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1203616

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date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
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 the (a) affordability and (b) quality of rail travel in (i) Coventry and (ii) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	59621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has frozen regulated rail fares in line with inflation for the seventh year in a row.</p><p> </p><p>The future introduction of HS2 will help improve the quality of rail travel across Coventry and the West Midlands, but there are initiatives that are making a real difference now:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>In May 2019, West Midlands Trains (WMT) introduced through services and longer trains between Leamington and Nuneaton via Coventry.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>WMT is investing £700million to introduce 180 brand new carriages and add 20,000 more peak hour seats into Birmingham in the next couple of years.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Subject to the approval of Avanti’s proposal by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), Walsall will receive its first direct Intercity West Coast services to London in 2021, while Coventry and the West Midlands are due to benefit from additional services on weekends from 2021, and earlier weekday morning services from December 2022.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>We are investing to provide additional carriages to increase capacity on CrossCountry (XC) services at Coventry and across the West Midlands from 2021.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/06/2020 13:28:34 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1203617

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Electric Vehicles
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 8 June 2020 to Question 49803 on hydrogen buses, what funding his Department has provided to increase the use of battery electric buses; and how many battery electric buses have been purchased through that funding.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	59546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department has provided funding to assist the purchase of low emission buses. Funding to date has been technology neutral, including, the ultra-low emission bus scheme (ULEBS) and the low emission bus scheme (LEBS). These provided successful bidders with £43,517,720 which was used to purchase 341 fully electric buses.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the Department is currently considering its response to expressions of interest in a £50 million All-Electric Bus Town competition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/06/2020 16:39:01 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1203618

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Tree Planting
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 9 June 2020 to Question 52100, who fulfils the role of HS2 independent inspector; when that appointment was made; what procurement method was used in making that appointment; and where the independent inspector's reports are published.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	59504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Independent Assessor of Plant Material role is undertaken through Aecom Infrastructure and Environment Limited. There are a number of qualified individuals that support that contract. The contract was awarded following a competitive tender process and for a period of two years from 23<sup>rd</sup> January 2017. The Contract has since been extended until 31<sup>st</sup> March 2021. The reports are not published, as their intent is to help provide an independent view of plant quality to help ensure that planting is successful, and are not designed to be a public record of the status of the planting that is taking place.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 23/06/2020 14:23:53 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1203666

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Environment Protection
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 9 June 2020 to Question 52101, within what parameters are potential breaches of (a) wildlife and (b) environmental protection legislation investigated by HS2 Ltd.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	59505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Every report or allegation of a breach of wildlife or environmental protection legislation is investigated to assess whether a breach has taken place. Allegations may come from a wide range of sources, including direct correspondence, phone calls to the HS2 helpline, media reports, tweets and campaign websites. There are no discretionary parameters as to whether a report is investigated or not.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 23/06/2020 12:20:41 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1203668

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Environment Protection
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 9 June 2020 to Question 52101 on High Speed 2 Railway Line: Environment Protection, how many credible potential breaches of (a) wildlife and (b) environmental protection legislation have been recorded using HS2 Ltd's process of live recording and reporting of breaches.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	59506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd’s live reporting over the past 5 years has recorded 93 possible breaches of Wildlife legislation, and 307 possible breaches of Environmental Protection legislation. HS2 takes credible potential breaches very seriously and each is investigated as necessary with the involvement of the relevant statutory authority where applicable.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 23/06/2020 12:22:49 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1203686

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much energy his departmental buildings have used in (a) each of the last five years and (b) 2020 to date.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	59354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>kWh</p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Natural Gas</p></td><td><p>Oil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>31,382,315</p></td><td><p>37,923,270</p></td><td><p>1,779,302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>40,726,077</p></td><td><p>41,017,631</p></td><td><p>2,046,502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>36,791,494</p></td><td><p>38,266,104</p></td><td><p>1,298,068</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>37,578,398</p></td><td><p>37,105,347</p></td><td><p>1,063,723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>33,752,594</p></td><td><p>33,677,336</p></td><td><p>1,665,576</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 (to 31-03-20)</p></td><td><p>9,404,303</p></td><td><p>10,405,464</p></td><td><p>645,728</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/06/2020 14:00:33 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1203732

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Jet Zero Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the members of the Jet Zero Council will be.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	59367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working on the details of the Jet Zero Council and will look to engage with stakeholders shortly to agree the Council membership, drawing as broadly as possible across airlines, airports, aerospace manufacturers, fuel suppliers, and environmental groups.</p><p> </p><p>Further details and the Council’s Terms of Reference will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 23/06/2020 14:04:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1203740

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2020 to Question 53999 on Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties, what the value has been of savings to (a) the public purse and (b) businesses from the abolition of the paper vehicle licence in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	59370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>In the first full financial year 2015-16 the actual saving to the public purse from the abolition of the paper vehicle licence was £8.9 million. In the financial year 2016-17 the actual saving was £8.5 million. This saving was anticipated to be a recurring annual figure.</p><p> </p><p>There was an estimated administrative cost saving of around £7.5m each year for vehicle business activities.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 18/06/2020 14:15:13 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1203768

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Hire Services
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 require the use of the Mobility Data Specification Provider element during the trialling of rental electric scooters.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	59380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is still exploring options for how data is collected and shared during trials of rental e-scooters. Officials are working closely with operators and local authorities to agree an appropriate data model before trials begin.</p><p> </p><p>Use of the Mobility Data Specification Provider element is likely to be required for some elements of the data model and the Department is in discussion with operators about the feasibility of this.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 18/06/2020 14:24:25 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1203770

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Hire Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the data required by his Department for analysis from rental electric scooter trials is provided by the operators participating in those trials.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	59381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Officials in the Department for Transport are working closely with operators to ensure the data we request will be robust, proportionate and feasible to collect.</p><p> </p><p>When deciding whether to grant permission to start a trial, a key consideration of the Department will be how trials meet our wider public policy expectations (i.e. data sharing expectations and other public policy benefits expected from the trials).</p><p> </p><p>If, once a trial has started, a provider was found not to be meeting those expectations (i.e. not sharing the expected data), the Department could take that into account in deciding whether to revoke permission for the trial.</p><p> </p><p>The details of the data to be shared and the process for doing so will be set out in data sharing agreements between the Department and e-scooter providers, and with local authorities where required.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 18/06/2020 14:21:01 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy