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1433688

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have faced enforcement action for failing to pay the £0 cost of car tax for electric or low emission vehicles in the past five years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	126801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) issues renewal reminders to the registered keeper of the vehicle. These reminders make clear that it is a legal requirement for a vehicle to be licensed annually even where no duty is payable. This helps ensure that the keeper information held on the DVLA’s record is accurate and reminds the keeper that if they do not intend on licensing the vehicle then it must be kept off road and a statutory off road notification must be made. The following table shows the number of electric or low emission vehicles with a nil rate of duty that were identified for potential enforcement action over the last five years as the vehicle had not been licensed on time.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of vehicles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>34,303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>38,464</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>35,692</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>13,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>40,168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 (up to 22 Feb)</p></td><td><p>4,902</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 01/03/2022 12:34:52 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1388601

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Penzance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans (a) his Department or (b) the franchise operator has to end the Night Riviera sleeper service from London Paddington to Penzance via Plymouth.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	94519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to end the Night Riviera sleeper service.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 05/01/2022 14:08:40 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1388602

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Railway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has requested operating reductions in costs or routes from Great Western Railway.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	94520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>Negotiations are ongoing with Great Western Railway regarding a new National Rail Contract. It would be inappropriate to comment any further at this point.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 05/01/2022 14:10:37 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1388603

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Dawlish
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 Great Western Railway and Hitachi on the failure of IET trains at Dawlish after coming into contact with waves; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	94521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>GWR and the train manufacturer, Hitachi, are working on further solutions for issues caused by sea water on electrical equipment on the roof. My Officials are working with GWR and Hitachi to ensure that any lessons learned are fully understood and recommendations implemented.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 05/01/2022 14:13:17 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1379527

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish all correspondence his Department has had with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association on AVGAS 100.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	76824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>This is a global issue since nearly all commercial flight training involves fuel incorporating TEL since it reduces the risk of engine misfires with potentially serious consequences for aircraft safety. The use of fuel incorporating TEL is widespread across many countries’ GA sectors, including the United States and many European countries, where it is the dominant fuel used for piston engine aircraft.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs leads the development of the UK REACH alongside the Health &amp; Safety Executive (HSE). My officials engaged with them to understand the legal status of TEL in the EU, as well as to understand how the UK REACH regulations would work. No country globally has banned TEL. The HSE recently announced that they would not include TEL in their list of authorised chemicals under the UK REACH as they judged that with intensive efforts already ongoing to find a substitute, additional regulatory pressure is unlikely to speed this up keeping the UK in line with the EU, but would revisit this when substitutes had been tested and certified.</p><p> </p><p>Aside from noting whether TEL would be assessed for inclusion in Annex 14 of UK REACH, neither my officials, myself nor the Secretary of State have engaged either organisation to influence their decision.</p><p> </p><p>In response to an enquiry by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association about the future of 100LL the Secretary of State asked his officials to speed up work on finding safe alternative unleaded fuel such as UL91. This is highly technical safety work involving the FAA, EASA and engine manufacturers in which the UK seeks to play a leading part.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 76826 question first answered 23/11/2021 17:14:43 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1379529

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
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 on the environmental impact of using Avgas 100.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	76826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>This is a global issue since nearly all commercial flight training involves fuel incorporating TEL since it reduces the risk of engine misfires with potentially serious consequences for aircraft safety. The use of fuel incorporating TEL is widespread across many countries’ GA sectors, including the United States and many European countries, where it is the dominant fuel used for piston engine aircraft.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs leads the development of the UK REACH alongside the Health &amp; Safety Executive (HSE). My officials engaged with them to understand the legal status of TEL in the EU, as well as to understand how the UK REACH regulations would work. No country globally has banned TEL. The HSE recently announced that they would not include TEL in their list of authorised chemicals under the UK REACH as they judged that with intensive efforts already ongoing to find a substitute, additional regulatory pressure is unlikely to speed this up keeping the UK in line with the EU, but would revisit this when substitutes had been tested and certified.</p><p> </p><p>Aside from noting whether TEL would be assessed for inclusion in Annex 14 of UK REACH, neither my officials, myself nor the Secretary of State have engaged either organisation to influence their decision.</p><p> </p><p>In response to an enquiry by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association about the future of 100LL the Secretary of State asked his officials to speed up work on finding safe alternative unleaded fuel such as UL91. This is highly technical safety work involving the FAA, EASA and engine manufacturers in which the UK seeks to play a leading part.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 76824 question first answered 23/11/2021 17:14:43 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1365938

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Ivory
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 ivory items owned by or collated by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	69182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2021 answer text <p>We have not made any estimates of the number of ivory items owned by or collated in this Department or institutions owned or managed by the Government and are not aware of any ivory items in our possession.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 12/11/2021 11:36:21 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1361388

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
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 that increasing energy costs do not discourage freight operators from sending freight by rail instead of reverting to road transport.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	59035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises fully business concerns around increasing electricity prices and we are regularly engaging with the rail freight industry on this issue. We are not aware that increasing energy costs are causing freight operators to send freight by road instead of rail.</p><p> </p><p>The Government strongly supports the modal shift of freight from road to rail to reduce congestion and carbon emissions from across the freight sector. This is supported through significant investment in the rail network to improve its capability and capacity for freight, and through £20m per year grant schemes which support the carriage of freight by rail and water on routes where road haulage has a financial advantage, resulting in the equivalent of 900,000 fewer HGV journeys in 2021/22. The Government has also committed to introducing a rail freight growth target to encourage the continued growth of the sector and its success in the future.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/10/2021 13:11:03 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1359095

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he has provided to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution on the potential risk of that organisation's activities being defined as illegal when rescuing migrants from the English Channel in respect of the Government's plans to bring forward new legislative proposals under the Government's Our New Plan for Immigration.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	56139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The MCA are engaged with DfT and Home Office officials on the drafting of new legislative proposals under the Government’s Our New Plan for Immigration. This has included work to ensure that the activities undertaken by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution when responding to Search and Rescue incidents and rescuing migrants in the English Channel are not considered as illegal activity.</p><p> </p><p>The MCA is also in regular dialogue with the RNLI Executive teams to brief them on our activity in ensuring their action is not considered as illegal when they are tasked to Search and Rescue Incidents to rescue migrants in the English Channel.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/10/2021 16:19:54 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1316852

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses and Trains: Ventilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what improvements have been made to ventilation infrastructure on (a) buses and (b) trains since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	4695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has published ‘Safer Transport’ guidance for operators, which helps transport organisations understand how to provide safer workplaces and services for themselves, their workers and passengers.</p><p> </p><p>The Safer Transport guidance includes a section on ‘Ventilation’, which suggests ways in which transport operators could ensure that a fresh air supply is consistently flowing through vehicles.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 26/05/2021 15:56:59 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard