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1247628

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with local government leaders in coastal communities on the potential benefits of investing in maritime decarbonisation.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	109593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>My Department has published its assessment of the potential merits of investing in maritime decarbonisation, as set out below.</p><p>In 2015, the Department published the Maritime Growth Study, which considered all aspects of the maritime sector and identified where action could be taken to generate growth. Following the publication of Maritime 2050 in 2019, which builds on the findings of the Maritime Growth Study, the Department published the Clean Maritime Plan, which identified the potential for clean economic growth in the UK as a result of the transition to zero emission shipping.</p><p>Alongside the Plan, the Department published an assessment of the value of potential economic opportunities from low and zero emission shipping. This review provided a framework for assessing the scale of the opportunity generated by emission reduction technologies, including a mapping of the relevant supply chain, an assessment of the global uptake of these technologies, the economic footprint of the UK firms in the supply chain and the UK’s share of global export of these technologies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/11/2020 14:04:24 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1256304

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to reform the road user levy after the end of the transition period to ensure parity between domestic and foreign hauliers.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	121841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>The HGV levy was introduced to ensure a fairer arrangement for all hauliers, and is paid equally by UK and foreign hauliers. It is currently suspended until 1 August 2021, and we are considering reforms to it for when it is reinstated.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 02/12/2020 17:03:19 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1255830

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Holyhead Port and Port of Liverpool: Overseas Trade
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 made of the potential (a) long-term and (b) short-term freight traffic flows through the port of (i) Holyhead and (ii) Liverpool after the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	121178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>DfT has considered the impact of additional border requirements for goods travelling to the EU following the end of the transition period. In the case of both Liverpool and Holyhead detailed modelling has been undertaken considering the potential impact of these additional checks. The modelling considered a Reasonable Worst Case Scenario (RWCS). Even under the RWCS, disruption is expected to be relatively limited at these locations with any queues clearing within the day and as such there is not expected to be a marked knock on impact on the volume of goods travelling through those ports. This impact is also expected to reduce as traders become used to the new border requirements over time. Nevertheless these queues could lead to short term localised traffic disruption. DfT has shared the results of its modelling with the Welsh Government and relevant Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) so that these estimates can be considered in the development of their traffic management plans.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 01/12/2020 16:35:43 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1255839

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Repayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with train operating companies on offering full refunds to passengers who have purchased advanced rail tickets and are no longer able to use those tickets due to covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	121354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>In October government agreed with the rail industry that, where a passenger with an Advance ticket is prevented from travelling due to changes to local or national restrictions, change of journey administration fees will be waived and, if they purchased their ticket directly from a train operator, they will be able to apply for a Rail Travel Voucher valid for 12 months. Independent rail retailers can use their discretion to offer a credit note if they have the ability to do so, or a fee-free change of journey.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 November, government announced that Advance ticket change of journey fees will also be waived for students who need to rearrange travel to comply with the student travel window.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/12/2020 15:55:28 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1255922

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Coventry
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 allocated from the public purse to roads and highways in Coventry in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	121273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>Coventry City Council is a constituent member of the West Midlands Combined Authority. Since 2010 most of their transport funding, including highways maintenance and integrated transport block funding, has been paid directly to the Combined Authority. The funding provided by the Department for Transport for local roads and highways in Coventry since 2010 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Coventry</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HMB</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CF</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pot-</strong> <strong>hole</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ITB</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Major Project</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>LPPF</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Winter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Budget 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>LSTF</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>10/11</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.217</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>0.217</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>11/12</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.488</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>0.488</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>12/13</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.470</p></td><td><p><strong>0.470</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>13/14</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.863</p></td><td><p>0.362</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.699</p></td><td><p><strong>3.924</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>14/15</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.436</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3.782</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.328</p></td><td><p><strong>5.546</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>15/16</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2.750</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2.750</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>16/17*</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.154</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.100</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>1.254</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>17/18*</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2.750</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.200</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>3.950</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>18/19</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.400</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.226</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>1.626</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>19/20</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>20/21*</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>5.000</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>18.100</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>23.100</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>n/a**</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10.500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0.590</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>n/a**</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20.800</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5.645</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1.067</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1.226</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3.497</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>43.325</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Headings </strong></p><p><strong>HMB</strong> is Highways Maintenance Block (needs and incentive elements)</p><p><strong>CF</strong> is Challenge Fund (a bid based fund for larger maintenance projects from 2015/16)</p><p><strong>ITB</strong> is Integrated Transport Block</p><p><strong>LPPF</strong> is Local Pinch Point Fund</p><p><strong>NPIF</strong> is National Productivity Investment Fund</p><p><strong>LSTF</strong> is Local Sustainable Transport Fund</p><p> </p><p>* This includes £19.6 million funding to Coventry City Council for the A46 South Coventry Link Road Phase 1 (Stoneleigh Junction) which is physically in Warwickshire but Coventry get most of the benefits. The funding is allocated to Coventry and this scheme is being managed jointly with Warwickshire County Council.</p><p> </p><p>** Funding paid directly to West Midlands Combined Authority.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 01/12/2020 17:02:29 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1256016

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: High Wycombe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has in place to ensure that learners taking a driving test in High Wycombe are able to take a test locally after the driving test centre is closed in spring 2021; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	121244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>Test centres at Aylesbury, Slough and Uxbridge have the capacity to meet the extra demand for testing once the centre at High Wycombe closes on 12 March 2021. Driving examiners currently carrying out tests at High Wycombe will carry out tests at these other centres.</p><p> </p><p>Slough and Uxbridge are the nearest test centres to High Wycombe with a travel time of under 30 minutes for either test centre.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 01/12/2020 16:52:51 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1256029

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in reference to his announcement of additional financial support for airports on 24 November 2020, if he will set out (a) how much each airport will receive and (b) when funding will be available from.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	121277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>On 24 November, the Government announced a financial support scheme to support eligible commercial airport and ground handling businesses by reducing cash burn and could unlock shareholder and lender support. This will provide support up to the equivalent of the site’s business rates liabilities in 2020/21 financial year, capped at up to £8m per eligible site, and subject to certain conditions. The scheme will open for applications in the new year, and we will be looking to make payments to successful applicants before the end of the financial year.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 01/12/2020 17:17:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

1256078

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to support the taxi trade in adopting zero-emission-capable taxis.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	121188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department has supported the taxi and private hire vehicle sector to transition to lower emission vehicles. The Plug-In Taxi Grant offers up to £7,500 off the price of eligible purpose-built taxis, this has supported over 3,800 taxis in London, and increasing numbers in towns and cities across the UK. The Plug-In Car Grant of up to £3,000 is available for those switching to eligible vehicles that do not meet the requirements of the Plug-In Taxi Grant.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising the need for continued support in this area, at the March 2020 Budget the Government announced a further £129.5 million to extend the plug-in Grants for vans, taxis and motorcycles; £403 million for the Plug-In Taxi Grant to 2022-23 and that all zero emission cars would be exempt from the Vehicle Excise Duty supplement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 01/12/2020 16:56:52 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1255286

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport for London: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's negotiations with the Mayor of London for a bail-out for Transport for London (TfL), what assessment he has made of TfL's capacity to deliver major capital projects such as proposals to build over London Underground station car parks.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	120825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has agreed a further extraordinary funding and financing package for TfL of up to £1.7bn to ensure the continuation of public transport services in London.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this deal, by 11 January 2021 TfL will produce a single, comprehensive management plan with options as to how a trajectory to financial sustainability by 2023 can be achieved, including their contribution to capital projects within London. As transport in London is devolved, it is for the Mayor and TfL to assess the merits of capital projects in which they wish to invest, and their capacity to deliver such projects.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 30/11/2020 17:48:00 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1255369

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
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 improve road safety in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	120878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>In the United Kingdom, road safety at City and County level is the responsibility of the Local Authority.</p><p> </p><p>At a national level, we are well underway with progressing the actions from the 2019 Road Safety Statement, undergoing a review of the Highway Code and in conjunction with the Home Office conducting a review of Roads Policing. These measures will help improve road safety across England, as well as Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2018 the Department announced £100 million of funding for the Top 50 most dangerous ‘A’ roads in England, to date £65 million of that fund has been allocated.</p><p> </p><p>This project works closely with the Local Authorities and the Road Safety Foundation, providing tailored safety interventions specific to each road’s risk. This could be clearer signage, new cycle lanes and pathways, or even full-scale junction redesign.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 30/11/2020 17:44:52 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher