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1648875

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M4: Speed Limits
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 5 June 2023 to Question 186909 and 186508 on M4: Speed Limits, if he will make an assessment of the implications for this policy of trends in the level of use of (a) electric cares and (b) Euro V and Euro VI standard cars.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	191846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>Our Zero Emission Vehicle Transition is expected to have a transformative effect on air quality right across our country. Over time, this transition to electric vehicles, plus the increasing proportion of newer petrol and diesel vehicles which emit less pollution than older petrol and diesel vehicles, will mean that levels of nitrogen dioxide will continue to fall. Once nitrogen dioxide concentrations meet legal limit values and Government is confident these levels will be maintained without the measure, National Highways will be able to remove the 60mph speed limit introduced to manage poor air quality on the westbound carriageway.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 05/07/2023 14:29:25 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1648307

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A30: Repairs and Maintenance
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 30 May 2023 to Question 186218 on A30: Repairs and Maintenance, when the next additions to the major road network will be made.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	191364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The current Programme of Major Road Network/Large Local Majors (MRN/LLM) schemes is closed to new projects. Any future funding for a further MRN programme would be subject to the agreement of HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 03/07/2023 14:38:26 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1648308

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Greater London
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 24 May 2023 to Question 186217 on A316: Speed Limits, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including the A316 in the strategic road network to be managed by National Highways.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	191365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government will shortly make decisions about the Strategic Road Network (SRN) in the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3), which covers the period 2025 to 2030.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways has recently published its <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fshaping-the-future-of-englands-strategic-roads__%3B!!HEBAkwG3r5RD!_yW5pEICHrD6RchxX_j922sOHXAcEXu-vmVFzZBDgwl9TsaHTaO88GDe018SP9KKQ6N1iHj_JW90e76IMaNULkEqugxIAwac2e9rksPJZggXjAzU%24&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRISCorrespondence%40dft.gov.uk%7Cf6a2331c9d584f812c4008db787f8674%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638236261332476195%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ewG6U2Tdpbi6ddkFRme60xF7KAMRQpULz7crKvVIPA4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Shaping the future of England's strategic roads</a> which summarises evidence and proposals provided to the Department for Transport about the current performance of the SRN, future priorities for the next road period and beyond, as well as the analytical strategy National Highways has adopted.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 03/07/2023 14:36:10 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1648309

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding has been provided by his Department to non-governmental organisations registered in Sri Lanka (a) directly and (b) indirectly since 2018.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	191366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office publishes project spend on DevTracker and details can be found on GOV.UK. Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programme data is published annually, with data for Sri Lanka available on GOV.UK from 2018 - 2022. Information on CSSF spend for 2022-23 will be published in due course on GOV.UK. Under the FCDO's International Programme between FY 18/19 to FY 22/23, we have contributed £519,492.40 with Sri Lankan registered NGOs receiving £489,492 directly and £30,000 indirectly.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 05/07/2023 15:37:54 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1648310

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	4G: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, lnnovation and Technology, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve 4G connectivity in (a) remote and (b) other areas.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	191367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>This Government understands the frustration arising from the impact poor mobile coverage has on some communities, particularly in rural and remote areas. That is why we agreed a deal with the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to deliver the Shared Rural Network (SRN) which will extend 4G coverage to 95% of the UK landmass by the end of 2025, underpinned by legally binding spectrum obligations.</p><p>The SRN will improve mobile coverage for an extra 280,000 premises and 16,000km of roads and will lead to increases in coverage across all four nations, with the biggest coverage improvements in rural parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.</p><p>In fact the programme is already delivering coverage improvements across the UK with 4G coverage now at 92%, up from 91% when the SRN agreement was signed in March 2020. The MNOs have now deployed more than 150 new sites and have upgraded over 1,500 sites across the UK. On 3 May we announced the activation of the first government-funded SRN phone mast upgrade in Lockerbie, Scotland.</p><p>As part of our Wireless Infrastructure Strategy, we have asked Ofcom to improve the accuracy of their reporting of mobile coverage and network performance in rural areas.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 03/07/2023 09:20:32 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1648311

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
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 potential merits of introducing a pilot scheme for an 80mph motorway on the (a) M3, (b) M4 and (c) M6 toll road.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	191368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>We have no plans to do so at present but keep this issue under close review.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 03/07/2023 14:19:29 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1648312

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 9 September 2019 to Question 287534 on Roads: Repairs and Maintenance, what his policy is on the hypothecation of Vehicle Excise Duty to roads spending.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	191369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Revenue raised through English Vehicle Excise Duty is being reinvested into the English road network between 2020-2025 to fund road enhancement projects including the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2), which is the largest ever investment in England’s motorways and A Roads.</p><p> </p><p>Spending Review 2021 confirmed £24 billion of strategic roads investment between 2020 and 2025 and over £8 billion investment for local roads maintenance and enhancements over this Parliament to fill millions of potholes a year, resurface roads and repair bridges, as well as delivering vital local road upgrades.</p><p> </p><p>Spring Budget 2023 also provided an additional £200m in 23-24 to maintain and improve local roads. This increase will enable local authorities in England to fix more potholes, complete resurfacing, and invest in major repairs and renewals, such as keeping bridges and major structures open. The increase is expected to fix the equivalent of up to four million additional potholes across the country.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/07/2023 13:25:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1646690

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to develop a strategic vision for the blending of hydrogen as part of a transition to the use of hydrogen alone.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	190842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is building evidence to determine if blending meets the required safety standards and represents value for money, which will be essential for blending to be enabled. The Government is working closely with Ofgem and industry to explore options for a future billing methodology that could fairly incorporate hydrogen blends, protecting consumers in the process.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 190845 question first answered 29/06/2023 12:45:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1646693

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that hydrogen blending into the gas grid does not lead to higher gas bills for households and industry.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	190845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is building evidence to determine if blending meets the required safety standards and represents value for money, which will be essential for blending to be enabled. The Government is working closely with Ofgem and industry to explore options for a future billing methodology that could fairly incorporate hydrogen blends, protecting consumers in the process.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 190842 question first answered 29/06/2023 12:45:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1645759

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to improve the testing and diagnosis of hearing impairment conditions in NHS hospitals.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	190226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is taking a number of steps to improve the testing and diagnosis of hearing impairment conditions in National Health Service hospitals. NHS England is working to improve diagnostic services, including audiology, through its National Diagnostic Transformation Programme. Under the programme, a national data collection for audiology services is being coordinated from June 2023. The data collected will capture activity related to waiting times, equipment, workforce, facilities, and digital. The results from this will inform service improvement and future workforce planning at local, regional, and national level.</p><p>There is currently a small number of audiology services across England that are commissioned to accept self-referrals. NHS England is aiming to expand direct access and self-referral where general practitioner involvement is not clinically necessary, including for hearing aid services, through the Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care and the 2023/24 Priorities and Operating Planning guidance.</p><p>During 2023/34 NHS England will also be reinforcing the improvement guide ‘Approaches to Addressing Audiology Waiting Times’, which was developed for local integrated care systems in December 2022, through shared learning webinars.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 23/06/2023 11:35:41 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena