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1568220

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact on the reduction to CO2 emissions of the UK aviation sector switching to sustainable aviation fuels; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	126523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) can achieve lifecycle emissions savings of over 70% compared with conventional jet fuel, when fully replacing fossil kerosene.</p><p>The Jet Zero Strategy, published in July 2022, estimates that if SAF accounts for 10% of UK jet fuel supply, it could deliver a reduction of 2.41 Mt CO2 per year.</p><p> </p><p>On 22 December the Department announced the five projects which will receive a share of the £165m Advanced Fuels Fund. The funding is available across three financial years, ending in 2024/2025.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 126524 question first answered 26/01/2023 13:37:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1549988

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department have been allocated to deal with issues related to international trade in (a) each of the past five years and (b) the next two years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	106298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>In 2017, three members of DfT staff were directly working on international trade. In 2018 and 2019 the Department significantly expanded staff numbers allocated to this area. Since 2020 there has been a specific Trade Division in the International Directorate, with fourteen staff dedicated to these issues.</p><p> </p><p>Many other staff in the Department have diverse work portfolios which include international trade as a part. It is not possible to quantify exactly how many officials overall work on international trade issues within DfT.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to monitor and provide for an appropriate level of resource to meet demand in this important area.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/12/2022 13:19:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1468994

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of flights cancelled by each airline operating out of (a) Manchester, (b) Gatwick, (c) Stanstead and (d) Heathrow airport during the period from 26 May to 7 June 2022; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	15169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>Data on the number of cancelled commercial flight operations is collected and published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as part of their flight punctuality statistics. The latest data currently published is for March 2022, and is available from <a href="https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/flight-punctuality/uk-flight-punctuality-statistics/" target="_blank">https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/flight-punctuality/uk-flight-punctuality-statistics/</a>. Data for May and June 2022 will be published by the CAA in due course.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 16/06/2022 09:27:22 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1468995

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of holiday flights cancelled in an average year out of (a) Manchester, (b) Stanstead, (c) Gatwick and (d) Heathrow airport; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	15170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2022 answer text <p>Monthly and annual data, up to March 2022, is available from the CAA on their website at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caa.co.uk%2Fdata-and-analysis%2Fuk-aviation-market%2Fflight-punctuality%2Fuk-flight-punctuality-statistics%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJohnny.Farrar-Bell%40dft.gov.uk%7C17225925cc2a4ec7efd908da4ee48e5a%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C637909040789793865%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GwJ97H2EaWsMxjZij%2B2EE2O7Yl4UPFCHveataZYK8i4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/flight-punctuality/uk-flight-punctuality-statistics/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 17/06/2022 10:06:12 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1468428

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an estimate of the average time it took to answer calls to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency contact centre in the last 12 months; whether he plans to take steps to reduce call waiting times for customers; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	14405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the average waiting time for customers to speak to a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) agent by telephone in each of the last 12 months.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Minutes</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 22</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 22</p></td><td><p>12.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 22</p></td><td><p>14.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 22</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 22</p></td><td><p>13.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 21</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 21</p></td><td><p>9.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 21</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 21</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 21</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 21</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 21</p></td><td><p>13.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The DVLA contact centre is actively recruiting and training additional staff to help reduce the waiting times for customers.</p><p>The DVLA has increased the number of services it offers through webchat, which can be accessed at any time. Advisors are available during the contact centre opening hours. The webchat services have been enhanced to use chatbots, which are also always available to help with general information. These are popular with customers as they reduce the time taken to deal with a query, many of which are answered without the need to speak to an advisor. In the last 12 months over 2 million customer enquiries have been answered either by a webchat advisor or by chatbot.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 14406 question first answered 14/06/2022 12:53:03 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1468429

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Internet
	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 help ensure that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency webchat facility is always available to the public; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	14406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the average waiting time for customers to speak to a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) agent by telephone in each of the last 12 months.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Minutes</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 22</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 22</p></td><td><p>12.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 22</p></td><td><p>14.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 22</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 22</p></td><td><p>13.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 21</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 21</p></td><td><p>9.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 21</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 21</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 21</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 21</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 21</p></td><td><p>13.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The DVLA contact centre is actively recruiting and training additional staff to help reduce the waiting times for customers.</p><p>The DVLA has increased the number of services it offers through webchat, which can be accessed at any time. Advisors are available during the contact centre opening hours. The webchat services have been enhanced to use chatbots, which are also always available to help with general information. These are popular with customers as they reduce the time taken to deal with a query, many of which are answered without the need to speak to an advisor. In the last 12 months over 2 million customer enquiries have been answered either by a webchat advisor or by chatbot.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 14405 question first answered 14/06/2022 12:53:03 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1465551

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Large Goods Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of unladen lorries (a) entering the EU from the UK and (b) entering the UK from the EU in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	7892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>The requested information is set out in the tables below. This information was sourced from the Port Freight statistics which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/port-freight-annual-statistics-2020" target="_blank">here</a> (Annual statistics for UK port freight traffic for 2020) and <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1001768%2Fport0499.ods&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPiri.Gunasingham%40dft.gov.uk%7C6248a39dd614421397f508da3f1d48f5%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C637891692257028088%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hbM1icNEWsYN%2B%2FXBnWaqZRFXixO8r7CCe1T4NphwiPE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a> (Downloadable Excel file which summarises UK major port freight traffic statistics from 2000-2020).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Number of unladen lorries entering the EU from the UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Amount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>669,316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>599,257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>653,738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>720,417</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>751,798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>785,011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>802,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>806,399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>742,517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>727,517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>666,304</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In total from 2010-2020 this adds up to be 7,924,739 unladen vehicles entering the EU from the UK.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Number of unladen lorries entering the UK from the EU</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>87,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>69,076</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>103,685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>99,367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>112,053</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>67,256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>61,855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>71,008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>75,407</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>80,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>70,636</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In total from 2010-2020 this adds up to be 898,351 unladen vehicles entering the UK from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Following EU Exit, the market access arrangements allow the vast majority of UK haulage journeys to and from the EU to continue as they did before the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 31/05/2022 12:57:42 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1459965

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
	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 (a) provide covid-related advice for travellers and (b) regulate pricing for travel-related PCR testing; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	158856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK removed all mandatory border health measures on 18 March and Gov.uk guidance has been updated. Passengers travelling from the UK should always check the latest FCDO Travel Advice which covers other countries’ entry requirements.</p><p>There are no post-arrival tests required for passengers entering the UK but the government’s focus will continue to be on ensuring that there is accuracy and transparency of pricing in the private testing market.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 28/04/2022 07:58:08 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1453692

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to reply to the enquiry from the hon. Member for Harrow West dated 15 March 2022 regarding his constituent's correspondence of 24 November 2021 and the reinstatement of a driving licence by the DVLA.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	145797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>A reply to the correspondence referred to was sent by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency on 25 March.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 31/03/2022 11:23:25 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1415763

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Port of Dover: Large Goods Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time spent waiting in traffic was for a haulier waiting to board a ferry at Dover in each during (a) November 2021, (b) December 2021 and (c) January 2022; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	110233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the average time spent by hauliers waiting in traffic to board a ferry at Dover. The Port of Dover operates a ‘turn up and go service’ meaning HGVs will be placed on to the first available ferry when they arrive at the Port. There may be an occasion when hauliers have to wait which may be due to peak periods of traffic at the Port. The Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) is responsible for traffic management in Kent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 110234 question first answered 01/02/2022 13:16:08 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas