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1701759

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	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: Electricity Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to include renewable electricity within the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	22295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is currently supporting the rollout of public electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure through targeted grants, the Local EV Infrastructure Fund and the Rapid Charging Fund. However, the Government continues to review all options to support the continued rollout of public EV chargepoints.</p><p>Last year, the Department commissioned independent research into potential regulation-based options that may be required to support the continued rollout of public EV chargepoints from mid-2020s, including their opportunities, risks and likely impact. Options under consideration include the potential merits of including renewable electricity in the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation. This research is still in progress.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 23/04/2024 14:57:52 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1701274

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund and Rapid Charging Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to extend funding for the (a) rapid charging fund and (b) Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund beyond April 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	21972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund is providing £381 million funding to support local authorities in England to work with industry and transform the availability of electric vehicle (EV) charging for drivers without off-street parking.</p><p> </p><p>On the 6 December, a £70m pilot for the Rapid Charging Fund opened for applications, focused on motorway service areas in England. Alongside the pilot, a consultation on the main fund was also launched. Evidence gathered from the consultation will be used alongside the learning from the RCF pilot in the development of the RCF main fund. The RCF main fund will open in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Government will continue to assess whether further support is required to ensure the continued rollout of EV infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/04/2024 13:49:25 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1701275

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether annual funding for the plug-in grant for cars has been reallocated to other funding pots since its expiry.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	21973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>This grant closed in 2022, there has been no allocated funding since that point.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/04/2024 13:52:11 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1701416

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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: Electrification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the report on the study commissioned his Department on the inclusion of electrification in the renewable transport fuel obligation.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	21974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Last year the Department commissioned independent research into potential regulation-based options that may be required to support the continued rollout of public electric vehicle chargepoints from mid-2020s, including their opportunities, risks and likely impact. This research is still in progress.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/04/2024 13:46:53 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1700868

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Automotive Transformation Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will extend the Automotive Transformation Fund (a) into and (b) beyond the 2025-26 financial year; and whether any contracts with suppliers to deliver the Automotive Transformation Fund extend (i) into and (ii) beyond the 2025-26 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	21628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of the Advanced Manufacturing Plan, we have announced over £2bn of capital and R&amp;D funding over five years to 2030, boosting the UK’s competitiveness and unlocking strategic investments in our automotive industry.</p><p> </p><p>This funding will be delivered via Auto2030, an ambitious programme building on the work of the Automotive Transformation Fund and the Advanced Propulsion Centre R&amp;D programmes, ensuring continuity in HMG support.</p><p> </p><p>This programme will leverage the UK’s unique innovation ecosystem, building on its strengths as a global centre of automotive R&amp;D. Details of funding opportunities under Auto2030, including delivery mechanisms, will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 18/04/2024 11:08:56 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1700870

	registered interest
	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	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which financial year funding allocated through (a) the rapid charging fund, (b) the local electric vehicle infrastructure capability fund and (c) other electric vehicle charging funds will expire.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	21629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Rapid Charging Fund is a complex, long-term project. In December 2023, a £70m pilot for the Rapid Charging Fund opened for applications, which are now being assessed.</p><p> </p><p>The £381 million Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund, including capital and capability funding is available over the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 financial years. This follows the LEVI Pilot and initial LEVI capability funding for local authorities in 2022/2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant, and Workplace Charging Scheme are also currently available. These grants are kept under continual review.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 18/04/2024 15:54:45 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1700060

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to 16465 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, what the average waiting time for DVSA driving tests was across Great Britain as of 6 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	21006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p> </p><p>As of 8 April 2024, there were 510,385 car practical driving tests booked, and 119,545 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in Great Britain, in March 2024, was 17.1 weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/04/2024 14:41:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1697470

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Contraceptives: Anaesthetics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS guidance webpage entitled Getting an IUD (intrauterine device) or copper coil fitted or removed, last reviewed on 15 February 2024, what the extra pain relief is that can be made available during the fitting of intrauterine devices.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	19606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>This is a clinical matter. The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) has published a statement on pain associated with intrauterine device (IUD) insertion in 2021, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/fsrh-statement-pain-associated-with-insertion-of-intrauterine/" target="_blank">https://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/fsrh-statement-pain-associated-with-insertion-of-intrauterine/</a></p><p>The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare expects clinicians who insert IUDs to be able to demonstrate sufficient skills and knowledge in pain relief, and that options are discussed with patients as part of obtaining consent.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/03/2024 11:25:50 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1697471

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Clinics: Contraceptives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the ability of sexual health clinics to administer local anaesthetic for the fitting of intrauterine devices.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	19607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Long-acting reversible contraceptive fitting services are commissioned at a local level to meet the needs of the local population. Local authorities and integrated care boards are responsible for ensuring services are delivered in accordance with quality and safety standards and clinical guidance.</p><p>The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), who are responsible for the clinical issue of pain relief during intrauterine contraception procedures, have published updated clinical guidance for healthcare professionals on pain management during these procedures. FSRH guidance is clear that healthcare professionals should work in partnership with women to establish the best strategies for reducing anxiety, and the most effective interventions for minimising pain during intrauterine contraception procedures.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 19608 question first answered 26/03/2024 14:50:20 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1697472

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Contraceptives: Endometriosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS guidance webpage entitled Getting an IUD (intrauterine device) or copper coil fitted or removed, last reviewed on 15 February 2024, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the extra pain relief that can be made available during the fitting of intrauterine devices on levels of people with endometriosis having intrauterine devices fitted.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	19608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Long-acting reversible contraceptive fitting services are commissioned at a local level to meet the needs of the local population. Local authorities and integrated care boards are responsible for ensuring services are delivered in accordance with quality and safety standards and clinical guidance.</p><p>The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), who are responsible for the clinical issue of pain relief during intrauterine contraception procedures, have published updated clinical guidance for healthcare professionals on pain management during these procedures. FSRH guidance is clear that healthcare professionals should work in partnership with women to establish the best strategies for reducing anxiety, and the most effective interventions for minimising pain during intrauterine contraception procedures.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 19607 question first answered 26/03/2024 14:50:20 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1697476

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Health Services: Contraceptives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of training given to staff on assessing when to stop IUD insertions if the patient feels pain or discomfort.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	19609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Individual employers providing contraception services are responsible for ensuring their staff are trained and competent to carry out their role.</p><p>The standard of training for health care professionals is the responsibility of respective independent statutory regulatory bodies, who set the outcome standards expected and approve courses. It is the responsibility of higher education and training institutions to write and teach a programme that enables their students to meet the regulators’ outcome standards.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/03/2024 14:55:25 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1698711

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Criminal Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reform the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	902215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>This Government has introduced a comprehensive legislative framework to prevent violence against women, including our landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021.</p><p>We have pioneered the creation of new offences including coercive control, non-fatal strangulation and intimate image abuse; more than doubled the number of adult rape cases reaching court compared to when we commissioned our End-to-End Rape Review; and made sure that sentences for adult rape are almost 40% longer than they were in 2010.</p><p>And through our Sentencing Bill, we will ensure that rapists and serious sexual offenders spend the entirety of their custodial sentence behind bars, without possibility of parole.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 902214 902220 question first answered 26/03/2024 18:26:02 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1694761

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2024
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16465 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, what the average waiting time was for a driving test from DVSA in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) each region and (d) each driving centre in March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The attached spreadsheet PQ 17731 shows the average waiting time in March 2023 for a car practical driving test, broken down by:</p><ul><li>Great Britain</li><li>England</li><li>each region/zone</li><li>each driving centre</li></ul><p>The attached spreadsheet PQ 17730 shows the average waiting time in March 2022 for a car practical driving test, broken down by:</p><ul><li>Great Britain</li><li>England</li><li>each region/zone</li><li>each driving centre</li></ul> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name PQ 17730.xlsx title 17730 Average waiting times 2 file name PQ 17731.xlsx title 17731 Average waiting times grouped question UIN 17731 question first answered 14/03/2024 12:31:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1694762

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2024
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16465 on Driving Tests: Waiting Lists, what the average waiting time was for a driving test from DVSA in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) each region and (d) each driving centre in March 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The attached spreadsheet PQ 17731 shows the average waiting time in March 2023 for a car practical driving test, broken down by:</p><ul><li>Great Britain</li><li>England</li><li>each region/zone</li><li>each driving centre</li></ul><p>The attached spreadsheet PQ 17730 shows the average waiting time in March 2022 for a car practical driving test, broken down by:</p><ul><li>Great Britain</li><li>England</li><li>each region/zone</li><li>each driving centre</li></ul> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name PQ 17730.xlsx title 17730 Average waiting times 2 file name PQ 17731.xlsx title 17731 Average waiting times grouped question UIN 17730 question first answered 14/03/2024 12:31:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1694556

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the email correspondence of 1 November 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay responded to this correspondence on 14 March 2024. The Department apologises for the delay in responding.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 15/03/2024 14:56:35 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1694598

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Parking: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16462 on Parking: Private Sector, what representations his Department has received from stakeholders on the potential merits of increasing regulatory scrutiny of private parking companies since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-22/15378" target="_blank">UIN 15378</a> on 28 February 2024. Furthermore, the Code has been produced in close consultation with private parking experts including consumer and industry groups. The Government continues to work with these groups to ensure the Code comes into effect as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 17571 17572 17573 question first answered 13/03/2024 15:09:57 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1694599

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Parking: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish a new private parking code of practice.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-22/15378" target="_blank">UIN 15378</a> on 28 February 2024. Furthermore, the Code has been produced in close consultation with private parking experts including consumer and industry groups. The Government continues to work with these groups to ensure the Code comes into effect as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 17570 17572 17573 question first answered 13/03/2024 15:09:57 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1694600

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Parking: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16462 on Parking: Private Sector, what meetings he has had to discuss the level of regulatory scrutiny of private parking companies since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-22/15378" target="_blank">UIN 15378</a> on 28 February 2024. Furthermore, the Code has been produced in close consultation with private parking experts including consumer and industry groups. The Government continues to work with these groups to ensure the Code comes into effect as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 17570 17571 17573 question first answered 13/03/2024 15:09:57 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1694602

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Parking: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16462 on Parking: Private Sector, if he will publish a plan to increase the regulatory scrutiny of private parking companies.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-22/15378" target="_blank">UIN 15378</a> on 28 February 2024. Furthermore, the Code has been produced in close consultation with private parking experts including consumer and industry groups. The Government continues to work with these groups to ensure the Code comes into effect as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 17570 17571 17572 question first answered 13/03/2024 15:09:57 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1694244

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 8 September 2023 from the constituent of the hon. Member for Sefton Central on animal testing.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 8 March 2024 advising that the issues raised in his correspondence are a matter for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. I apologise for the delay in responding.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 21/03/2024 18:10:03 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1694246

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 3 October 2023 on animal welfare.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 6 March 2024. I apologise for the delay in responding.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 11/03/2024 16:57:34 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1692964

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Parking: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing regulatory scrutiny of private parking companies.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	16462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is aware of concerns regarding the practices of some private parking operators. Following the introduction of the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019, the Government is taking action to improve the regulation of the private parking industry.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 06/03/2024 16:41:10 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1693010

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2024
	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 the average waiting time is for a driving test from DVSA in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each driving centre.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	16465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>As of 4 March 2024, there were 514,894 car practical driving tests booked, and 133,555 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window. The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in England is 17.8 weeks.</p><p>The attached spreadsheet shows the average waiting time for a car practical driving test, per region, and at each test centre, as of 4 March 2024.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport has decided, going forward, to regularly publish this information to show progress in tackling the testing backlog that has arisen since Covid.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 16466 question first answered 06/03/2024 17:46:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name 16466.xlsx title DVSA Average waiting time
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1693011

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2024
	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 the total number of drivers in England waiting for a driving test from DVSA was as of 1 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	16466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>As of 4 March 2024, there were 514,894 car practical driving tests booked, and 133,555 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window. The average waiting time for a car practical driving test in England is 17.8 weeks.</p><p>The attached spreadsheet shows the average waiting time for a car practical driving test, per region, and at each test centre, as of 4 March 2024.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport has decided, going forward, to regularly publish this information to show progress in tackling the testing backlog that has arisen since Covid.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 16465 question first answered 06/03/2024 17:46:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name 16466.xlsx title DVSA Average waiting time
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1691368

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Vans: Electric Vehicles
	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 changing regulations on the weight of vans during the transition to electric vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	15438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>Electric powertrains can make zero emission vans heavier than their petrol or diesel equivalents. To incentivise the uptake of electric vans with a viable payload (weight of goods they can carry), the Department has increased the regulatory weight threshold from 3.5 tonnes to 4.25 tonnes for driver licence and operator licence rules.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has announced plans to further optimise these driver licence rules by removing current conditions for utilising this additional weight allowance. The Government is also reviewing weight thresholds that impact regulations for electric vans in other areas, including roadworthiness testing (MOT) and drivers’ hours rules. Safety is a primary consideration in assessing any changes to regulatory weight thresholds.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 28/02/2024 09:29:54 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson