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1716817

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make his policy to reinstate a hard shoulder on all smart motorways.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	25512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>On 16 April 2023, the Government announced that all plans for new smart motorways have been cancelled, recognising the lack of confidence felt by drivers and cost pressures. This means no new smart motorways will be built.</p><p> </p><p>We are focused on investing £900m to add further safety improvements to existing smart motorways, including constructing over 150 extra emergency areas – so that people can continue to get around easily and with increased confidence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Restoring the hard shoulder while maintaining capacity would be hugely disruptive, both for road users and local communities, and come at a significant financial cost, and a potential impact on the overall safety of the road network.</p><p> </p><p>Any reduction in capacity on our Strategic Road Network could put more drivers and passengers at risk of death or serious injury by forcing them on to less safe local roads.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/05/2024 14:37:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1714764

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles: Helmets
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 potential merits of amending regulations to require that cycle helmets be worn when hiring an e-bike.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	24091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department looked carefully at the case for making helmet-wearing mandatory for all cyclists in a comprehensive Cycling and Walking Safety Review in 2018. The review is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/governments-response-to-the-cycling-walking-investment-strategy-safety-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/governments-response-to-the-cycling-walking-investment-strategy-safety-review</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The review concluded that helmets should continue to be strongly recommended for people who cycle, but that they should remain a matter of personal choice rather than becoming a legal requirement. This is because the benefits of mandating cycle helmets would be likely to be outweighed by putting some people off cycling, thereby reducing the wider health and environmental benefits. The review did not specifically look at the case for mandating helmets only for those who hire e-cycles; but the Department expects the arguments for and against would be similar to the arguments for non-e-bikes. <br></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/05/2024 14:46:39 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1673631

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussion he has had with car insurance providers on (a) changes in the price of car insurance renewals in the last 12 months and (b) the potential impact of such changes on consumers.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	4217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Department for transport officials regularly liaise with representatives of the motor insurance industry on a variety of issues such as the cost of insurance.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is the responsibility of individual motor insurers to set their premiums and the terms and conditions of their policies, and the Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 05/12/2023 15:33:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1669940

registered interest
date	14/11/2023
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 recent discussions he has had with representatives from airlines on fuel tankering.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	1950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department is aware of the practice of tankering whereby airlines may decide to take on additional fuel than is required for a given journey. Although tankering can be practiced for operational purposes, such as avoiding technical failures or contaminated fuel at destination airports, research suggests that 90% of tankering events are linked to fuel prices.</p><p> </p><p>In the Government’s consultation, published in March 2023, on the details of the sustainable aviation fuel mandate, we recognised the potential for increased tankering and the risk that it could potentially result in the transfer of carbon emissions to other locations or to an increase in overall carbon emissions. We welcomed views from industry stakeholders in the consultation and are currently reviewing the evidence provided before publishing our response.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 22/11/2023 12:41:12 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1658623

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Hornsey and Wood Green
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 help reduce noise pollution from aircraft in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	198158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s overall policy on aviation noise seeks to balance the economic and consumer benefits of aviation against their national and local social and health impacts. The effect of aviation noise must be mitigated as much as is practicable and realistic to do so, limiting, and where possible reducing, the total adverse effects on health and quality of life from aviation noise.</p><p> </p><p>The Government sets noise controls, including restrictions on night operations, at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports as these airports are “designated” under the Civil Aviation Act 1982. This reflects these airports’ strategic importance and the need to balance the effects on communities with benefits to the UK economy. Regarding other airports, the Government’s view is that controls should be locally set.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/09/2023 10:35:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1657816

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Charging Points
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 of the adequacy of the number of electric charging points on the motorway network.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	197502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>Around 96% of motorway service areas in England have charging available. There are more than 450 open-access (can be used with any electric vehicle) rapid and ultra-rapid chargepoints at motorway service areas across England.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/09/2023 10:31:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1657817

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Charging Points: Haringey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electric vehicle chargepoints there are in (a) Haringey and (b) Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	197503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>This data represents those charging points paid for under government schemes, or recorded on Zapmaps, and likely underestimates the total amount of chargers.</p><p>In all areas, most users charge at home, and the complete number of home chargers isn’t recorded.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>i.) Public charging devices</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ii.) Charging devices funded by the Domestic Recharge Scheme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>iii.) Charging devices funded by the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>iv.) Charging sockets funded by the Workplace Charging Scheme</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(a) Haringey local authority</strong></p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>502</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(b) Hornsey And Wood Green constituency</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>479</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/09/2023 10:35:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1657826

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
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 tackle vehicle registration fraud.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	197512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>It is an offence to provide the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) with false or misleading information. The DVLA requires proof of name of address as part of the application process for the first registration of vehicles and there is a legal obligation on vehicles’ keepers to notify the DVLA of certain subsequent changes to the vehicle (including a change of keeper).</p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately, there will always be a small percentage of individuals who, for whatever reason, will not comply with their legal obligation to provide correct information. The DVLA works with key stakeholders to identify and prevent vehicle fraud. In the event of fraud, the DVLA actively gathers information and intelligence regarding illegal and improper conduct and will follow up any notifications of fraudulent activity with the relevant authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 11/09/2023 13:41:08 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1657393

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure any potential closure of ticket offices does not increase travel costs for people travelling outside TfL boundaries.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	196993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>Together with the rail industry, we want to improve and modernise the experience for passengers by moving staff out from behind the ticket office screens to provide more help and advice in customer focused roles. The proposals should allow staff to move around the station to provide more personalised assistance in various ways, rather than being restricted to just selling tickets from a ticket office window, including so that passengers travelling outside TfL boundaries still get the best price for their journey.</p><p> </p><p>The rail industry is considering the current range of non-digital products and transactions to identify solutions. This work includes expanding digital ticketing options and making them even easier for passengers to use through upgrades to TVMs and the digitisation of more tickets.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/09/2023 10:12:45 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1653655

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
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 vulnerable and disabled passengers affected by the closure of railway ticket offices in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	194534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>Under the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement, when proposing major changes to ticket office opening hours (including closures) operators are required, amongst other things, to take into account the adequacy of the proposed alternatives in relation to the needs of passengers. We would also expect operators to consider equality related needs of passengers and make this clear in the notice sent to other operators and passenger groups.</p><p>Together with the rail industry, we want to improve and modernise the passenger experience by moving staff out from ticket offices to provide more help and advice in customer focused roles. No currently staffed station will be unstaffed as a result of industry changes. Train operators will ensure staff are well located to meet passenger needs in future.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/07/2023 14:10:07 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West