </p><p>The agency will also continue to inform candidates of the official channels for booking a test. The DVSA has taken measures to encourage learners to use the official booking site on GOV.UK by ensuring that it appears as high as possible on popular search engines and by promoting the official website on social media.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the measures already taken by the DVSA, overall, since April 2021, an estimated 813,000 additional car test slots have been created. On average, the DVSA is creating approximately 35,300 extra car test slots each month.</p><p> </p><p>Actions already being taken to make this possible include asking all those qualified to conduct tests but who do not do so as part of their current day job to return to conducting tests, conducting out of hours testing, such as on public holidays and weekends, asking recently retired driving examiners to return, and recruiting more than 300 driving examiners across Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 184467 184468 184469 question first answered 15/05/2023 09:27:23 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1626746

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to prevent cancellation booking apps from accessing the DVLA driving test booking system.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	184467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) recognises there is a high demand for learners who are wanting to take their car practical driving test.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA has a 24-week forward booking window and tests are not available to book beyond this. As the booking service is live, test appointments can also become available to book through other candidates cancelling, or rescheduling, their test.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is aware of apps or bots that constantly search its systems for driving test slots. The DVSA does not employ, encourage or licence anyone to provide a cancellation checking service. Such apps or bots are not approved by the DVSA as they make it harder for candidates to get a test and can also result in people paying more for a test, than the official test fee. Using such services also means that any changes to the test may not necessarily be relayed to the candidate.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure its booking system is used correctly, the DVSA has:</p><p>- stopped accepting new automatic online registrations to use its tests booking service – any new applications must be made by email, where they will be thoroughly checked by the DVSA.</p><p>- stopped accepting any new registrations from companies who do not directly employ a driving instructor.</p><p>- removed registrations not linked to driving instructors.</p><p>- reduced the number of times a driving test appointment can be changed from 10 to the pre-pandemic limit of 6 and updated the test booking service terms and conditions to make it clear that users must not book tests and sell them for profit.</p><p> </p><p>Users found breaching the terms and conditions may have their accounts closed.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA will continue to take steps to block cancellation services from accessing the booking system, which are having a positive impact. Since recent changes, there has been a significant drop in traffic to these services because the DVSA is successfully identifying and blocking apps or bots.</p><p> </p><p>The agency will also continue to inform candidates of the official channels for booking a test. The DVSA has taken measures to encourage learners to use the official booking site on GOV.UK by ensuring that it appears as high as possible on popular search engines and by promoting the official website on social media.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the measures already taken by the DVSA, overall, since April 2021, an estimated 813,000 additional car test slots have been created. On average, the DVSA is creating approximately 35,300 extra car test slots each month.</p><p> </p><p>Actions already being taken to make this possible include asking all those qualified to conduct tests but who do not do so as part of their current day job to return to conducting tests, conducting out of hours testing, such as on public holidays and weekends, asking recently retired driving examiners to return, and recruiting more than 300 driving examiners across Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 184466 184468 184469 question first answered 15/05/2023 09:27:23 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1626747

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the financial impact on learner drivers of cancellation booking apps for driving tests.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	184468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) recognises there is a high demand for learners who are wanting to take their car practical driving test.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA has a 24-week forward booking window and tests are not available to book beyond this. As the booking service is live, test appointments can also become available to book through other candidates cancelling, or rescheduling, their test.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is aware of apps or bots that constantly search its systems for driving test slots. The DVSA does not employ, encourage or licence anyone to provide a cancellation checking service. Such apps or bots are not approved by the DVSA as they make it harder for candidates to get a test and can also result in people paying more for a test, than the official test fee. Using such services also means that any changes to the test may not necessarily be relayed to the candidate.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure its booking system is used correctly, the DVSA has:</p><p>- stopped accepting new automatic online registrations to use its tests booking service – any new applications must be made by email, where they will be thoroughly checked by the DVSA.</p><p>- stopped accepting any new registrations from companies who do not directly employ a driving instructor.</p><p>- removed registrations not linked to driving instructors.</p><p>- reduced the number of times a driving test appointment can be changed from 10 to the pre-pandemic limit of 6 and updated the test booking service terms and conditions to make it clear that users must not book tests and sell them for profit.</p><p> </p><p>Users found breaching the terms and conditions may have their accounts closed.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA will continue to take steps to block cancellation services from accessing the booking system, which are having a positive impact. Since recent changes, there has been a significant drop in traffic to these services because the DVSA is successfully identifying and blocking apps or bots.</p><p> </p><p>The agency will also continue to inform candidates of the official channels for booking a test. The DVSA has taken measures to encourage learners to use the official booking site on GOV.UK by ensuring that it appears as high as possible on popular search engines and by promoting the official website on social media.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the measures already taken by the DVSA, overall, since April 2021, an estimated 813,000 additional car test slots have been created. On average, the DVSA is creating approximately 35,300 extra car test slots each month.</p><p> </p><p>Actions already being taken to make this possible include asking all those qualified to conduct tests but who do not do so as part of their current day job to return to conducting tests, conducting out of hours testing, such as on public holidays and weekends, asking recently retired driving examiners to return, and recruiting more than 300 driving examiners across Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 184466 184467 184469 question first answered 15/05/2023 09:27:23 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi