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1484688

registered interest
date	29/06/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions relating to consumption.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	27536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>All UK domestic and international GHG emissions reduction targets are based on territorial emissions. The UK has driven down territorial emissions by 44% over the past three decades, the fastest reduction of any G7 country and in October 2021 we published our Net Zero Strategy which delivers a comprehensive set of measures to support and capitalise on the UK's transition to net zero by 2050. Nevertheless, measuring consumption-based emissions provides helpful insight and supports policy development, enabling us to keep track of our carbon footprint and informing our efforts to reduce this.</p><p>Many of our policies to reduce emissions will help reduce consumption emissions. One example is the Resources and Waste Strategy which sets out steps to improve resource productivity by reducing consumption of raw material. The strong link between material resource efficiency (or resource productivity) and GHG emissions related to consumption, as measured by <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fuks-carbon-footprint&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C962d30e4b9be43dc671f08da6028f1b7%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637928026233461737%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Udj5poFzf5Sj4KfPt0vKDltBksJaWwDI%2FvMbm4rZRPA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK Carbon Footprint</a>, means that measures to improve resource productivity should help reduce our consumption related emissions. The measures in the strategy include reforms to waste collection and packaging, the launch of the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fwaste-prevention-programme-for-england&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C962d30e4b9be43dc671f08da6028f1b7%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637928026233461737%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=thtHkcw9%2Fb5cEUlpO4YOETRc64te6kFzI4WBPEqlRjg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Waste Prevention Programme</a> and a commitment to double resource productivity by 2050. Additionally we will continue to monitor levels of raw material consumption (our 'material footprint') and resource productivity via the set of indicators, <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fresources-and-waste-strategy-for-england-monitoring-and-evaluation&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C962d30e4b9be43dc671f08da6028f1b7%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637928026233461737%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=a6LDBQ6ng5yJc7DST6jDIVHrI%2FP%2F4poTn3eA4kjfpks%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Monitoring Progress</a>, which was launched under the Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 11/07/2022 07:19:08 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1484691

registered interest
date	29/06/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing levels of both (a) consumption- and (b) territory-based emissions.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	27537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>As part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change process, we report on UK territorial production emissions to an internationally agreed standard. For the purpose of assessing progress towards UK Carbon Budgets, measurement of the country's carbon emissions is on a territorial emissions basis. Although a few countries do publish consumption figures, there is no equivalent internationally agreed methodology for the calculation of, nor the comparison of, consumption emissions. However, we recognise the importance of monitoring the emissions that relate to our consumption, including emissions within the countries we import from.  For this reason Defra has for a number of years published the emissions that relate to our total consumption <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fuks-carbon-footprint&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14e24f8597a5488569a708da6019d36b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637927961277197535%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=s6LVAz6OPT2D874VTWXiyA2PB%2BcCUVAyG4BxzeimrPs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK Carbon Footprint.</a></p><p>The carbon footprint published by Defra refers to emissions that are associated with the consumption spending of UK residents on goods and services, wherever in the world these emissions arise along the supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 11/07/2022 07:09:26 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1484350

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to incentivise car manufacturers to reduce the weight of their electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	26706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government sets the standards for vehicles but does not currently provide any incentives to manufacturers or others regarding reducing the weight of vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 01/07/2022 12:09:48 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1484354

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyres: Marine Environment
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 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on (a) the impact of tyre wear on and (b) steps the Government is taking to reduce levels of microplastics in the ocean.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	26707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>The development of regulations to limit emissions from tyre wear depends on the development of an internationally recognised test procedure for measuring them. This issue is being examined by the UN ECE Particle Measurement Programme (PMP), which includes DfT officials, other international governments, and the automotive industry. DfT is one of the founders of PMP and has played a leading role since its inception.</p><p>To support the work of the PMP group, DfT commissioned a 3-year research project in February 2021 aimed at understanding better the measurement techniques, material properties and control parameters of non-exhaust emissions from road vehicles, which include tyre wear emissions. DfT and Defra officials collaborated in the development of the research programme and will collaborate further on the outcomes of the project, which will inform policy and legislation aiming at reducing these emissions on a domestic and international level.</p><p>Furthermore, Government is continuing to invest through Innovate UK grants in emerging technologies which reduce emissions from tyre wear.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 06/07/2022 09:29:21 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1484357

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyres: Standards
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 ban tyres that are over ten years old from being used on roads.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	26708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>In February 2021 the Government’s amendments to the Road Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 came into force to prohibit the use of tyres aged 10-years or more from use on the front axles of heavy goods vehicles and buses. Additionally, regulations also require the date of manufacture to be marked and legible on the sidewall of the tyre to ensure the age of the tyre is known.</p><p>While this policy is expected to deliver road safety benefits for larger vehicles, on the basis of the DfT consultation in 2020 on banning ages tyres, there was insufficient evidence to justify a restriction on older tyres for all vehicle categories, but we will keep this position under review.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 06/07/2022 09:27:39 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1472843

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Crown Prosecution Services threshold for deciding whether to prosecute road death offences.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	23706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The threshold for deciding whether to prosecute offences relating to fatal road traffic collisions in Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) cases is the same threshold that is used for all offences.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS, in making decisions on whether or not a case should be prosecuted, will always apply the two-stage test set out in the <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/code-crown-prosecutors" target="_blank">Code for Crown Prosecutors</a> (the Code).</p><p> </p><p>The Code is issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) under section 10 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 and gives guidance to prosecutors on the general principles to be applied when making decisions about prosecutions. It has been the subject of frequent reviews and public consultations, most recently in 2018, when the eighth edition was published.</p><p> </p><p>The first stage of the two-stage test for prosecution (the evidential stage) requires the prosecutor to be satisfied that there is a realistic prospect of conviction on the evidence. The second stage (the public interest stage) requires the prosecutor to be satisfied that the prosecution is in the public interest. The case will not proceed unless both stages of the test are met.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS guidance on <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/road-traffic-charging" target="_blank">Road Traffic - Charging</a> assists prosecutors in charging cases involving fatal road traffic collisions. It outlines the charging standards and factors for consideration when prosecution decisions are taken.</p><p> </p><p>In order to ensure consistency of approach, charging decisions in all fatal collision cases are required to be approved by a Chief Crown Prosecutor (CCP), a Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor (DCCP), or a senior decision-maker nominated for the role by the CCP or DCCP.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 28/06/2022 13:33:06 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1472844

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Road Collision Investigation Branch on trends in the level of investigations into road traffic fatalities.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	23707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government consulted from October to December 2021 on the potential to create a Road Collision Investigation Branch. The Government published its response to the consultation on 29 June, announcing our intention to create a Road Safety Investigation Branch. This Branch will operate independently of Government and the police to better understand the causes of road collisions, with the aim of reducing death and injury on our roads.</p><p>The Home Office have no plans to introduce a review into the conduct of road death investigations.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 23232 question first answered 30/06/2022 14:45:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1472845

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2022 to Question 5346 on Roads: Accidents, if he will publish further details on the schemes available to provide compensation and support to victims and families of road crash fatalities.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	23708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The Fatal Accidents Act 1976 provides for an award of bereavement damages to certain family members which could be applied for in relation to road traffic accident fatalities. The size of the award is set by legislation and is currently £15,120.</p><p>Victims and bereaved families may be eligible to apply to the Government-funded Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (the Scheme), which exists to compensate for serious physical or mental injury attributable to being a direct victim of a crime of violence. Bereavement and other payments are also available to qualifying relatives in fatal cases. As the Scheme is publicly funded, strict eligibility criteria apply. For the purposes of eligibility, an incident involving a vehicle will amount to a crime of violence only where the vehicle was used with intent to cause injury to a person.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/06/2022 13:29:11 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1472902

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Inland Waterways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the use of waterways for freight transportation.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	23709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>To increase the use of freight on our waterways the Government provides revenue support through our Mode Shift Revenue Support and Waterborne Freight grants. We have committed £20 million per year to 2024/25 to support rail and water freight services on routes where they deliver environmental benefits over road haulage but are more expensive to operate.</p><p>The cross-modal and long-term Future of Freight plan, published on 15 June, sets out the Government’s objectives for a freight and logistics sector that is efficient, reliable, resilient and sustainable. The plan explicitly supports mode shift of freight from road to rail, inland waterways, coastal shipping and new innovative modes such as e-cargo bikes. The plan also sets out how government will raise the status of freight within the planning system, will develop with industry a £7 million Freight Innovation Fund and will undertake work to develop a National Freight Network. This work will support, and provide opportunities to increase the use of, waterways for freight.</p><p>Upgrades of the waterways network in the UK are the responsibility of the Canal and River Trust (CRT), which is sponsored by Defra. The Department for Transport continues to work with Defra officials and the CRT to ensure that freight is considered in the operation, maintenance and enhancement of the UK’s waterways.</p><p>There are a wide range of navigation authorities that manage inland waterways. These are either independent self-financing bodies such as port authorities or are funded by other branches of government such as Defra.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 23710 23711 23712 question first answered 29/06/2022 14:56:03 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1472903

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Inland Waterways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the use of water freight.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	23710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>To increase the use of freight on our waterways the Government provides revenue support through our Mode Shift Revenue Support and Waterborne Freight grants. We have committed £20 million per year to 2024/25 to support rail and water freight services on routes where they deliver environmental benefits over road haulage but are more expensive to operate.</p><p>The cross-modal and long-term Future of Freight plan, published on 15 June, sets out the Government’s objectives for a freight and logistics sector that is efficient, reliable, resilient and sustainable. The plan explicitly supports mode shift of freight from road to rail, inland waterways, coastal shipping and new innovative modes such as e-cargo bikes. The plan also sets out how government will raise the status of freight within the planning system, will develop with industry a £7 million Freight Innovation Fund and will undertake work to develop a National Freight Network. This work will support, and provide opportunities to increase the use of, waterways for freight.</p><p>Upgrades of the waterways network in the UK are the responsibility of the Canal and River Trust (CRT), which is sponsored by Defra. The Department for Transport continues to work with Defra officials and the CRT to ensure that freight is considered in the operation, maintenance and enhancement of the UK’s waterways.</p><p>There are a wide range of navigation authorities that manage inland waterways. These are either independent self-financing bodies such as port authorities or are funded by other branches of government such as Defra.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 23709 23711 23712 question first answered 29/06/2022 14:56:03 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman