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1716398

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M4
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) South Gloucestershire Council and (b) National Highways on the delivery of M4 junction 18A.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	25186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department and National Highways recognises the creation of a proposed new Junction 18A on the M4 to the northeast of Bristol as a priority for South Gloucestershire Council and other local stakeholders. I know the Department and National Highways look forward to working with South Gloucestershire Council on suitable proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/05/2024 14:13:46 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1697913

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Public Service Obligations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 20th July 2023 to Question 194351 on Bus Services: Public Service Obligations, when his Department plans to issue new guidance on socially and economically necessary bus services.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	19829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department remains committed to publishing this guidance within this Parliament.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/04/2024 12:34:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1689859

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Bristol
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 15 January 2024 to Question 7296 on Railway Stations: Bristol, whether he is taking steps to reopen St. Anne's railway station in Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	14498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department is not yet in a position to provide details on next steps for the St Anne’s station scheme, but I hope to be able to provide further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 26/02/2024 09:55:24 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1678653

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Bristol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish its decision on the reopening of St. Anne's railway station in Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	7296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>I hope to be able to provide further information in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/01/2024 11:45:45 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1674336

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report by the Office for Budget Responsibility entitled Economic and Fiscal Outlook November 2023, published on 22 November 2023, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of the revised forecast of electric vehicle take-up in 2027 on greenhouse gas emissions.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	4637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The report published by the Office for Budget Responsibility includes revised forecasts for electric vehicle take-up, which are made independently of Government.</p><p> </p><p>These forecasts now more closely align with projections produced by the Department, reflecting the ZEV targets set out in the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023, introducing a Zero Emission Vehicle mandate GB-wide.</p><p>A comprehensive Cost Benefit Analysis accompanying this legislation includes the assessment of carbon savings out to 2050, with analysis estimating 411MTCO2e in carbon savings for GB between 2024-2050</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 05/12/2023 12:41:58 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1667892

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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, when he plans to publish the update to the Clean Maritime Plan.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>As per my response on 04 September, the department is working to publish an update to the Clean Maritime Plan as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/11/2023 15:54:20 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1667894

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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 the Government is taking to reduce international shipping emissions independently of the International Maritime Organisation.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK proudly hosts the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and is committed to acting through the IMO to address international shipping pollutants and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.</p><p> </p><p>A decade of concerted action at international level has seen effective reductions in pollutant emissions and the UK took a leading role in advocating for the global IMO sulphur cap for marine fuels in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Domestically the Government published guidance to support UK ports to reduce pollutant emissions and since April 2010 applied limits to sulphur content of marine fuels for ships at berth.</p><p> </p><p>To complement UK climate leadership at the IMO, particularly in securing the ambitious IMO Greenhouse Gas Strategy (July 2023), the UK has been a driving force on the development of clean maritime technologies, with announcements at London International Shipping Week’s Clean Maritime Day on Green Shipping Corridors through the Clydebank Declaration and launching a £1.5 million International Green Corridor Fund in September 2023, as well as the winners of the over £80 million Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition, which will see zero emission vessels deployed in the UK by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>We will also set out how we will take ambitious action domestically in the forthcoming refreshed Clean Maritime Plan, which will set out an ambitious and credible pathway to net zero GHG emissions for the sector, considering the impact of our own domestic action and international measures, as these develop through the IMO.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/11/2023 16:26:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1667071

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential merits of franchising more local bus services.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	906748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government will support any Local Transport Authority wishing to franchise their bus services.</p><p> </p><p>The Bus Services Act 2017 provides automatic access to franchising powers to Mayoral Combined Authorities in England.</p><p> </p><p>Other authorities can request those powers from the Secretary of State but need to demonstrate that they have the capability and resources to deliver franchising, and that franchising is the best option to deliver improvements for passengers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently revising the Bus Services Act 2017 Franchising Scheme Guidance, published in November 2017, to provide updated and detailed advice on the franchising process.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the current action on Go North East, I hope both sides can come to a mutually acceptable agreement that delivers for passengers.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 26/10/2023 11:11:20 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1653406

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	Bus Services: Public Service Obligations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to issue new guidance on socially and economically necessary bus services.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	194351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department plans to publish new guidance on socially and economically necessary services during this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 20/07/2023 13:30:01 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1651641

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Older People
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 expedite the processing of priority medical driving licence renewal cases.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	193070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The length of time taken to deal with a driving licence application where the applicant has declared a medical condition depends on the medical condition(s) involved and whether further information is required from third parties. This can include NHS healthcare professionals or the applicant themselves, before a licensing decision can be made. In around 50% of cases, the DVLA is awaiting information from a third party before any further action can be taken.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA triage applications when they are received and are prioritised on a case-by-case basis, for example if the customer needs a licence quickly for work or travel purposes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To help reduce waiting times for customers, the DVLA has introduced a simplified licence renewal process for some medical conditions. This change has significantly reduced the need for further information from medical professionals and enabled more licensing decisions to be made based on the information provided by the driver. The DVLA is considering if more medical conditions can be added to this process in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 17/07/2023 08:37:10 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy