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1661353

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date	18/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the closed consultation entitled Pavement parking: options for change, updated on 29 June 2023, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the outcomes of that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	200070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>Ministers have had informal discussions with colleagues from time to time. The process for identifying and securing collective agreement to the approach the Government wishes to take on pavement parking in light of the consultation is ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 18/10/2023 11:10:49 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1656923

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
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 potential merits of implementing a long-term funding system for bus (a) operators and (b) manufacturers.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	196586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport recently announced a long-term approach to protect and improve bus services backed by an additional £300 million until April 2025. £140 million of this funding will go to bus operators to support services, and the remaining £160 million will go to Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) to protect and enhance bus services, and support local fares initiatives.</p><p> </p><p>We also make available up to £259 million every year for bus operators and LTAs to keep fares down and run services that might otherwise be unprofitable and could lead to cancellation through the Bus Service Operators Grant.</p><p> </p><p>The Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme did not provide funding for bus manufacturers; however, we have provided £269.57 million to Local Transport Authorities to support the introduction of 1,300 zero emission buses and supporting infrastructure. This is part of the government’s wider investment in zero-emission buses (ZEBs), which totals over £450m and funded an estimated 4,200 ZEBs across the UK so far.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 11/09/2023 11:40:42 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1607044

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full time equivalent staff in his Department are working on the response to the Managing pavement parking consultation.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	173083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The number of staff working on this issue has varied over time, and will continue to do so, depending on the stage of the project.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 29/03/2023 08:03:25 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1607175

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency practical driving test in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) West Didsbury test centres in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	173086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is working hard to provide as many practical driving test appointments as possible at all test centres. As a result of the measures already taken by the DVSA, overall, since April 2021, an estimated 813,000 additional test slots have now been created. On average, the DVSA is creating approximately 35,300 extra test slots each month.</p><p>The average time between booking and taking a practical car test in Greater Manchester and West Didsbury test centres over the last 12 months is 15.2 weeks and 15.6 weeks respectively. As of 27 March 2023, there are 1,847 driving tests available in Greater Manchester and 465 available at West Didsbury.</p><p>To prevent the booking and re-selling of driving test appointments, the DVSA has:</p><ul><li>stopped accepting new automatic online registrations to use its tests booking service – any new applications must be made by email, where they’ll be thoroughly checked by the DVSA;</li><li>stopped accepting any new registrations from companies who do not directly employ a driving instructor;</li><li>removed registrations not linked to driving instructors;</li><li>reduced the number of times a driving test appointment can be changed from 10 to the pre-pandemic limit of 6 - if changes are required after reaching this limit, approved driving instructors or candidates will have to cancel the test and rebook it; and</li><li>updated the test booking service terms and conditions to make it clear that users must not book tests and sell them for profit. Users found breaching the terms and conditions may have their accounts closed.</li></ul> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 173087 question first answered 28/03/2023 10:18:51 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1607177

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Instruction: Conduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help prevent approved driving instructors selling practical driving exams for a profit.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	173087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is working hard to provide as many practical driving test appointments as possible at all test centres. As a result of the measures already taken by the DVSA, overall, since April 2021, an estimated 813,000 additional test slots have now been created. On average, the DVSA is creating approximately 35,300 extra test slots each month.</p><p>The average time between booking and taking a practical car test in Greater Manchester and West Didsbury test centres over the last 12 months is 15.2 weeks and 15.6 weeks respectively. As of 27 March 2023, there are 1,847 driving tests available in Greater Manchester and 465 available at West Didsbury.</p><p>To prevent the booking and re-selling of driving test appointments, the DVSA has:</p><ul><li>stopped accepting new automatic online registrations to use its tests booking service – any new applications must be made by email, where they’ll be thoroughly checked by the DVSA;</li><li>stopped accepting any new registrations from companies who do not directly employ a driving instructor;</li><li>removed registrations not linked to driving instructors;</li><li>reduced the number of times a driving test appointment can be changed from 10 to the pre-pandemic limit of 6 - if changes are required after reaching this limit, approved driving instructors or candidates will have to cancel the test and rebook it; and</li><li>updated the test booking service terms and conditions to make it clear that users must not book tests and sell them for profit. Users found breaching the terms and conditions may have their accounts closed.</li></ul> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 173086 question first answered 28/03/2023 10:18:51 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan