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1541916

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that bus stops are accessible and safe for blind and visually impaired people.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	86407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The Inclusive Transport Strategy committed the Department to take steps to improve the accessibility of bus stations and stops. The Department is commissioning research to help us to understand the impact of bus station and stop design on disabled people and other users. This will inform future work on a accessible design standard and local council toolkit to improve the accessibility of bus stations and stops.</p><p>The Inclusive Transport Strategy committed the Department to take steps to improve the accessibility of bus stations and stops. The Department is commissioning research to help us to understand the impact of bus station and stop design on disabled people and other users. This will inform future work on a potential accessible design standard and local authority toolkit to improve the accessibility of bus stations and stops.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 18/11/2022 09:32:22 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1541968

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timeline is for completing the (a) order and (b) delivery of 4,000 new buses under the Bus Back Better scheme.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	86615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Across the country this Parliament, we have committed to funding 4,000 zero emission buses (ZEBs) this Parliament and the Spending Reviews in 2020 and 2021 provided over £525 million dedicated funding for ZEBs, through a number of funding schemes:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The Government awarded £50 million of funding to the West Midlands Combined Authority to support the Coventry All Electric Bus City. This funding will support the introduction of up to 300 electric buses.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>£270 million funding was awarded through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) which will support up to 1,278 zero emission buses. In London, government funding has supported the introduction of an estimated 600 ZEBs.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The Department will provide details on how future funding will be used shortly, taking into account the Chancellor’s recent Autumn Statement. We will continue to explore how best to maximise the community benefits of future investment.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding from other funding schemes, such as the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS), can also be used by local areas to support the introduction of ZEBs. In addition, the rate at which the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) can be claimed for ZEBs was increased from 6p to 22p per km in April 2022. This supports operators to introduce ZEBs by reducing the overall cost of ownership.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below presents the estimated number of zero emission buses that have been funded in England since February 2020. Where available, information has been provided on the status of the buses and the name of the bus manufacturer has been included. The numbers in Table 1 are not official statistics: they are based on the latest information available and are therefore subject to change.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Funding scheme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding awarded to</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. Buses</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bus manufacturer</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Cambridgeshire &amp; Peterborough Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Kent County Council</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Leicester City Council</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>6 buses on the road 68 buses ordered 22 buses funded</p></td><td><p>6 buses on the road supplied by Pelican &amp; Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong 68 buses ordered from Wrightbus Bus manufacturer for 22 buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Milton Keynes City Council</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Warrington Borough Council</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>South Yorkshire Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Norfolk County Council</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>North Yorkshire County Council</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Portsmouth City Council &amp; Hampshire County Council</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Blackpool Council</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Nottingham City Council</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>12 ordered. 66 funded.</p></td><td><p>12 buses supplied by Pelican &amp; Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong. Bus manufacturer for 66 buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Greater Manchester Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire County Council</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>West Midlands Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>City of York Council</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>West Yorkshire Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>32 buses ordered 79 buses funded.</p></td><td><p>32 buses ordered from Wrightbus Bus manufacturer for 79 buses subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZEBRA</p></td><td><p>Oxfordshire County Council</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Electric Bus Town or City Scheme</p></td><td><p>West Midlands Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>Up to 300</p></td><td><p>130 buses ordered</p></td><td><p>130 buses ordered from Alexander Dennis Ltd<br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transforming Cities Fund</p></td><td><p>Leicester City Council</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18 buses on the road</p></td><td><p>Supplied by Pelican &amp; Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transforming Cities Fund</p></td><td><p>Liverpool City Region Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>20 buses ordered from Alexander Dennis Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transforming Cities Fund</p></td><td><p>West Yorkshire Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement</p></td><td><p>Greater Manchester Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>Alexander Dennis Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>Brighton &amp; Hove Buses</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>Ordered</p></td><td><p>Wrightbus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>First West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>On the road</p></td><td><p>Supplied by Pelican &amp; Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>Go North East</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>On the road</p></td><td><p>Supplied by Pelican &amp; Coach UK and manufactured by Yutong</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>Nottinghamshire County Council</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>On the road</p></td><td><p>Alexander Dennis Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>Stagecoach Manchester</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>On the road</p></td><td><p>Alexander Dennis Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>The Big Lemon</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>On the road</p></td><td><p>Supplied by Harris Group and manufactured by Higer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>West Yorkshire Combined Authority</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>On the road</p></td><td><p>Alexander Dennis Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local transport authority funding</p></td><td><p>Surrey County Council</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>Funded</p></td><td><p>Bus manufacturer subject to outcome of procurement process by local transport authority or bus operator.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local transport authority funding</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire County Council</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>On the road</p></td><td><p>Switch Mobility</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local transport authority funding</p></td><td><p>Transport for London</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,391</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 below presents information on the estimated number of zero emission buses that have been funded in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland since February 2020. The numbers in Table 2 are not official statistics: they are based on the latest information available and are therefore subject to change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Funding Scheme </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Buses</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Government funding for Wales through the Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welsh Government funding</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme</p></td><td><p>272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish Zero Emission Bus challenge fund</p></td><td><p>276</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Executive Funding FY 2020-21</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Executive Funding FY 2021-22</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland Executive Funding FY 2022-23</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 21/11/2022 17:14:23 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1542025

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Erith and Thamesmead
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the shortage of practical driving tests in Erith and Thamesmead constituency.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	86664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>To help increase practical driving test availability, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is recruiting more than 300 driving examiners across Great Britain, including in the Erith and Thamesmead area. The DVSA’s examiner recruitment campaigns continue to be successful but, like many employers, the DVSA is finding the job market extremely competitive. As it moves through each recruitment campaign, the DVSA will continually review and make changes and improvements to its recruitment and selection process, and training courses.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is working hard to provide as many practical driving test appointments as it can, with several measures in place to do this.</p><p>These include:</p><ul><li>offering a national recovery allowance and annual leave buy back to driving examiners;</li><li>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 where capacity allows;</li><li>conducting out of hours testing (such as on public holidays and weekends); and</li><li>resuming the number of driving tests per day to seven for each full-time examiner.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The DVSA has launched a ‘Ready to Pass?’ campaign to improve learners’ understanding of how they can assess their own readiness for test. An open day was held on 16 October in Erith and Thamesmead for customers to meet driving examiners and find out more about being test ready.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/11/2022 11:34:25 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1541522

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of registered keepers of vehicles are not readily traceable or contactable.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	85050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>Based on the latest available data, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is confident that 92.44% (46,707,158) of the keepers on record are contactable and traceable based on the information held on the DVLA’s records.</p><p>Of the remaining 7.56% of vehicles, 5.85% (2,957,366) are shown on the DVLA’s records as being ‘in trade’. These are vehicles for which the DVLA has been notified that the previous keeper has sold or disposed of the vehicle to a motor trader. Until the DVLA is notified of a new keeper they will remain shown as “in trade”. This is a legitimate status for a vehicle record until the vehicle is sold on or otherwise disposed of by the motor trader.</p><p>A further 1.36% (686,074) are vehicles that are taxed or notified as being kept off the road but there is no current registered keeper on the DVLA’s records. In some cases these will be vehicles which have recently been sold and the DVLA has not yet been notified of the new keeper.</p><p>The remaining 0.35% (175,782) are vehicles for which the DVLA does not have a full address on record which may make tracing a keeper more difficult.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 17/11/2022 11:07:06 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1541565

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A12: Suffolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held discussions with the Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy on the capacity of the A12 to accommodate potential construction traffic associated with the construction of Sizewell C nuclear power station.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	84869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The A12 road at Sizewell is the responsibility of the local highway authority, Suffolk County Council, but where it reaches Lowestoft to the north and Ipswich to the south it becomes the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Transport and is managed on his behalf by National Highways.<strong> </strong></p><p>The current Secretaries of State for Transport and for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have not held discussions about the traffic impact of Sizewell C, however, National Highways worked with the promoter of Sizewell C and Suffolk County Council on traffic impacts to the A12 during construction and operation of the power station<strong>.</strong></p><p>A Statement of Common Ground between the promoter and National Highways was agreed as part of the planning process for Sizewell C and is available on the Planning Inspectorate’s website.</p><p>Suffolk County Council has submitted an Outline Business Case to the Department for improvements to the A12 east of Ipswich which is on the Major Road Network. If approved, this will add the capacity needed on this part of the A12 to accommodate construction traffic for the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station as well as supporting other planned growth in the area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 21/11/2022 12:54:39 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1541582

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rigmaden Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale to discuss the potential merits of repairing Rigmaden bridge.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	84852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>DfT Ministers are always happy to meet with MPs. In this financial year (2022/23), the Department is providing Cumbria County Council with over £33 million in highways maintenance funding.</p><p> </p><p>As per section 41 of the Highways Act 1980, it is up to Cumbria County Council as the local highway authority to decide how best they maintain their respective local highway network, including Rigmaden bridge, based on local needs and priorities.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/11/2022 12:32:14 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1541673

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether requiring valid identification for voting is a permitted reason for requesting a provisional driver's licence.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	85029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>The statutory purpose of a driving licence is to convey the licence holder’s entitlement to drive.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/11/2022 15:06:59 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1541687

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Inclusive Transport Strategy, updated on 3 November 2022, what progress his Department has made on (a) creating a standard for accessible bus stations and stops and (b) in developing a toolkit to assist local authorities in improving the accessibility of bus stations and stops.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	84896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department has initiated the research procurement process that will enable us to understand the impact of bus station and stop design on disabled people and other users. This will inform future work on a potential accessible design standard and local authority toolkit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 16/11/2022 11:28:32 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1541185

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Public Inquiries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times have the Traffic Commissioners launched a public inquiry into bus operators in each (a) region and (b) nation in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	83812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of public inquiries conducted by Traffic Commissioners by traffic area, the general purpose for public inquiries being held, and any penalties imposed are published in the annual report of the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/traffic-commissioners-annual-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/traffic-commissioners-annual-reports</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 83814 question first answered 15/11/2022 14:34:43 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1541186

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
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, how many times the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have fined bus operators in the last five years; and what the total value of those fines were by each nation and region.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	83813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of public inquiries conducted by Traffic Commissioners by traffic area, the general purpose for public inquiries being held, and any penalties imposed are published in the annual report of the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/traffic-commissioners-annual-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/traffic-commissioners-annual-reports</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/11/2022 12:38:51 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood