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date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the service provided by Great Western Railway.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	21828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The Secretary of State and I regularly meet with Network Rail and Great Western Railway to discuss performance. With NR related delays reaching 71 per cent in December 2023, I have made it clear to the CEO of NR that they must address infrastructure issues that contribute to a high proportion of disruption. NR launched its £140 million Thames Valley Recovery Plan, focusing on improving infrastructure reliability over the next 18 months. I met with NR and GWR in Swindon last week to review progress and whilst we are seeing small improvements, there is a lot more work to be done.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/04/2024 11:24:11 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1644351

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Republic of Ireland
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 assessment of the merits of the UK’s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation and that deployed in the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	189447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>Biofuel suppliers operate in a global market and the Department considers changes to the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) accordingly, in the context of many support schemes offered worldwide. As the administrator of the RTFO, the Department also participates in the Renewable Fuels Regulators Club, which includes counterparts in the Republic of Ireland, and facilitates the sharing of best practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/06/2023 11:04:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1644352

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Batteries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of length of time it will take for battery technology to become sufficiently advanced to power Heavy Goods Vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	189448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>As of September 2022, there were already 437 battery electric zero emission HGVs operating in the UK. In its recent position paper on the zero emission HGV market, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) identified 24 models of battery electric HGVs already on sale in the UK, or due to be on sale by 2024. These vehicles have ranges of up to 340 miles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/06/2023 10:54:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1644353

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight: Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to help the road haulage industry to transition to net-zero through adopting (a) Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil and (b) other biofuels.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	189449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government has committed to end the sale of new, non-zero emission HGVs, less than or equal to 26 tonnes from 2035, and all new HGVs must be fully zero emission at the exhaust from 2040. During the transition, low carbon fuels have a significant role to play and currently provide a third of greenhouse gas savings in the domestic transport sector. They remain essential in reducing emissions from existing vehicles through blending them with traditional fossil petrol and diesel through grades such as E10 and B7. As the road vehicle fleet transitions to electric vehicles, production capacity of low carbon fuels will shift to transport modes, which are harder to decarbonise, like aviation and maritime. The Low Carbon Fuel Strategy, which the Department intends to publish later this year, will set out possible scenarios for the deployment of low carbon fuels across transport sectors out to 2050.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/06/2023 11:06:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1644354

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Biofuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for (a) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil and (b) other biofuels to decarbonise railways pending full electrification.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	189450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>In Decarbonising Transport: a Better, Greener Britain, the government committed to deliver a net zero rail network by 2050. Our ambition is to remove all diesel-only trains (passenger and freight) from the network by 2040. As we decarbonise the railway, we are working with GBRTT to bring forward costed options for government to carefully consider in terms of overall deliverability and affordability. This will involve working closely with operators and manufacturers on assessing and deploying the most appropriate traction technology. This includes electrification, alternate fuels (such as Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil), as well as hydrogen, battery or bi-mode and hybrid traction technology.</p><p> </p><p>The Low Carbon Fuel Strategy, which the Department intends to publish later this year, will set out possible scenarios for the deployment of low carbon fuels across all transport sectors out to 2050.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 189451 question first answered 19/06/2023 14:38:10 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1644355

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Biofuels
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 to encourage the use of (a) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil and (b) other biofuels on non-electrified parts of the railway network.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	189451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>In Decarbonising Transport: a Better, Greener Britain, the government committed to deliver a net zero rail network by 2050. Our ambition is to remove all diesel-only trains (passenger and freight) from the network by 2040. As we decarbonise the railway, we are working with GBRTT to bring forward costed options for government to carefully consider in terms of overall deliverability and affordability. This will involve working closely with operators and manufacturers on assessing and deploying the most appropriate traction technology. This includes electrification, alternate fuels (such as Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil), as well as hydrogen, battery or bi-mode and hybrid traction technology.</p><p> </p><p>The Low Carbon Fuel Strategy, which the Department intends to publish later this year, will set out possible scenarios for the deployment of low carbon fuels across all transport sectors out to 2050.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 189450 question first answered 19/06/2023 14:38:10 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones