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1354909

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
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 discussions he is having with the Welsh Government ahead of the publication of his Department's electric vehicle charging infrastructure strategy.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	48183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues from different Devolved Administrations (DAs) about various aspects of the government’s support for the transition zero emission driving. During the development of our EV infrastructure strategy, officials have been working closely with colleagues in the DAs to ensure that there are strong and coordinated plans in place for electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/09/2021 10:02:19 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1354600

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Bridges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of checks undertaken by local authorities of road bridges.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	46990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department encourages adoption of an effective, integrated asset management approach to highway infrastructure including bridges through the UKRLG Code of Practice 'Well-managed highway infrastructure'.</p><p> </p><p>There is a duty placed on highway authorities, by Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 (as amended) to maintain the highways network in their area, including the road bridges that they are responsible for. The Act does not set out specific standards of maintenance, as it is for each individual local highway authority to assess and keep records of which parts of its network need repair and what standards should be applied, based upon their local knowledge and circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/09/2021 14:33:03 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1354614

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities are members of the National Register of Taxi and Private Hire Licence Revocations and Refusals scheme (NR3).
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	47077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2021 48% of authorities submitted data to the National Register of Taxi and Private Hire Licence Revocations and Refusals scheme (NR3), and 50% used NR3 when making licensing decisions. Table TAXI0112 of the Department’s ‘Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Statistics, England: 2021’ release provides the responses from all licensing authorities and is available on the GOV.UK website at the following link: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/taxi-and-private-hire-vehicle-statistics-england-2021" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/taxi-and-private-hire-vehicle-statistics-england-2021</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/09/2021 11:27:13 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1354621

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will extend the period in which the holders of foreign driving licences may drive lawfully in the UK to reflect delays in availability of driving tests.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	46921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to extend the period for which holders of international driving licences can drive in GB using that licence.</p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is adding new capacity to the system all the time and shorter notice tests do become available as customers cancel booked tests.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/09/2021 11:23:48 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1354623

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the ICE discussion paper: public transport funding post-covid, published on 21 June 2021, what plans he has to transition future (a) investment and (b) spending on public transport post-covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	47033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>My department noted the ICE’s discussion paper with interest, in particular its observations that high quality public transport has a key role to play in reducing emissions, improving air quality and tacking congestion. Ensuring the long-term strength of the transport system post-Covid-19 is critical to our recovery.</p><p> </p><p>We have continued to support the transport sector through Covid-19, providing additional funding to keep critical services running. We recognise there is uncertainty about the future level of transport demand, including changes in peoples' behaviour post pandemic, and we continue to monitor these trends. However, we are confident that through our reforms and investment in areas such as buses, cycling and walking, as well as rail, we can increase public transport demand and provide people with better access to jobs and opportunities. This will boost the whole of the UK economy as we build back better from Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage experts from across the transport sector, such as the ICE, as we develop our approach.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/09/2021 14:31:24 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1354627

registered interest
date	10/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals on national minimum standards for taxi and PHV licensing to improve safety for passengers.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	47036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government will continue to engage with the taxi and private hire vehicle sector on our plans for reforming regulation, including options to introduce new legislation. The Department is supporting licensing authorities to make use of their extensive existing powers through the Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards issued last year and will consult on updated best practice guidance for licensing authorities later this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/09/2021 14:35:13 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1354143

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to help (a) decarbonise transport and (b) encourage active travel.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	903284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is investing a record £2 billion to increase levels of active travel, a key part of the world-leading Transport Decarbonisation Plan we published this Summer.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 09/09/2021 10:39:59 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1354222

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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 encourage the use of public transport following the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	45933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with operators to support measures to increase passenger confidence and encourage a return to the network.</p><p>We are continuing to ensure we maintain reliable levels of service and the Department, with operators, is supporting passenger safety though enhanced cleaning, providing hand sanitiser and supporting ventilation where possible, alongside positive communications and messaging including the rail campaign ‘Getting Back on Track’ and the TfL campaign ‘Welcome Back London.’</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also issued safer travel guidance for passengers and operators which provides advice to passengers about how to travel safety during the pandemic to support a return to the network.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 14/09/2021 14:36:42 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1354234

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Standards
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 help ensure that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency respond to enquiries in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	45925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s contact centre has actively managed its operation and flexed the services for customers in line with the available resources. This has included procuring the use of an additional building to increase the number of staff able to take calls within the social distancing guidelines. To help respond to more enquiries, remote working has been increased with staff handling email, webchat, social media and more recently, telephone customer contacts.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/09/2021 11:34:10 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1354244

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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 his Department is taking to increase the (a) availability and (b) reliability of electric car charging points.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	45886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>Government and industry have supported the installation of over 25,000 publicly available charging devices including more than 4,700 rapid devices. On average, over 500 new chargers are being added to the UK’s road network each month. A recent study found that the UK now has more rapid chargers every 100 miles of key strategic road than any country in Europe. In November 2020, we announced we will invest £1.3 billion in accelerating the roll out of charging infrastructure over the next four years for rapid chargepoints and installing more on-street chargepoints near homes and workplaces to make charging as easy as refuelling a petrol or diesel car.</p><p> </p><p>By 2023, we aim to have at least six high powered, open access chargepoints at motorway service areas in England, with some larger sites having ten to twelve. By 2030, we are planning for there to be around 2,500 high powered chargepoints across England’s motorways and major A roads, and, by 2035, we expect the number to increase to around 6,000. Government is working with the private sector to deliver this wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>For example, there are plans for further investment into the Electric Highway along the Strategic Road Network giving drivers more confidence when making longer journeys. GRIDSERVE are undertaking a programme of upgrades to the existing hardware, which will include the option to pay by contactless methods at the chargepoint and they are on track to complete upgrades to all existing 50kW chargers before the end of the year. Tesla also recently confirmed plans to open the Tesla Supercharger network up to vehicles from other manufacturers. The government has welcomed these developments.</p><p> </p><p>For motorists who do not have access to off-street parking, the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) is available to all UK local authorities to provide public chargepoints for their residents without access to private parking. The ORCS has supported 49 different local authorities to install over 1,400 chargepoints. A further 88 local authorities have also been awarded grant funding, providing more than 3,200 on-street public chargepoints with their installations yet to be completed. This year, £20 million is available under ORCS to ensure more local authorities and residents can benefit from the scheme. Government also committed at Spending Review the £90 million Local EV Infrastructure fund, to support the roll out of larger, on-street charging schemes and local rapid hubs in England.</p><p> </p><p>In Spring 2021 we consulted to improve the consumer experience at public chargepoints. We included a section to improve the reliability across the charging network to ensure that consumers can rely on chargepoints wherever they are travelling in the UK. We will publish our government response in Autumn and lay legislation in early 2022.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/09/2021 14:33:20 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day