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1586603

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department last met representatives of the bus sector in (a) Plymouth and (b) the South West to discuss (i) the Bus Recovery Grant and (ii) support for that sector from April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	147324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport regularly engages with Local Transport Authorities and bus operators. Officials contacted local government representatives, including Devon County Council, on Friday 17 February to discuss the Government’s extension to the Bus Recovery Grant and the £2 Bus Fare Cap. We will continue to engage with the sector as we deliver the ambitions set out in the National Bus Strategy.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 24/02/2023 11:13:56 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1586614

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis
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 a response to the consultation entitled Taxi and private hire vehicle best practice guidance, published on 28 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	147334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The consultation on updated Best Practice Guidance for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities in England closed in June 2022. The Department is considering the responses carefully and will issue its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 22/02/2023 12:30:22 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1586638

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Greater London
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 the Mayor of London on the potential merits of providing additional Government funding to TfL for reinstating (a) the older person's freedom pass between 4.30am and 9.00am on weekdays and (b) the 60+ London Oyster photocard on Transport for London services between 4.30am and 9.00am on weekdays.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	147352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor and TfL, and it is their responsibility to manage and oversee the transport network. This includes decisions with regards to concessionary travel schemes. Since the onset of the pandemic, Government has provided TfL with over £6billion of emergency funding support but has been clear that this funding should not be used to provide concessions which are not available to other passengers in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 24/02/2023 09:35:47 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1586649

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to help (a) improve the accessibility of public transport for people with sight loss and (b) increase the level of audio-visual passenger information on buses.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	147361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to making public transport safer for visually impaired passengers and have provided £75m to Network Rail to install tactile paving on all remaining station platforms by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>We also plan to require the provision of audible and visible information on local bus and coach services across Great Britain, and intend to introduce the Accessible Information Regulations shortly.</p><p> </p><p>We have allocated £3.55m to the Real Time Information Group, who will be supporting small operators with the upfront costs of the planned Regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 22/02/2023 12:26:54 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1586661

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Leeds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the development of new railway stations at (a) Leeds Bradford Airport, (b) White Rose and (c) Thorpe Park.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	147373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>In 2021, the Department announced the results of the £32m New Stations Fund 3, which included £5m for White Rose and £7m for Thorpe Park. White Rose is currently expected to open at the end of 2023, and Thorpe Park in 2024.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>The Department also provided the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) with funding to develop the business case for a new Leeds Bradford Airport Parkway Station, through the £173.5m Leeds Public Transport Improvement Programme. WYCA is planning to complete its Final Business Case for the station later this year, with the delivery phase due to start in 2024, subject to planning consent.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 24/02/2023 09:54:33 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1586728

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	TransPennine Express: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of TransPennine Express trains were cancelled between Huddersfield and Leeds in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	146798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely collect this information centrally as this is the responsibility of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). Their latest published data on train cancellations can be found on the ORR website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/02/2023 12:32:10 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1586791

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £2 billion of funding allocated for active travel has been spent as of 17 February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	147013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government expects to invest over £850 million in active travel between 2020-21 and 2022-23 – a record amount of funding. This includes the £200m of capital funding available for local authorities announced on the 6<sup>th</sup> February. This funding is in addition to other sources of funding such as the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS).</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/02/2023 12:34:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1586793

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Low Emission Zones: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the economic impact of the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone on businesses (a) in London and (b) the South East.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	147459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor and TfL, and it is their responsibility to manage and oversee the transport network. This includes decisions with regards to road schemes.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the Mayor to assess the economic impact of his proposed expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), including on businesses in London and the South East.</p><p> </p><p>TfL has produced the <em>London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (ULEZ Scheme IIA) </em>report, which includes an economic impact assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 23/02/2023 14:54:56 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1586802

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to take a decision on the upgrade of the railway line between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	146845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>Midlands Connect submitted a Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) for its proposals to upgrade the railway between Shrewsbury and Birmingham to the Department for Transport in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The benefits of upgrading the line are outlined in the SOBC, including an estimate of the economic impacts of the scheme. We are considering the case for upgrading this line in terms of value for money, affordability, and alignment with the Government’s strategic priorities.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to publishing the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) update as soon as possible to provide clarity on the progress of projects.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 146849 146850 question first answered 24/02/2023 09:58:11 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1586811

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
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 estimate of the potential economic merits of enhancing the Shrewsbury-Black Country-Birmingham rail line.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	146849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>Midlands Connect submitted a Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) for its proposals to upgrade the railway between Shrewsbury and Birmingham to the Department for Transport in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The benefits of upgrading the line are outlined in the SOBC, including an estimate of the economic impacts of the scheme. We are considering the case for upgrading this line in terms of value for money, affordability, and alignment with the Government’s strategic priorities.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to publishing the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) update as soon as possible to provide clarity on the progress of projects.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 146845 146850 question first answered 24/02/2023 09:58:11 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski