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1178918

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the effect of real terms funding reductions to North East bus services on the provision of those services.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	18392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>Announced on February 2020, there is £5 billion of new funding to overhaul bus and cycle links for every region outside London. This package of investment will boost bus services by focusing on a range of priorities, set to include: higher frequency services, new priority schemes will make routes more efficient, more affordable simpler fares and at least 4,000 new Zero Emission Buses.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department for Transport provides £250m of support to local authorities and bus operators via Bus Service Operator Grant (BSOG). In October 2019, the Government committed to review how BSOG is paid to ensure it supports the environment and improved passenger journeys.</p><p>In October 2019, the Government published A Better Deal for Bus Users, which sets out the Government’s plans for buses, including providing local authorities with an additional £30m of funding in 2020/21 and publishing a National Bus Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018/19, bus operators received around £2.1bn of support from the public sector, with around £1bn of funding for older and disabled people’s concessions and £850m of subsidy for socially necessary services provided by local authorities and funded via MHCLG’s Revenue Support Grant.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/02/2020 11:22:03 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 8638 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1178974

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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, how long it should take for a licence to be returned following a D2 application when all medical evidence has been submitted to the Driver Medical Team at the DVLA.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	18626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency expects it to take around 15 working days following receipt of a D2 application for a licence to be returned to the customer. This is provided that the medical information declared on the accompanying D4 medical report confirms the applicant meets the required medical standards and no further medical information is required.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/02/2020 16:56:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1179012

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Carbon Emissions
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 airports to become carbon neutral.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	18648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s climate change targets include airport emissions, and so airports will need to reach net zero by 2050.</p><p>Airport emissions are largely generated by surface access and power and heat generation, both of which will be addressed through measures targeted at those sectors. For example, this includes an investment of nearly £1.5 billion‎ to support the transition to ultra-low emission vehicles, with grants available for plug-in vehicles and schemes to support chargepoint infrastructure. We are also consulting on bringing forward our ambition to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans forward to 2035 or earlier, as per the advice of the Committee on Climate Change.</p><p>Airports are not legally responsible for emissions from aircraft operations.</p><p>On emissions from aircraft operations, we are planning to consult shortly to update the Government’s position on aviation and climate change. It is critical that we consider how the aviation sector can play its part in delivering our net zero ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/02/2020 17:13:41 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1179109

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Profits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department holds data on the level of profits made by bus operating companies in each year from 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	18679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the level of profits made by bus operating companies.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/02/2020 17:08:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1179150

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 April 2019 to Question 239228 on Shipping: Equality, what the Reducing Regulation Committee’s decision was on the Post Implementation Review of the Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011; and when he plans to publish that Post Implementation Review.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	18702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>My Department has been awaiting the legal outcome of the employment tribunal – Walker v Wallem Shipmanagement, in which a female seafarer was discriminated against during the recruitment process because of her sex. This case pertained to the Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011. The tribunal’s judgement raises concerns about loopholes in the Regulations designed to protect seafarers. Addressing any potential issue would require a legislative amendment and will need to be addressed separately, while we continue with the publication of the Post Implementation Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/02/2020 15:41:23 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1179354

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust 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 effect on climate change of (a) particulate matter effecting air quality and (b) greenhouse gasses created by ships whilst in port.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	18433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Assessment of the climate change and air quality impacts arising from shipping emissions are undertaken on both a national and international basis.</p><p> </p><p>Nationally the UK’s National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory incorporates an assessment of emissions from ships, including those in port. The inventory includes both particulate matter and greenhouse gases. Additionally the Department published targeted research on shipping emissions in July 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Internationally the UK provides fuel sales and consumption data to both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the International Maritime Organization, which informs international assessments of greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. The UK has also provided financial support to the IMO to progress this work.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/02/2020 15:38:04 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1179442

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether bus operators are required to (a) report accidents and (b) adopt confidential reporting systems under the public service vehicle operator licensing system; and whether he plans to amend that system in relation to bus safety.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	19023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>It is a legislative duty for the holder of a public service vehicle operator’s licence to report to the Secretary of State as soon as is practicable, any failure or damage of a nature calculated to affect the safety of occupants of the public service vehicle or of persons using the road incurred by a public service vehicle owned by the holder.</p><p> </p><p>There is also a statutory requirement for road traffic incidents on public roads involving injury to be reported to the police. This is not specific to public service vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to require public service vehicle operators to adopt a confidential reporting system.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/02/2020 11:12:58 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 8637 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1179471

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has undertaken to ensure that the expansion of Heathrow by over 700 aircraft each day is compatible with the Government’s policy on achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	18810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to setting a clear ambition for the aviation sector and is carefully considering the advice of the Committee on Climate Change.</p><p> </p><p>We are planning to consult shortly on an update to the Government’s position on aviation and climate change. It is critical that we consider how the sector can play its part in delivering our net zero ambitions, while continuing to thrive.</p><p> </p><p>The Airports National Policy Statement guarantees that a new Northwest runway at Heathrow will only be built if an applicant for development consent can demonstrate that any increase in carbon emissions from the scheme will not materially impact the government’s ability to meet its carbon reduction targets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/02/2020 17:19:47 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1179547

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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, what steps his Department is taking to help local authorities take effective enforcement action against taxis and private hire vehicles licensed in different boroughs.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	18840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of a number of authorities that use their existing powers to require the drivers they licence to cooperate with requests from authorised compliance and enforcement officers in other areas.</p><p> </p><p>Authorities are able to co-authorise compliance and enforcement officers, extending their powers to take action against all licensees licensed by authorities in the agreement.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/02/2020 15:57:43 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1179550

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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, what his Department's timescale is for responding to the Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing: protecting users consultation published on 12 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	18841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>We will shortly be issuing Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Standards to licensing authorities on protecting passengers.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/02/2020 15:23:32 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn