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1606238

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will increase funding for bus services in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	171405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The 2021 National Bus Strategy makes clear that the Government takes the needs of rural transport users just as seriously as the needs of those in urban areas. The Department regularly engages with rural local authorities, including on the Rural Mobility Fund, and will involve them in the planned reforms to the Bus Service Operator Grant (BSOG).</p><p> </p><p>The Government provides around £250 million every year through the BSOG to help bus operators keep fares down and maintain a larger network than would otherwise be possible, as well as to help local authorities subsidise socially necessary bus services.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also sought to help increase patronage on buses, including in rural areas, by providing up to £135 million to help operators cap single fares at £2 on over 4,700 routes in England outside London. The cap launched on 1 January and is set to run until 30 June 2023.</p><p> </p><p>We are also providing up to £80 million in additional funding to extend the Bus Recovery Grant until 30 June which takes total funding to over £2 billion since March 2020 to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic on the bus sector and support local bus services, including those in rural areas. The Department is actively working on plans for June onwards and will make further announcements on this in due course. The needs of rural authorities have been given particular consideration as part of this ongoing work.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/03/2023 10:33:56 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1606239

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
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, if he will provide funding to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	171406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure happens across all areas of the country.</p><p> </p><p>More than 189 different local authorities across the UK, including those in rural areas, have been awarded over £55 million funding through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme which will see more than 14,000 chargepoints installed across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 April 2022, the Government expanded the Workplace Charging Scheme to support small accommodation businesses and charities to install chargepoints for their guests and visitors. This should help provision more chargepoints in rural areas, for example it should support places like village halls to provide chargepoints for their communities.</p><p> </p><p>In England, the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund will address regional charging inequality and ensure no part of the country is left behind. The Government has developed a data-led allocation model to award the funding, which considers factors such as the level of rurality and the number of vehicles without off-street parking within the local authority.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of funding programmes for charging infrastructure are available on a UK wide basis. Where public funding initiatives are planned for England only, corresponding additions are usually allocated to the devolved administrations through Barnett consequentials. It is then for those nations to decide how that funding should be spent.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/03/2023 09:18:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1606274

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
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 support his Department provides to local councils to increase the provision of electric vehicle charging points.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	171539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure happens across all areas of the country.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last six years, 189 different local authorities have been awarded over £55 million of funding through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme, which will see more than 14,000 chargepoints installed across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>To accelerate this roll-out, the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund Pilot was launched in August 2022, and expanded further in February 2023. The pilot provides almost £60 million in public and private investment to 25 different local authorities across England and will deliver over 3,400 chargepoints and 600 gullies for drivers without off-street parking.</p><p> </p><p>The LEVI Pilot is supporting the development of the full LEVI Fund. One aim of the fund is to address regional charging inequality and ensure no part of the country is left behind. The Department has developed a data-led allocation model to award the funding, which considers factors such as the level of rurality and the number of vehicles without off-street parking within the local authority.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/03/2023 14:46:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1606301

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Local Government: Fines
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 adequacy of the maximum penalty charge available to local authorities outside London.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	171370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The issue of penalties to support activities such as parking enforcement is complex and identifying the right balance of deterrent and fairness is not straightforward. Changing the penalty levels would need to be evidence-led, requiring consultation and amendments to secondary legislation. To date, evidence around the effectiveness of current penalty levels has been largely anecdotal.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is aware that sector representatives are undertaking research into this issue in relation to parking penalties, and we look forward to reviewing the findings in due course. We have no current plans to raise penalty charge levels.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/03/2023 09:54:41 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1606349

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1 (M): Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the A1M was last inspected for potholes and surface defects between junctions 8 and 10; and when that stretch of motorway is next scheduled for surface maintenance.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	171357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>Safety inspections of the A1(M) between junctions 8 and 10 are carried out by National Highways on a weekly basis. Its last inspection was carried out on 21 March 2023 with the next due to take place on 28 March 2023.</p><p>National Highways plan to conduct minor surface repairs along this section of the A1(M) before the end of April.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/03/2023 09:52:04 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1606365

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
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 people in (a) Angus, (b) Scotland, and (c) the UK who are awaiting a practical driving test; and how many are awaiting such tests at the Arbroath remote testing centre.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	171545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>There are four driving test centres (DTC) that service the Angus region. The table below shows the number of people booked to take their test at (a) each of the four DTCs that service the Angus region (b) Scotland, and (c) Great Britain.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(a) Angus region</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of forward bookings</p></td><td><p>Number of slots available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Arbroath</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dundee</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td><td><p>685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Forfar</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Montrose</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Scotland</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>44,080</p></td><td><p>7,143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) Great Britain</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>525,070</p></td><td><p>51,363</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There are four driving test centres (DTC) that service the Angus region. The table below shows the number of people booked to take their test at (a) each of the four DTCs that service the Angus region (b) Scotland, and (c) Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/03/2023 12:14:11 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1606366

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many practical driving tests were carried out in Arbroath between 1 March 2022 and 1 March 2023; and what proportion of the examiners recruited in 2022 have commenced their posts in (a) Scotland, and (b) Angus.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	171546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>There are four driving test centres (DTC) that service the Angus region. The table below shows the number of people booked to take their test at (a) each of the four DTCs that service the Angus region (b) Scotland, and (c) Great Britain.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(a) Angus region</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of forward bookings</p></td><td><p>Number of slots available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Arbroath</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dundee</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td><td><p>685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Forfar</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Montrose</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Scotland</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>44,080</p></td><td><p>7,143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) Great Britain</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>525,070</p></td><td><p>51,363</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Between 1 March 2022 and 1 March 2023, there were 407 car practical driving tests carried out at Arbroath DTC.</p><p>9% of driving examiners recruited in Great Britain in 2022 have commenced their posts in Scotland. This is in direct response to Scotland having 8.4% of the total number of forward bookings in Great Britain.</p><p>Driving examiners based at Dundee DTC service the four DTCs in the Angus region. 1% of driving examiners recruited in Great Britain in 2022 have commenced their posts at Dundee. This is in direct response to the Angus region having 0.4% of the total number of forward bookings in Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/03/2023 13:13:19 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1606410

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take further steps with Cabinet colleagues to encourage road users to transition away from petrol and diesel vehicles, in the context of Net Zero targets.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	171453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that a whole package of measures is needed to support the switch to zero emission driving.</p><p>HM Treasury has ensured that EVs continue to benefit from a favourable tax regime. There are now over a million plug-in vehicles on UK roads, the majority of which are exempt or pay minimal VED. From 2025, electric vehicles will still have preferential first year rates of VED in comparison to the most polluting vehicles. There are also preferential rates of company car tax for EVs out to April 2028. These measures will continue to support the uptake of electric vehicles.</p><p>Ministers across government departments continue to collaborate on the implementation of the Net Zero Strategy. In the Strategy, the Government announced that it will introduce a zero emission vehicle mandate, setting targets for a percentage of manufacturers' new car and van sales to be zero emission each year from 2024. The Government will shortly publish more details on the design of the ZEV mandate, including uptake trajectories, and accompanying CO2 emissions regulation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2023 10:15:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1606411

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a comparative between trends in the level of SUV use and levels of (a) road safety and (b) pollution.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	171454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>Trends in the level of SUV use are not held by the Department for Transport. The definition of SUV and the use of these vehicles is imprecise.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/03/2023 09:59:41 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1606475

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy introduce to a mandatory seafarers welfare charter.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Kate Osborne
uin	171572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The Seafarers’ Charter will initially launch on a voluntary basis. We continue to explore options to further enhance seafarer welfare and keep the need for further legislation under review.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 29/03/2023 08:08:49 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4783 label Biography information for Kate Osborne