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1422975

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for rail timetables to return to pre-pandemic levels of service frequency.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	125551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>The pandemic is changing travel habits, and we are starting to see some substantial changes in passenger demand for rail travel. As we recover from the pandemic, we must ensure services are adjusted to meet these changes.  We are working with the rail industry to ensure that services are appropriate to passenger demand, whilst prioritising the good performance passengers need, and delivering good value for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 24/02/2022 09:44:32 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1441293

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Government has not yet introduced mandatory disability awareness training for taxi drivers through new national minimum standards for licensing authorities; and what his planned timetable is for all taxi drivers to have completed that training.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	140565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>Effective disability awareness training can help ensure drivers have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to provide passengers with appropriate assistance, helping them to travel independently.</p><p>Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing is a devolved matter in all UK nations. The Department for Transport remains committed to introducing mandatory disability awareness training for taxi and PHV drivers in England through new National Minimum Standards for licensing authorities when Parliamentary time allows. We continue to work through the normal government channels to identify a suitable legislative vehicle and sufficient Parliamentary time to take forward this important measure.</p><p>In the meantime, we will publish a consultation on updated best practice guidance for local licensing authorities in England later in the year, including a stronger recommendation that every driver is required to complete disability awareness training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 18/03/2022 09:56:28 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1441294

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Concessions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has carried out an equality impact assessment of bereaved partners losing access to the Two Together railcard following the death of their partner; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making a comparable discount available to such passengers.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	140566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>The Rail Delivery Group is the product owner of the Two Together Railcard. While railcard terms and conditions state that they are non-refundable, a partial refund can be considered on the death of a railcard holder. Cases are considered individually and I would urge anyone who finds themselves in this situation to contact the Rail Delivery Group directly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 18/03/2022 11:08:16 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1441296

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the context of reductions in rail passenger demand resulting in reduced services, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of resultant reduced rail use on transport emissions; and whether the Government plans to encourage the shift to rail use to help meet emissions targets.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	140568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Transport Decarbonisation plan and the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail we are committed to increasing the use of rail by both passengers and freight to reduce transport emissions. Under our plans we will grow, not shrink the network, investing in new lines, trains, services and electrification, including £96bn through our Integrated Rail Plan alone.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 18/03/2022 11:06:22 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1652533

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of closing train station ticket offices in Coventry South constituency on the (a) safety and (b) accessibility of passenger rail travel in the West Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	193819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>When proposing major changes to ticket office opening hours, including closures, operators are required to take into account the adequacy of the proposed alternatives in relation to the needs of all passengers; and to include this in the notice of the proposal sent to other operators and passenger groups. We would also expect operators to consider other equality related needs and make this clear in the notice sent to other operators and passenger groups.</p><p> </p><p>Together with industry, we want to improve and modernise the passenger experience by moving staff out from ticket offices to provide more help and advice in customer focused roles. No currently staffed station will be unstaffed as a result of industry changes, and train operators will ensure staff are well located to meet passenger needs in future.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/07/2023 10:56:53 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1361173

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences
	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 carry out a review of road traffic offences.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	59081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government takes road safety seriously and keeps the law under regular review. We do not currently have any plans to conduct a full review of all driving offences and penalties.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 27/10/2021 11:04:01 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1440767

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Safety
	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 (a) safety of the use of bright LED car headlights and (b) adequacy of vehicle safety standards regulation on that matter.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	139583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department monitors contributory factors to road collisions in GB through data recorded by police officers attending the scene. LED headlights are increasingly common in modern vehicles. Despite this, between 2010 and 2020, dazzle from headlights is recorded as a contributory factor in less than half a percent of collisions and, overall, there is no discernible trend or increase over this period.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to registration, vehicle manufacturers must supply evidence that their vehicles comply with international road vehicle approval regulations. Provisions for vehicle headlamps define maximum and minimum intensity, light pattern and position on the vehicle. Domestic legislation also prohibits the use of headlamps that cause undue dazzle or discomfort for other road users. However, due to variations in road geometry there will be unavoidable instances where oncoming vehicles can cause momentary dazzle or discomfort and the Highway Code advises drivers to slow down or stop if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s officials continue to support international activity reviewing the relevant vehicle lighting standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 17/03/2022 13:15:58 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1440772

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Highway Code: Accidents
	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 impact on traffic accidents, injuries and deaths of updates to the Highway Code made on 29 January 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	139587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>The updates made on 29 January 2022 are an extension to the existing advice and guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The amendments are not expected to pose any major challenges as they simply reinforce the good behaviours that we would expect every road user to adhere to. The changes should lead to improvements in road safety and drivers should already be following the rules of the road.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 17/03/2022 13:13:39 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1203616

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) affordability and (b) quality of rail travel in (i) Coventry and (ii) the West Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	59621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has frozen regulated rail fares in line with inflation for the seventh year in a row.</p><p> </p><p>The future introduction of HS2 will help improve the quality of rail travel across Coventry and the West Midlands, but there are initiatives that are making a real difference now:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>In May 2019, West Midlands Trains (WMT) introduced through services and longer trains between Leamington and Nuneaton via Coventry.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>WMT is investing £700million to introduce 180 brand new carriages and add 20,000 more peak hour seats into Birmingham in the next couple of years.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Subject to the approval of Avanti’s proposal by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), Walsall will receive its first direct Intercity West Coast services to London in 2021, while Coventry and the West Midlands are due to benefit from additional services on weekends from 2021, and earlier weekday morning services from December 2022.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>We are investing to provide additional carriages to increase capacity on CrossCountry (XC) services at Coventry and across the West Midlands from 2021.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/06/2020 13:28:34 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1244869

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating additional funding for local cycling infrastructure to reduce covid-19 cases on public transport.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	106502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>On the 9th May the Government announced a £2bn package of funding for cycling and walking over this Parliament. This included a £225 million Emergency Active Travel Fund (EATF) which is enabling local authorities across England to put in new cycling and walking infrastructure. This will reduce pressure on public transport services by making cycling and walking a viable alternative to public transport or private car use, particularly for shorter journeys. £42 million of the fund has already been allocated, and an announcement will be made shortly on allocating the remainder.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/10/2020 12:04:10 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana