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1239156

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date	30/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
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 ensure (a) widespread public understanding of the laws on e-scooters and (b) e-scooter retailers are advising customers on those laws.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	97467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>Departmental communications have made clear that e-scooter use is illegal. Detailed guidance on this has been published on gov.uk and the Department has supported police enforcement campaigns for illegal e-scooter use.</p><p> </p><p>E-scooter retailers should make the legal position for e-scooters known at the point of sale and the Department has previously written to retailers asking them to do so. Retailers who mislead customers can be in breach of Trading Standards rules.</p><p> </p><p>In e-scooter trial areas where use of rental e-scooters is legal, local authorities and e-scooter operators are ensuring users are aware of the rules, including through signage and training for users.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 06/10/2020 10:45:11 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1239157

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of e-scooters being sold by UK retailers and used illegally on roads.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	97468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment of the number of e-scooters being sold by UK retailers. Using a privately-owned e-scooter on the road or pavement is illegal and retailers should make their customers aware of this at the point of sale.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises that people want to take advantage of the benefits that e-scooters offer and we are running trials of rental e-scooters in several areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 06/10/2020 10:34:56 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1239377

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Electric Vehicles
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 removing the Dartford toll charges for owners of wholly electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	97547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The Dartford Thurrock Crossing was designed to handle up to 135,000 vehicle movements each day, but it is not uncommon for over 180,000 vehicles to use the Crossing.</p><p> </p><p>The Dartford Road User Charge was introduced in 2003 to manage user demand which currently exceeds the capacity of the Crossing. Given that low or zero emission vehicles also use scarce road capacity, there is a rationale for continuing to charge them to use the Crossing. The Department currently has no plans to remove charges for owners of wholly electric vehicles using the Crossing.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 06/10/2020 10:48:32 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1238241

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
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 bring forward plans for a nationwide hydrogen refuelling network.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	96237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK is well placed to be a leader in hydrogen fuel cell powered transportation and we are supporting hydrogen where the market favours its use. The UK has one of the largest hydrogen refuelling station networks in Europe. Our £23m Hydrogen for Transport Programme is increasing the number of publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations. The programme is delivering new refuelling stations, upgrading some existing stations as well as deploying hundreds of new hydrogen vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 06/10/2020 16:47:15 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1238265

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Coronavirus
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 enforce the wearing of face coverings on public transport.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	96186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the legal requirement to wear a face covering on public transport in England, we have seen high levels of compliance on the network. However, we recognise that not everyone will follow these rules. Enforcement officers will take steps to engage, explain, encourage and enable passengers to wear face coverings, subject to exemptions. My Department continues to work closely with transport operators, the police and Transport for London to consider the approach to enforcement. We have already introduced stricter penalties for those failing to comply with face covering regulations as we seek to curb the spread of the virus.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 06/10/2020 15:10:46 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan