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1646767

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Manchester Metrolink
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to support the expansion of the Manchester Metrolink to (a) other areas of Salford, (b) Eccles and (c) Greater Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	190853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Mass transit is largely devolved in England. Mass transit expansion in Greater Manchester is the responsibility of the Mayor of Greater Manchester and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA).</p><p>Through Greater Manchester’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) for 2022/23 to 2026/27, the Department for Transport has allocated £1.07 billion to the region for local transport schemes, which GMCA has brought forward. <br> GMCA can choose to develop mass transit proposals through CRSTS.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/06/2023 10:04:40 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1646785

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to review the potential merits of extending the length of time that Blue Badges can be issued for to people with permanent disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	190905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The legislation allows for badges to be issued with a three-year validity period. Local authority administrators already have the discretion to add a ‘not for reassessment’ marker to individual Blue Badge records, including for applicants with permanent disabilities, which can help to streamline the reapplication process in those cases.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/06/2023 10:01:28 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1646281

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M6 Toll
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with Midland Expressway Ltd on seeking a review of its policy of charging recipients of higher rate Attendance Allowance for use of the M6 toll.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	190625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has no contractual rights to intervene with Midland Expressway Ltd regarding toll rates under the terms of the concession agreement entered into between DfT and MEL dated 28th February 1992. Midland Expressway Ltd is a private entity; it would be inappropriate for the Secretary of State for Transport to seek to intervene on any aspect of tolling policy.</p><p> </p><p>The Department would be pleased to offer a meeting to discuss this further.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/06/2023 10:12:53 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1646287

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	MV P&O Pioneer: Crew
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the certification of crewing arrangements on the P&O Pioneer; and when he expects that vessel to enter service on the Dover-Calais route.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	190533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The P&amp;O Pioneer is a Cyprus flagged vessel and the certification of the vessel is the responsibility of that flag state. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) had carried out an inspection on board the vessel on 9 June 2023 and found the vessel to be in compliance with all the international conventions, including the Maritime &amp; Labour convention, which deals with the working and living conditions and the minimum certification and crewing levels on board. The vessel is already in service on the Dover-Calais route.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 26/06/2023 11:01:03 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1646294

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of London Authority: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of giving the (a) Parliamentary Service and Health Ombudsman and (b) another regulatory body powers to regulate the Port of London Authority.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	190628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The department has considered including the Port of London Authority (PLA) within the remit of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO). The department does not view this as a sensible course of action at this time.</p><p> </p><p>The Ombudsman can investigate any action taken by, or on behalf, a government department or other authority to which the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 Act applies. Such “action” is in relation to the exercise of administrative functions of that department or authority. The PLA is not a government department, and it is not taking action on behalf of one. It is a self-funding trust port and not a public body in the sense that the other bodies regulated by the PHSO are.</p><p> </p><p>It and indeed all other UK ports are already regulated, primarily by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, but also by other bodies which includes, but are not limited to, the Marine Management Organization, local councils and the Financial Conduct Authority.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/06/2023 10:08:18 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1646335

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Cleaning Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the pay rate for outsourced rail cleaners across Avanti West Coast services.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	190644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>Although no assessment has been made of the adequacy of the pay rate of cleaners working on Avanti West Coast (AWC) trains by the Department, AWC are required to maintain living wage accreditation, which means ensuring its supply chain is also compliant within three years of receiving the accreditation in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 26/06/2023 08:31:01 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1646339

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services and Fuels: Finance
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 provided to (a) bus operators and (b) local authorities for fuel costs in each of the last three years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	190646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The Bus Service Operator Grant (BSOG) given to commercial operators is to help them keep fares lower and enable services which may be unprofitable to continue running. The funding that operators receive is calculated based on fuel consumption and allows them to partially offset some of their operational costs, which may include fuel costs. Since 2010, over £200 million has been made available to commercial operators annually.</p><p> </p><p>BSOG funding given to local authorities is used to support bus services, including through subsidy for socially necessary bus routes; this is not related to fuel costs. Since 2013, over £42 million has been provided to local authorities annually.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 26/06/2023 10:59:32 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1646371

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Three: Vodafone Group
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 security implications of the proposed merger between Vodafone and Three.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	190657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has no involvement in considering telecoms mergers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/06/2023 08:37:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1646419

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Schools
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 support (a) Birmingham City Council and (b) other Local Authorities to tackle parking outside schools.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	190676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>For many years we have been giving local authorities the powers to enforce parking restrictions civilly and issue penalty charge notices (PCN) for contraventions of these restrictions. Now around 98% of local authorities have these powers, including Birmingham City Council, with more expected to follow. We have also made it legally possible for local authorities with civil enforcement powers to use CCTV cameras to enforce parking on a ‘Keep Clear’ zig-zag area outside a school.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities with civil parking enforcement powers may also apply to the Department for a Designation Order to civilly enforce moving traffic contraventions, including school street restrictions which are signed using existing 'no motor vehicle' or 'pedestrian and cycle zone' signs. The Designation Order granting Birmingham City Council these powers is due to be laid in Parliament on 27 June 2023.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 26/06/2023 10:13:15 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1646429

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Safety
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 cyclists who cycle at night to (a) use bicycle lights and (b) wear high-visibility clothing.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	190681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The safety of vulnerable road users is a priority for the Government, and the Department is determined to make the roads safer for everyone. Rule 60 of The Highway Code states that cycles must be fitted with a rear reflector and must have front and rear lights lit at night. Cycling without proper lights is an offence and enforcement is a matter for the police.</p><p>Rule 59 recommends that cyclists should wear light-coloured or fluorescent clothing to help other road users to see them in daylight and poor light, with reflective clothing and/or accessories in the dark. This advice was made clearer in the updated version of The Highway Code that was published in January 2022, and the Department ran a communication campaign in 2022 to highlight some of the key changes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/06/2023 09:59:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens