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1314622

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date	13/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
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 reduce the backlog of people waiting for a practical driving test.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	1000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has put in place a number of measures to increase practical driving tests. These include offering overtime and annual leave buy back to examiners, asking all those qualified to conduct tests, but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and conducting out of hours testing (such as on public holidays). The DVSA has also started a recruitment campaign to increase the number of examiners. The aim is to increase testing capacity and reduce the backlog as quickly as possible, whilst maintaining a COVID-secure service for customers and examiners.</p><p> </p><p>As at 10 May 2021, the average waiting time for a practical driving test is (a) England 13.4 weeks, (b) Herefordshire (Hereford driving test centre) 15 weeks, (c) North Herefordshire (Ludlow driving test centre) 14 weeks.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The DVSA is currently recruiting up to 300 new driving examiners. If this number of driving examiners are recruited, the number of practical driving tests will increase by up to 40,000 each month.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 1001 1002 1003 1004 question first answered 18/05/2021 14:17:10 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1271787

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: 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 how much people who have received funding through the OLEV grant schemes have paid for the installation of an electric vehicle chargepoint at their home; and how much on average people who have not received a grant have paid for such installation in the last four years.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	130650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The department has not performed bespoke analysis to assess the question asked.</p><p> </p><p>An indicative assessment of the costs of installing a chargepoint was performed as part of the Building Regulations Impact Assessment. In a private off-street residential setting, based upon a 7kW smart chargepoint, it is estimated that the cost of installing a chargepoint will range from a low of £982 to a high of £2,415.</p><p> </p><p>Analysis of the EVHS scheme is attached. This shows the average cost to the customer over the years that a grant has been available. This is based on data up until 5 May 2020. The average amount a customer has paid, when using the scheme, is £570. This will include the cost of the EV chargepoint, any ancillary equipment, labour and any VAT charged, less the grant rate available to the customer.</p><p> </p><p>The department does not have data on what customers outside of the scheme would have paid. Nor do we have information on how companies advertise the cost of chargepoint installations.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 130651 question first answered 11/01/2021 10:19:10 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean attachment 1 file name 130650, 130651 - Analysis of the EVHS scheme - table.docx title Analysis of the EVHS scheme - table
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1271788

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how companies offering to fit OLEV approved EV charging points advertise the cost of the work without the Government support.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	130651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The department has not performed bespoke analysis to assess the question asked.</p><p> </p><p>An indicative assessment of the costs of installing a chargepoint was performed as part of the Building Regulations Impact Assessment. In a private off-street residential setting, based upon a 7kW smart chargepoint, it is estimated that the cost of installing a chargepoint will range from a low of £982 to a high of £2,415.</p><p> </p><p>Analysis of the EVHS scheme is attached. This shows the average cost to the customer over the years that a grant has been available. This is based on data up until 5 May 2020. The average amount a customer has paid, when using the scheme, is £570. This will include the cost of the EV chargepoint, any ancillary equipment, labour and any VAT charged, less the grant rate available to the customer.</p><p> </p><p>The department does not have data on what customers outside of the scheme would have paid. Nor do we have information on how companies advertise the cost of chargepoint installations.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 130650 question first answered 11/01/2021 10:19:10 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean attachment 1 file name 130650, 130651 - Analysis of the EVHS scheme - table.docx title Analysis of the EVHS scheme - table
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1237209

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
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 more road users to switch to electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	94342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is investing £2.5bn‎ to support the market for zero emission vehicles. At the March Budget we announced £532m extra funding to keep plug in vehicle grants until 2023, to help offset the higher upfront costs, and an additional £500m to support the roll out of charging infrastructure to give motorists the confidence to make the transition. As part of our consultation on ending the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans, Government is considering what further measures are required to support the uptake of zero emission vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 28/09/2020 16:26:45 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1237211

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many on-street electric charging points have been installed throughout (a) North Herefordshire and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	94343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>Up to September 2020, 655 charging devices have been installed in the UK with funding from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles’ On-Street Residential Charging Scheme, with funding allocated to local authorities for the installation of a further 2,456. To date, Herefordshire County Council has not applied for any funding under this scheme. There are likely to be further on-street charging devices installed without the use of this funding, but figures for these are not available.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 28/09/2020 16:24:50 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1237212

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles have been registered with the green electric-vehicle licence plate.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	94344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>Green number plates are not yet available but they are coming soon. DfT officials are currently working with DVLA counterparts to amend the relevant legislation, and bring them in across the UK later in the autumn. Green number plates for zero emission vehicles will have an important awareness raising effect, helping to normalise EVs and increase their uptake. In addition, we are investing around £2.5bn,‎ with grants available for plug in vehicles, and schemes to support charge point infrastructure at homes, workplaces, on residential streets and across the wider roads network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 28/09/2020 16:29:17 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1237213

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
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 the cost of charging electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	94345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s EV cost calculator demonstrates that battery electric vehicles can be charged from as little as 1p per mile, compared to 8-17p per mile for even the most fuel-efficient petrol and diesel cars. At home, smart charging of an electric vehicle during off-peak periods when electricity demand is low means consumers can benefit from cheaper electricity prices. Next year we intend to mandate that all new private chargepoints must have smart functionality to help realise the benefits smart charging can offer consumers. In May, the Secretary of State for Transport announced that he will consult on improving the charging experience for EV drivers when using the public charging network. This includes consulting on options to introduce a common pricing metric e.g. p/kWh allowing drivers to compare the cost of charging between different networks more easily. Just like with today's conventional fuels this will help drive competition between chargepoint operators and bring down prices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 29/09/2020 09:14:51 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1237214

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on completing the fast-charging network for electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	94346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The roll out of rapid charging is an opportunity to remove range anxiety for electric vehicle drivers across the roads network. Highways England have now completed their commitment to ensure there is a rapid chargepoint every 20 miles along 95% of the Strategic Road Network by March 2020. By 2023, we aim to have at least six high powered, open access chargepoints at motorway service areas in England, with some larger sites having as many as 10-12, and by 2035 we expect the number to increase to around 6,000 high powered chargers across the network. This will be supported by a Rapid Charging Fund, part of the £500m support for charging infrastructure announced at March Budget. We plan to set out how the Rapid Charging Fund will work in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 29/09/2020 09:17:31 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1235494

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission Midlands Connect to conduct a review on adequacy of (a) the A49 and (b) strategic links to Wales.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	91577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to do so: it is for Midlands Connect and its membership to determine its priorities, and other work that will review these matters is imminent. Highways England will review the current performance of the A49 and other strategic road links between Wales and England, and their future requirements, through the development of its Route Strategies. In addition, in his speech on 30 June, the Prime Minister announced a review “of all future road, rail, air and cross-sea links between our all four parts of the UK”. We expect to launch that review shortly.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 24/09/2020 08:29:44 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1224439

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to ensure that local authorities compensate motorists for the closure of publicly funded roads.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	73733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not compensate motorists for the closure of roads. Roads are funded by general taxation for the benefit of all. Local authorities are responsible for managing their roads and have a wide range of measures available to them to do so, including road closures. They have various legal duties on them to manage their roads for all users, and ‘traffic’ is defined to include both cyclists and pedestrians.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/07/2020 15:42:31 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin