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1625084

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date	02/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartmoor Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many passengers on the Dartmoor Line used the re-opened Exeter to Okehampton railway in each month for the past year.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Exeter
uin	HL7586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>Below is a table that shows how many passengers on the Dartmoor Line used the re-opened Exeter to Okehampton railway in each rail period from April 2022 onwards.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Rail Period (four weekly)</p></td><td><p>Okehampton journeys</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2301 – starts 1 April 2022</p></td><td><p>10,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2302 – starts 1 May 2022</p></td><td><p>12,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2303 – starts 29 May 2022</p></td><td><p>18,441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2304 – starts 26 June 2022</p></td><td><p>18,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2305 – starts 24 July 2022</p></td><td><p>18,068</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2306 – starts 21 August 2022</p></td><td><p>23,519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2307 – starts 18 September 2022</p></td><td><p>18,772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2308 – starts 16 October 2022</p></td><td><p>22,411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2309 – starts 13 November 2022</p></td><td><p>24,952</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2310 – starts 11 December 2022</p></td><td><p>12,757</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2311 – starts 8 January 2023</p></td><td><p>21,418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2312 – starts 5 February 2023</p></td><td><p>25,548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2313 – starts 5 March 2023</p></td><td><p>22,867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/2023 total</p></td><td><p>249,554</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 10/05/2023 12:01:56 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4929 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Exeter

1625085

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartmoor Line: Railway Stations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans under the ‘Restoring your Railway’ initiative to open other railway stations on the Dartmoor Line in addition to the second station planned in Okehampton Parkway.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Exeter
uin	HL7587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>West Devon District Council was awarded up to £13.455m Levelling Up Funding in January this year to develop the West Devon Transport Hub, including Okehampton Parkway station. There are no plans to open any other stations on the Dartmoor Line.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 10/05/2023 11:57:55 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4929 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Exeter

1625086

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Okehampton-Bude Railway Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to re-opening the railway line from Exeter to Holsworthy and Bude.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Exeter
uin	HL7588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The proposed project was assessed as part of the Restoring Your Railway programme after a bid was made under the third round of the programme’s Ideas Fund. The assessment concluded that the project was not appropriate for funding through the Restoring Your Railway programme. Feedback was provided to the sponsoring MPs and promoter in October 2021.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 10/05/2023 11:57:09 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4929 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Exeter

1625102

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Western Railway: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether a shortage of diesel fuel was the reason for South Western Railways ceasing to provide a full West of England service from Exeter into London Waterloo in the week ending 28 April; what discussions have they had with (1) the train company, and (2) the rail regulator; and what assessment they have made of the cost to the regional economy of three days without trains.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL7604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>Department Officials worked closely and extensively with South Western Railway (SWR) to understand the root cause, solution and timelines for returning to the full timetable. It was determined that the cause was contaminated bio fuel in the storage tanks at Salisbury Depot. SWR has hired an independent investigator to find out how and why this occurred which will take a few weeks to conclude.</p><p> </p><p>SWR returned to its normal timetable from Friday 28 April, which included direct services between Exeter and London Waterloo. Some Exeter to Waterloo services and services between Salisbury and Southampton returned earlier. The cost to the regional economy was minimised as passengers had the option to travel via Salisbury and Basingstoke or to change tickets to another operator on a similar route.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 10/05/2023 12:02:28 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1624612

registered interest
date	28/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
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 Tesla on its timescales for developing its autopilot software from beta to full self-driving.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	183222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>Only vehicles listed under the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 are considered to be capable of safely driving themselves under certain circumstances, and are therefore able to be legally used without supervision on roads in Great Britain. There are currently no such vehicles listed.</p><p> </p><p>Tesla’s Autopilot software is considered to fall under the category of being an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), as it is not able to drive itself without any monitoring by an individual. The Department has not had any specific discussions with Tesla about their systems being considered for listing as self-driving.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/05/2023 13:03:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1624613

registered interest
date	28/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what legal basis Tesla Autopilot is able to operate on roads in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	183223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>In general, a vehicle must have been type-approved to be registered for use on roads in the UK when new. This is the process whereby a vehicle and its systems are confirmed as meeting the minimum regulatory requirements. Tesla’s Autopilot is a collection of driver assistance features which are covered by individual systems approvals for steering and brakes, the requirements for which have been developed at an international level under the UN’s World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29). The issuing of these system approvals was not undertaken by the UK but they are mutually recognised under international obligations. The certificates for the system approvals formed part of the documentation that allowed the Vehicle Certification Agency to issue provisional GB type-approval certificates for Tesla vehicles, which enables them to be registered.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/05/2023 09:08:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1624614

registered interest
date	28/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided to Transport for London for the repair of potholes on (a) roads, (b) the principle road network and (c) London borough roads in the (i) 2023-24 financial year and (ii) previous five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	183220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>Government has supported TfL throughout the pandemic as a result of a fall in passenger demand. This includes just under £1.2bn of funding in the latest settlement and takes government’s total funding to over £6bn since the start of the pandemic. However, as transport is devolved in London to the Mayor and TfL, it is for them to decide how much of it is used to maintain London’s roads.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 03/05/2023 10:02:41 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

1624615

registered interest
date	28/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Greater London
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 funding provided to each London borough by Transport for London for the maintenance of the principal road network in (a) the 2023-24 financial year and (b) the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	183221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>Since the start of the pandemic, the Government has supported TfL with over £6bn in grant funding. However, transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London, so decisions on money spent on road maintenance in London is for the Mayor and TfL to make. Therefore, the Department does not hold information on the money provided to each London borough via TfL.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 04/05/2023 10:39:22 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

1624371

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Active Travel: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of meeting the 2025 and 2030 objectives for his department’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy; and how much (a) ringfenced and (b) non-ringfenced funding his Department has made available for that Strategy (i) at the time it was published and (ii) as of 27 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	183059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS2) estimates that over £3 billion will be invested in active travel between 2021/22 to 2024/5 from a range of ring-fenced and non-ring-fenced funds. This includes at least £100 million of ringfenced capital funding for active travel which will be provided over the two-year period 2023/24 to 2024/25, on top of £850 million of dedicated funding over the previous three-year period. It also includes estimates for City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) (£700m), Levelling Up Fund (£576m), Future High Streets Fund (£289m), Towns Fund (£293m) and National Highways Designated Funds (£90m). An update on estimates across all funds included within CWIS2 will be published in the next CWIS Report to Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Funding decisions for the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3) period will be subject to decisions made at the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/05/2023 10:45:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1624477

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Standards
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 24 April 2023 to Question 180901 on Roads: Standards, for what reason he does not challenge National Highways on specific outcomes of individual inspections.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	183037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department challenges National Highways on its overall performance on litter collection at national level. In addition, as one of the performance indicators in the Road Investment Strategy, it is subject to monitoring by the Office for Rail and Road as independent Highways Monitor. It would not be proportionate for the Department to routinely assess or challenge the outcome of litter inspections by National Highways at individual locations across the country. The Department is, however, happy to take up with National Highways any specific local littering issues relating to the Strategic Road Network that are raised by Honourable members or other members of the public.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 03/05/2023 08:36:10 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne