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837764

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date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Diesel Vehicles: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has plans to introduce a diesel vehicle scrappage scheme for people on low incomes.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	126795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>On 22 November 2017 the Government launched a consultation on additional measures to support individuals and businesses affected by local NO2 plans. Options considered include retrofitting vehicles, support for car clubs, vehicle scrappage and improved public transport offers. The consultation closed on 5 January 2018 and the Government will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/02/2018 10:29:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

837966

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government plans for the Severn Bridge toll to be removed entirely.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	126996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government will abolish charging on the Severn bridges by the end of 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/02/2018 11:27:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

838231

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Get Britain Cycling, published by the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group in 2013, if his Department will ensure that cycling infrastructure receives adequate funding in line with the recommendations in that report.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	127129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Cycling has many benefits, both for the individual and for society as a whole, and requires good cycling infrastructure. The Government’s first ever statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, sets out the £1.2 billion of funding that is available to support cycling and walking over the period to 2021. Since its publication, the Government has announced further support for cycling and walking infrastructure, including around £77 million of schemes funded through the National Productivity Investment Fund, and the potential for significant investment through the new £1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund. Many of the funding decisions are for local authorities, and the Department is helping them to produce Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans which will help make the case for investment in their own areas.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/02/2018 17:25:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

838234

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Sheffield
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 provide financial support for Sheffield City region to fund non-statutory concessions for bus travel.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	127132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>It is not Government policy to fund non-statutory concessions for bus travel anywhere in England, including in the Sheffield City Region. However, individual local transport authorities have powers to fund additional concession schemes for bus travel over and above the statutory scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/02/2018 12:38:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

838245

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the management Heathrow Airport on the planned length of the third runway there.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	127143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Statement of Approach on the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS), the Department cannot discuss the merits or contents of the NPS. The Department is currently considering responses to the consultations held on the draft and revised draft Airports NPS.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/02/2018 17:16:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

838246

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, under which of the grounds set out in Regulation 32 (Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication) his Department justified the extension of Virgin Rail’s West Coast contract by direct award rather than through a competitive tendering process.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	127144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Direct Award was made under article 5(6) of Regulation 1370/2007 (Direct Award for transport by rail without a call for competition), which is directly applicable.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/02/2018 16:12:26 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

838248

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department received legal advice in relation to Regulation 32 (Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication) to enable a direct award of Virgin Rail’s contract extension for the West Coast Main Line rather than awarding it through a competitive tendering process; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	127146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State satisfied himself that the award of a Direct Award in these circumstances complied with legal requirements for such a procurement.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/02/2018 16:15:50 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

838475

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many European Conference of Ministers of Transport multilateral road haulage permits are currently held by UK hauliers.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	127295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s overall aim in the negotiations with the EU is to maintain and develop the existing liberalised access for commercial haulage. The current liberalised access arrangements for commercial hauliers bring in billions of pounds for both the UK and the EU. Agreeing a deal which maintains and develops these arrangements is in the interests of both parties and we are absolutely confident of doing so. The Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill is designed to ensure Government has in place the necessary framework and powers to deliver a permit scheme should it be required as part of an agreement with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The permitting system operated by the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) is an international arrangement entirely separate to the EU and will not be part of our negotiations. The ECMT permits currently allocated to the UK are little used and we have no intention of relying on them after we leave the EU.</p><p>At present, the UK currently receives ECMT permits covering up to 1,224 vehicles at any time. These are allocated to operators and can be switched between different vehicles within a fleet. In 2018 only 21 ECMT permits have been issued to UK hauliers. This is because direct haulage between the UK and non-EU/EFTA ECMT countries is relatively limited, and there are also separate bilateral arrangements between the UK and non-EU/EFTA ECMT countries that can be used.</p><p> </p><p>The ECMT has issued permits which allow the use of up to 44,370 vehicles for the other 42 countries within the ECMT at any time for 2018. The ECMT scheme covers all other EU countries, with the exception of Cyprus who are not members of the scheme. This number can vary depending on the type of vehicle used and whether countries have taken their full entitlement of ECMT permits. Of this total, 21,090 are currently issued to EU Member States, excluding the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Road haulage between the UK and EFTA States currently operates without permits under EU regulations and agreements. The access arrangements available for the UK operators for trade with the EFTA States after the UK has left the EU will be a matter for negotiation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also has a number of bilateral haulage agreements with non-EU countries. The UK has issued around 1,400 permits to UK hauliers under these bilateral agreements since the start of 2017. While some of these arrangements require permits, several do not and any permitting requirement is subject to the nature of the arrangement reached.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 127296 127297 127298 127299 127300 127301 127302 127312 question first answered 26/02/2018 17:55:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

838476

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many European Conference of Ministers of Transport multilateral road haulage permits are currently held by EU hauliers.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	127296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s overall aim in the negotiations with the EU is to maintain and develop the existing liberalised access for commercial haulage. The current liberalised access arrangements for commercial hauliers bring in billions of pounds for both the UK and the EU. Agreeing a deal which maintains and develops these arrangements is in the interests of both parties and we are absolutely confident of doing so. The Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill is designed to ensure Government has in place the necessary framework and powers to deliver a permit scheme should it be required as part of an agreement with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The permitting system operated by the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) is an international arrangement entirely separate to the EU and will not be part of our negotiations. The ECMT permits currently allocated to the UK are little used and we have no intention of relying on them after we leave the EU.</p><p>At present, the UK currently receives ECMT permits covering up to 1,224 vehicles at any time. These are allocated to operators and can be switched between different vehicles within a fleet. In 2018 only 21 ECMT permits have been issued to UK hauliers. This is because direct haulage between the UK and non-EU/EFTA ECMT countries is relatively limited, and there are also separate bilateral arrangements between the UK and non-EU/EFTA ECMT countries that can be used.</p><p> </p><p>The ECMT has issued permits which allow the use of up to 44,370 vehicles for the other 42 countries within the ECMT at any time for 2018. The ECMT scheme covers all other EU countries, with the exception of Cyprus who are not members of the scheme. This number can vary depending on the type of vehicle used and whether countries have taken their full entitlement of ECMT permits. Of this total, 21,090 are currently issued to EU Member States, excluding the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Road haulage between the UK and EFTA States currently operates without permits under EU regulations and agreements. The access arrangements available for the UK operators for trade with the EFTA States after the UK has left the EU will be a matter for negotiation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also has a number of bilateral haulage agreements with non-EU countries. The UK has issued around 1,400 permits to UK hauliers under these bilateral agreements since the start of 2017. While some of these arrangements require permits, several do not and any permitting requirement is subject to the nature of the arrangement reached.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 127295 127297 127298 127299 127300 127301 127302 127312 question first answered 26/02/2018 17:55:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

838477

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight: EU Countries
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 European Conference of Ministers of Transport multilateral road haulage permits that would be available to UK hauliers if the UK became a member of the (a) European Economic Area and (b) European Free Trade Area after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	127297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s overall aim in the negotiations with the EU is to maintain and develop the existing liberalised access for commercial haulage. The current liberalised access arrangements for commercial hauliers bring in billions of pounds for both the UK and the EU. Agreeing a deal which maintains and develops these arrangements is in the interests of both parties and we are absolutely confident of doing so. The Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill is designed to ensure Government has in place the necessary framework and powers to deliver a permit scheme should it be required as part of an agreement with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The permitting system operated by the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) is an international arrangement entirely separate to the EU and will not be part of our negotiations. The ECMT permits currently allocated to the UK are little used and we have no intention of relying on them after we leave the EU.</p><p>At present, the UK currently receives ECMT permits covering up to 1,224 vehicles at any time. These are allocated to operators and can be switched between different vehicles within a fleet. In 2018 only 21 ECMT permits have been issued to UK hauliers. This is because direct haulage between the UK and non-EU/EFTA ECMT countries is relatively limited, and there are also separate bilateral arrangements between the UK and non-EU/EFTA ECMT countries that can be used.</p><p> </p><p>The ECMT has issued permits which allow the use of up to 44,370 vehicles for the other 42 countries within the ECMT at any time for 2018. The ECMT scheme covers all other EU countries, with the exception of Cyprus who are not members of the scheme. This number can vary depending on the type of vehicle used and whether countries have taken their full entitlement of ECMT permits. Of this total, 21,090 are currently issued to EU Member States, excluding the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Road haulage between the UK and EFTA States currently operates without permits under EU regulations and agreements. The access arrangements available for the UK operators for trade with the EFTA States after the UK has left the EU will be a matter for negotiation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also has a number of bilateral haulage agreements with non-EU countries. The UK has issued around 1,400 permits to UK hauliers under these bilateral agreements since the start of 2017. While some of these arrangements require permits, several do not and any permitting requirement is subject to the nature of the arrangement reached.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 127295 127296 127298 127299 127300 127301 127302 127312 question first answered 26/02/2018 17:55:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach