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1253254

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing bespoke sectorial financial support for the coach hire industry.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	117294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>We have announced several financial support measures available to UK businesses, including the coach industry. This includes measures announced on 24 September as part of the Winter Economy Plan, further support on 22 October for businesses in local lockdown areas, changes to the Job Support Scheme (JSS), and increased business grants. With the introduction of new national restrictions on 5 November, the COVID-19 Job Retention Scheme has also been extended until March 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The full return to education supports a key revenue source for the industry and this has been augmented by the additional vehicles needed compared to previous years. The Department of Education has announced over £70 million to local transport authorities to provide additional dedicated school and college capacity in our transport system, helping children and young people to get to and from their schools and colleges whilst social distancing reduces the capacity of existing public transport</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work closely with representatives from the coach sector including the Confederation of Passenger Transport, and with other government departments, to understand the ongoing risks and issues the sector faces and how these could be addressed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/11/2020 12:08:06 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1237495

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Renewable Fuels: Transport
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 introducing an effective minimum price for Renewable Transport Fuel to help ensure the value of (a) biomethane and (b) other low-carbon fuels.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	95130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2020 answer text <p>A market for low carbon fuels used in transport, including biomethane, is promoted by the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) certificate trading scheme. Under the scheme the minimum value of renewable transport fuel certificates (RTFCs), which can be rewarded to a range of low carbon fuels, is not fixed but is determined by the market. One of the benefits of the RTFO market-based scheme is in providing flexibility to suppliers in meeting their obligation thereby ensuring costs passed on to consumers are minimised.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department continually keeps the support schemes applicable to low carbon fuels used in transport under review to ensure these deliver cost effective reductions in emissions in line with UK Carbon budgets.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 02/10/2020 08:38:53 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1237497

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
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 changing the methodology his Department uses to calculate transport emissions from tailpipe emission to well to wheel to capture the full carbon impact of his Department’s policy decisions.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	95131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2020 answer text <p>In 2018, the Department published the outputs of the Transport Energy Model. The model considers greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use (well-to-wheel emissions) of a range of vehicle energy sources, since both are important metrics in assessing transport’s environmental performance. The Department will continue to consider both well-to-wheel and tailpipe emissions as part of our decision making and approach to decarbonisation.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 02/10/2020 08:57:41 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1234244

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Hydrogen
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 establish a hydrogen hub; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution that a hydrogen hub could play in de-carbonising transport.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	89763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Transport Secretary is exploring options for green hydrogen in transport across freight, buses, trains, maritime and aviation and how the UK can lead the world in its deployment and use. Further details will follow in due course.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/09/2020 14:18:12 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1234245

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is providing to help increase the number of hydrogen passenger vehicles in use.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	89764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s approach to realising our ambitions for greener transport is technology neutral and we are supporting hydrogen technology where the market favours its use. The Government’s £23m Hydrogen for Transport Programme is increasing the uptake of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and growing 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. Our FCEV Fleet Support Scheme has also increased the number of hydrogen passenger vehicles in use, by supporting both public and private sector fleets to become early adopters of FCEV cars and vans. We are investing in hydrogen buses and 62 are being delivered through our Low and Ultra Low Emission Bus Schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/09/2020 13:51:24 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1234246

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Charging Points and Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has allocated from the public purse to (a) electric vehicle charging infrastructure and (b) hydrogen vehicle refuelling infrastructure in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	89765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Funding allocated to support electric vehicle charging infrastructure in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><ul><li><p>Spending Review 2015: £20m to install chargepoint infrastructure dedicated to electric taxis and private hire vehicles</p></li><li><p>Autumn Statement 2016: £80m to support the installation of chargepoints in the home, workplace and on-street</p></li><li><p>Autumn Budget 2017: £200m for the Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund</p></li><li><p>March Budget 2020: £500m for charging infrastructure over the next five years</p></li><li><p>The Government has provided £40m of funding via our Go Ultra Low city scheme to 8 cities across the UK to support uptake of ultra low emission vehicles in those cities. To date, well over 2500 chargepoints have been installed as part of this scheme, including the first 350kW enabled EV charging station in the UK</p><p> </p><p>The Government and industry have supported the installation of over 18,000 publicly available charging devices and over 130,000 domestic chargepoints.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to hydrogen, the Office for Low Emission Vehicle’s £4.8m Hydrogen for Transport Advancement programme (HyTAP) programme was launched in 2015 to funded hydrogen refuelling infrastructure. In 2017 Government provided £23m Hydrogen for its Transport Programme to increase the uptake of fuel cell electric vehicles and expand hydrogen refuelling infrastructure. Through this funding, the UK now has one of the largest publicly-accessible hydrogen refuelling station networks in Europe.</p><p>Our approach to delivering our ambitions for greener transport is technology neutral, supporting different zero emission technologies where the market favours their use.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/09/2020 13:48:32 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1234247

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Hydrogen
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 contribution of hydrogen lorries to de-carbonising transport; and what discussions he has had with representatives of the road haulage industry on the introduction of hydrogen lorries.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	89766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>In 2018, the Department for Transport published the outputs of the Transport Energy Model. The model provides a clear assessment of the relative environmental impacts of a range of fuel and powertrain options for road vehicles over the period to 2050, including hydrogen fuel cell heavy goods vehicles. Transport Ministers and officials regularly meet with sector representatives on a range of issues, including the use of hydrogen in the freight industry. During July and August officials engaged with over 700 key stakeholders to support the development of our Transport Decarbonisation Plan which will be published later this year and set out options and support for green hydrogen across road, rail, maritime and aviation.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/09/2020 13:55:55 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1231230

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been loaned from the public purse to Crossrail Limited; and what the (a) timescales, (b) rates of interest and (c) other terms of repayment are on those loans.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	84703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government has not made any direct loans to Crossrail Limited.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2018, the Government approved a £2.15bn funding package whereby the Department for Transport would provide a loan of £1.3bn to the Greater London Authority (GLA) and a loan of £750m to Transport for London (TfL) to finance the remaining costs of the project. The interest and loan repayment will occur annually over the next 10 years. The terms of the repayment are commercially sensitive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 11/09/2020 12:32:37 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1231231

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail Line: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of the Crossrail project; and what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on allocating additional funding from the public purse to that project.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	84704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>In August 2020, Crossrail Limited announced that they will require an additional £450m in funding to finance the remaining costs of the project. This is in addition to the £400 to £650m funding they announced that they would require in November 2019. Crossrail Limited have stated that work is ongoing to finalise their cost estimates.</p><p> </p><p>Crossrail Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London, will require a revised funding package and discussions are ongoing to ensure it remains fair to UK taxpayers with London as the primary beneficiary bearing the costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 11/09/2020 12:37:33 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown