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1082721

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money his Department has spent on road safety each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	229273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>A comprehensive reply could only be provided at disproportionate cost and may not identify all monies spent on road safety as some funding is not ring fenced. However, the Department has spent an estimated £13,365,958,546 on improving and keeping UK roads safe since 2009.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/03/2019 14:00:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1178743

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses: Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the new zero carbon buses will (a) be electric and (b) run on hydrogen; and how much funding will be made available for (i) charge points and (ii) hydrogen stations.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	15092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Prime Minster announced £5 billion of new funding to boost bus and cycling links on 10 February, including at least 4,000 new zero emission buses to make greener travel the convenient option, driving forward the UK’s progress on its net zero ambitions. The details of the programmes, including which technologies are eligible and how funding will be distributed, will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 24/02/2020 16:04:02 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1179442

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether bus operators are required to (a) report accidents and (b) adopt confidential reporting systems under the public service vehicle operator licensing system; and whether he plans to amend that system in relation to bus safety.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	19023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>It is a legislative duty for the holder of a public service vehicle operator’s licence to report to the Secretary of State as soon as is practicable, any failure or damage of a nature calculated to affect the safety of occupants of the public service vehicle or of persons using the road incurred by a public service vehicle owned by the holder.</p><p> </p><p>There is also a statutory requirement for road traffic incidents on public roads involving injury to be reported to the police. This is not specific to public service vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to require public service vehicle operators to adopt a confidential reporting system.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/02/2020 11:12:58 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 8637 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1200577

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: 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 protect jobs in the aviation sector which are at risk as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	55000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The aviation sector will be able to draw upon the unprecedented package of measures announced by the Chancellor, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which provides financial support for employees. Employers in the aviation sector can apply for a grant that covers 80% of furloughed employees’ usual monthly wage costs, up to £2500 a month, plus the associated Employer National Insurance contributions and pension contributions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 09/06/2020 11:31:09 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1228937

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rail Review
	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 outcome of the Williams Rail Review.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	82276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to transforming our railways and building on Keith Williams’ evidence-based priorities. We want to create a railway that puts passengers first, delivers better value for money and supports the nation’s recovery from Covid-19.</p><p>Covid-19 struck when the Williams Rail Review was in its final stages. The priorities that Keith set out remain the right ones; we are working with him now to consider how best to deliver reform in light of these unique challenges.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 03/09/2020 15:05:48 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1243890

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Education on making school curriculum time available for cycle training and the promotion of cycling and walking to school.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	104153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making Bikeability training available to all schoolchildren by the end of this Parliament, and is providing £2 million of support this financial year for a programme to encourage more children to walk to school. The Government’s statutory guidance to schools on Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE) says that pupils should know the importance of building regular exercise into daily and weekly routines and how to achieve this, for example by walking or cycling to school. The Department continues to discuss this and other matters with the Department for Education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/10/2020 12:16:38 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1251819

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of reducing the rate of VAT for charging electric vehicles on street to the rate for charging them at home.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	114996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Transport Secretary has regular and ongoing discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as well as other Ministerial colleagues, about a wide range of issues regarding supporting the electric vehicle market. Any proposed changes to the VAT system is ultimately a matter for HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/11/2020 17:27:31 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1290075

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	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, whether he plans to phase out the (a) EV Homecharge Scheme and (b) Workplace Charging Scheme after 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	159002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2021 answer text <p>At the Spending Review in November last year the Government allocated £275 million over four years to extend support for charge point installation at homes, workplaces and on-street locations, while reforming these schemes so that they target difficult parts of the market such as leaseholders and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Over the coming years the EVHS will be transformed to target people in rented and leasehold accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 05/03/2021 12:54:22 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1290076

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a zero emissions vehicle mandate for manufactures to produce, import or sell new electric vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	159003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, published in November 2020, brought forward the end of sale date of new petrol and diesel cars and vans to 2030. It also announced that a Green Paper would be published later this year to consider the regulatory options available to deliver these phase out dates and support supply of electric vehicles to the UK market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 05/03/2021 12:52:19 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1352298

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Working Hours
	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 on road safety of his decision to extend the temporary relaxation of the enforcement of the retained EU drivers’ hours rules.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	42069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The temporary relaxation to Drivers’ Hours rules offers flexibility to operators and permits HGV drivers to either increase their daily driving limit from 9 hours to 11 hours up to two times in a week, or to change their weekly rest patterns. Reduced rest periods must be compensated for.</p><p>Implementation of the relaxation should be through agreement between employers, employees, and driver representatives. Operators must notify the Department if this relaxation is used.</p><p>Driver safety must not be compromised, and employers remain responsible for the health and safety of their employees and other road users.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/09/2021 11:14:06 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western