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1701759

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/04/2024
	date	17/04/2024
	date tabled	17/04/2024
	ddp created	17/04/2024 18:34:04
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	17/04/2024 18:39:10 23/04/2024 15:29:06
	hansard heading	Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Electricity Generation
	house id	1
	identifier	22295
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/04/2024 14:57:52
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to include renewable electricity within the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 22295
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	22295
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction 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> question first answered 23/04/2024 14:57:52 answering member 4801
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1701274

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/04/2024
	date	16/04/2024
	date tabled	16/04/2024
	ddp created	16/04/2024 18:52:51
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	16/04/2024 19:06:10 19/04/2024 14:21:03
	hansard heading	Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund and Rapid Charging Fund
	house id	1
	identifier	21972
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	19/04/2024 13:49:25
	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.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 21972
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21972
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction 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> question first answered 19/04/2024 13:49:25 answering member 4142
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1701275

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/04/2024
	date	16/04/2024
	date tabled	16/04/2024
	ddp created	16/04/2024 18:52:54
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	16/04/2024 19:06:14 19/04/2024 14:24:03
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Grants
	house id	1
	identifier	21973
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	19/04/2024 13:52:11
	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.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 21973
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21973
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>This grant closed in 2022, there has been no allocated funding since that point.</p> question first answered 19/04/2024 13:52:11 answering member 4142
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1701416

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/04/2024
	date	16/04/2024
	date tabled	16/04/2024
	ddp created	16/04/2024 19:00:31
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	16/04/2024 19:21:48 19/04/2024 14:18:03
	hansard heading	Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Electrification
	house id	1
	identifier	21974
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	19/04/2024 13:46:53
	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.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 21974
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21974
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction 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> question first answered 19/04/2024 13:46:53 answering member 4142
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1700868

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/04/2024
	date	15/04/2024
	date tabled	15/04/2024
	ddp created	15/04/2024 21:32:13
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	ddp modified	15/04/2024 21:59:10 18/04/2024 11:40:04
	hansard heading	Automotive Transformation Fund
	house id	1
	identifier	21628
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	18/04/2024 11:08:56
	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.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 21628
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21628
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction 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> question first answered 18/04/2024 11:08:56 answering member 4484
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1700870

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/04/2024
	date	15/04/2024
	date tabled	15/04/2024
	ddp created	15/04/2024 21:32:21
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	15/04/2024 21:59:16 18/04/2024 16:26:03
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	identifier	21629
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	18/04/2024 15:54:45
	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.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 21629
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21629
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction 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> question first answered 18/04/2024 15:54:45 answering member 4801
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1700060

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/04/2024
	date	12/04/2024
	date tabled	12/04/2024
	ddp created	12/04/2024 14:26:40
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	12/04/2024 15:56:28 17/04/2024 15:13:03
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	identifier	21006
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	17/04/2024 14:41:04
	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.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 21006
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21006
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction 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> question first answered 17/04/2024 14:41:04 answering member 4142
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson