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1130427

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Fuel Cells
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 potential environmental merits of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	261128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport published the outputs of the Transport Energy Model in July 2018 alongside the Road to Zero strategy. The model estimates the relative environmental performance of a range of fuel and powertrain options for cars, vans, buses and heavy goods vehicles over the period to 2050, including hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 12/06/2019 16:31:47 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1130428

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Wheelchairs
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 increase the accessibility of private hire vehicles for wheelchair users.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	261129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to developing an inclusive transport system which disabled people can use easily, comfortably and without additional cost, and it is essential that taxi and private hire vehicle services play their part in making this happen.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, the Government commenced legislation to prevent wheelchair users from being refused carriage or charged extra. We expect all local licensing authorities to use the powers available to them to ensure that the service for which they are responsible is accessible to all who need it.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to undertake research to understand the reasons why wheelchair users and assistance dog owners continue to be discriminated against by a minority of taxi and PHV drivers, and the tools available to eliminate such unacceptable behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/06/2019 15:58:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1130430

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Passenger Ships: Pollution
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 cruise lines on pollution.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	261131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with key stakeholders in the maritime sector to discuss their concerns on a range of important topics, including pollution.</p><p>Officials have regular contact with the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). They have also engaged with individual cruise lines on the development of the Clean Maritime Plan, how the sector will comply with the global sulphur cap and on the decarbonisation of shipping via the UK Chamber of Shipping’s Carbon Working Group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/06/2019 08:50:09 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1130435

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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 recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the rail freight capacity for the economy.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	261135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>Rail freight offers benefits for the environment, helps reduce road congestion and is extremely important to UK businesses. Industry estimates that rail freight delivers economic benefits, including, cost savings to industry, environmental benefits and road congestion relief of around £1.7 billion per year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a Rail Freight Strategy to provide a stable policy framework to enable rail freight to grow and achieve its potential. The Government is committed to working with the rail freight industry to support its continued success. The Strategy can be found at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/552492/rail-freight-strategy.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/552492/rail-freight-strategy.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>To support future growth of the rail freight industry the Secretary of State also confirmed that Government intends to continue investment in improving the rail freight network in Control Period 6 (2019-2024) as part of the regulatory funding settlement.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working with Network Rail and the freight industry to identify options for future funding, including capacity improvements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/06/2019 12:41:18 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1130494

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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 assessment the Government has made of the potential economic benefits to the UK of the (a) manufacture and (b) use of autonomous vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	261156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has conducted analysis to estimate the benefits of the production and sales of automated vehicles. Production of automated vehicles and associated technologies in the UK is estimated to represent a gross direct contribution of £6.9bn to UK Gross Value Added by 2035, supporting over 27,000 jobs, including thousands of new highly skilled jobs in the automotive sector. The Government will continue to assess the potential benefits of automated vehicles as the technology develops.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 12/06/2019 16:36:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1127907

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Fuel Cells
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 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles on UK roads.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	257018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2019 answer text <p>Hydrogen fuel cells in vehicles is an exciting technology with the potential to revolutionise transport. Though the number of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles on UK roads is still in the early hundreds, we have seen some exciting developments with the technology.</p><p> </p><p>The Mayor of London recently announced the first fleet of hydrogen double decker buses in the world and a number of companies are also developing hydrogen fuelled trains which may one day run up and down our network. We are committed to working with industry to identify how we can use hydrogen-powered vehicles to decarbonise our future transport system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/05/2019 11:15:29 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1123108

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victims
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 tackle the use of (a) taxis and (b) private hire vehicles being used to transport victims of child sexual exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has consulted on draft statutory guidance to be issued to taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities on how their extensive existing powers should be used to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm when using these services.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation closed on 22 April and the responses are now being analysed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 30/04/2019 14:48:26 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087311

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
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 the effect of toxic fumes from shipping.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been engaging internationally and domestically in order to reduce pollutant emissions from shipping.</p><p> </p><p>For the most part, the international nature of the shipping industry means that regulatory solutions to curb environmental impacts from this sector need to be delivered globally. In this regard, the UK strongly supports the reduction in the sulphur content of marine fuel which will apply to shipping globally from 2020. In UK waters, a strict 0.1 per cent sulphur limit has applied to ships operating in the English Channel and North Sea since 2015; and from 2021 these waters will also be designated as a nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions control area.</p><p> </p><p>The Government highlighted opportunities to reduce emissions from domestic shipping and ports activities, when it published its Clean Air Strategy (CAS) on 14 January this year. Commitments include consulting on options for increasing domestic regulations and extending the current emission control area to other UK waters.</p><p> </p><p>To help drive the uptake of cleaner technologies and greener fuels, I am chairing a new Government-led Clean Maritime Council, which brings together experts from the maritime sector. Along with the CAS and the Clean Maritime Council, the Department is working with stakeholders to develop a Clean Maritime Plan by Spring 2019. This plan will set out a number of domestic policies to reduce emissions from shipping while maximising the potential economic benefit for the UK from global transition to zero emission shipping.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/03/2019 16:46:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1050263

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to increase the use of carbon neutral fuel through captured C02.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>In 2018 the Government amended the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation so that transport fuels made using waste CO<sub>2</sub> are eligible for reward, provided that sustainability and eligibility requirements are met. Those requirements include that all the input process energy used to make the fuel is from renewable sources, and that the fuel delivers significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the Department’s Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition (F4C) makes up to £20m of capital funding available to projects that will produce low carbon waste-based fuels for use in planes and lorries.</p><p> </p><p>Projects capable of producing fuels using waste CO<sub>2</sub> were eligible to apply for F4C funding.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2019 16:32:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1046164

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Parking
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 clarify to local authorities their powers relating to unintended consequences to neighbouring parking spaces in relation to planning permission to install a dropped kerb.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	211183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has no current plans to issue new guidance to local authorities on the provision of dropped kerbs. Local authorities are already expected to give consideration to local circumstances, including local parking and traffic management requirements, when determining applications for dropped kerbs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/01/2019 16:34:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell