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1715766

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorcycles: Driving Licences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on assessing the Motorcycle Industry Association’s proposal for assessors from approved training bodies to carry out licence upgrades for vehicles up to 22kw.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	uin	24751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is committed to reviewing all aspects of motorcycle training and testing, and is in the process of assessing the Motorcycle Industry Association’s proposals.</p><p> </p><p>Officials met with key representatives of the motorcycle organisations on 4 December 2023 to discuss motorcycle safety. The next round table meeting, which is scheduled for 8 May 2024, will further consider the proposals and options including licence upgrades.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/05/2024 12:11:10 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

1715802

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken by his Department to respond to a freedom of information request was in each of the last five years; how many and what proportion of such requests his Department did not answer within the target time in each of those years; and how many such requests to his Department had not been answered within the target time as of 1 May 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	24837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The department does not record the time spent in answering individual Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and is therefore unable to calculate an average time for answering such requests in any of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>Statistical information on the Department’s performance in answering FOI requests over the last five years is published by the Cabinet Office at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fgovernment-foi-statistics&amp;data=05%7C02%7CIvan.Pocock%40dft.gov.uk%7Cc16907c3d299442e5ac408dc6ea226bd%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638506889919674319%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=puF9aM2bOWX2HLJ7H2RTpb1dezObskIBsQuEVOQzx10%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics.</a></p><p> </p><p>These statistics, which cover all Government departments, include the number that were not answered within the target time. They are published by calendar year, with the latest year being 2023. The annual statistics for 2024 will be published in April 2025 but quarterly statistics may be available sooner.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 09/05/2024 11:58:39 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1715858

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2024
	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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of financially incentivising the use of sustainable aviation fuel.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	24832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>On 25 April 2024, the government’s response to the second consultation on the UK SAF Mandate was published. This confirmed the final design of the scheme which, subject to parliamentary approval, will come into force on 1 January 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The SAF Mandate builds upon the success of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RFTO), providing a long-term incentive to supply sustainable aviation fuel through a guaranteed level of demand.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the SAF Mandate’s design, the government has published Cost Benefit Analysis documents that comprehensively present the possible costs and benefits of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 09/05/2024 12:00:28 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1715616

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to local highways authorities on the criteria for the implementation of new road safety measures; and what flexibility those authorities have to act in response to multiple fatal incidents.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	24652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Local authorities have a range of road safety measures available to them and they are best placed to make decisions on implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/05/2024 14:57:37 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1715749

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Safety Measures
	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 with Cabinet colleagues to help increase the use of personal locator beacons on lifejackets in the fishing industry.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	902717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) recently published a new Marine Guidance Note and a leaflet on the use and wear of personal locator beacons.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/05/2024 12:07:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1715171

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Noise
	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 help limit noise pollution for people who live near motorways.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	24511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>National Highways are responsible for managing and improving England’s motorways and major A roads, known as the strategic road network. National Highways use a range of measures to reduce the impact of noise on their roads including using low-noise surfacing for road surfaces, installing noise barriers where suitable, and delivering noise insulation packages. National Highways recognise that there are opportunities to implement more measures in the older parts of its network that were built to different standards and have set a target to mitigate noise in 7500 properties during the second road investment period.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to take action to reduce the levels of excessive noise experienced by communities, delivering noise mitigation in Noise Important Areas near the strategic road network, and has funded leading research into noise cameras to detect and enforce excessively noisy road vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/05/2024 14:41:10 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1715185

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Network North budget allocated to connect Manchester to Liverpool applies to the entire section of Northern Powerhouse Rail.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	24453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Funding for Northern Powerhouse Rail has been set out in the Integrated Rail Plan and Network North. Network North confirmed £12 billion (2023 prices) of investment to enable Northern Powerhouse Rail to proceed in line with previous plans to better connect Liverpool and Manchester. On 25 March 2024, following extensive engagement with local leaders and local MPs, Government announced that it had heard clear support for Northern Powerhouse Rail to serve Warrington Bank Quay and Manchester Airport. Taking account of local views, this will be the primary options for the next stage of development for the NPR route between Liverpool and Manchester.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 07/05/2024 15:44:44 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1715186

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	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 the Leader of the House on making parliamentary time available for debate on a motion to formalise the point of truncation of Nothern Powerhouse Rail and the former HS2 Phase 2b; and what plans he has to (a) publish a supplementary environmental statement and (b) consult on that issue.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	24454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>I will table a motion that would allow the High-Speed Rail (Crewe to Manchester) Bill to be adapted to deliver the Northern Powerhouse Rail between Manchester and the Parish of Millington and Rostherne shortly. The arrangements for a debate on the motion will be announced in the usual way.</p><p> </p><p>The changes to the scheme will prompt a new supplementary environmental statement, which will be published in due course. As with previous environmental statements there will be a public consultation. Responses received to consultation will be analysed by an Independent Assessor appointed by parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 07/05/2024 15:43:03 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1715187

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when strategic development of the Parish of Millington and Rostherne to Liverpool section of Northern Powerhouse Rail commenced; who is responsible for overseeing that work; what the estimated timeline for completing the work is; and what budget his Department has allocated for delivering that section.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	24455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) and Network North set out the strategic plan and funding for Northern Powerhouse Rail. The high-level route will continue to be developed as set out in the IRP. This includes sections of the track between the Parish of Millington and Rostherne and Liverpool. The government is working closely with our delivery partners including Network Rail and HS2 Ltd to achieve this. The government aims to complete Northern Powerhouse Rail by the mid-2040s.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 07/05/2024 15:41:01 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1715188

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when strategic development of the Manchester Piccadilly to West Yorkshire section of Northern Powerhouse Rail commenced; who is responsible for overseeing that work; what the estimated timeline for completing the work is; and what budget his Department has allocated for delivering that section.
	tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
	uin	24456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) and Network North set out the strategic plan and funding for Northern Powerhouse Rail. The high-level route will continue to be developed as set out in the IRP. This includes sections of the track between Manchester Piccadilly to West Yorkshire. The government is working closely with our delivery partners including Network Rail and HS2 Ltd to achieve this. The government aims to complete Northern Powerhouse Rail by the mid-2040s.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 07/05/2024 15:39:21 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson