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1308161

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: Scotland
	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 his counterpart in the Scottish Government on the easing of domestic travel restrictions during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	179351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport has been and will continue to engage with his counterpart in the Scottish Government to discuss domestic Covid-19 policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/04/2021 14:57:49 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1308483

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Transport Scotland on the recommencement of Category F driving tests.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	180578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has had regular discussions with Transport Scotland when making decisions around its testing services.</p><p>On 16 March, the First Minister of Scotland introduced an updated Strategic Framework for COVID-19. The Framework sets out the aim to move back to a levels system from the last week of April 2021. If the data allow, in Scotland, category F driving tests will resume on 26 April 2021 at the earliest.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/04/2021 11:30:35 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1282030

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Union Connectivity Review
	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 Scottish Government on the Union Connectivity Review.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	145851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The Transport Secretary has had discussions with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Transport Michael Matheson about the Union Connectivity Review ahead of its launch in October 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 04/02/2021 16:49:41 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1258201

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Scottish Borders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative estimate he has made of the number of driving tests taken between April and September at (a) Duns, (b) Hawick, (c) Peebles, (d) Galashiels, and (e) Kelso driving test centres, this year and in the previous three years.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	124827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Duns</p></td><td><p>Hawick</p></td><td><p>Peebles</p></td><td><p>Galashiels</p></td><td><p>Kelso</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr - Sept 2017</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>496</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr - Sept 2018</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr - Sept 2019</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>426</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr - June 2020 *</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* TO NOTE:</p><p>No driving tests were conducted between April and June 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.</p><p>We cannot provide figures beyond 30 June 2020 as they have not yet been published officially and to release them externally would breach the Statistics and Registrations Service Act 2007.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/12/2020 16:01:16 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1200658

	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	Driving Tests: Coronavirus
	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 driving tests that have not taken place as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	54994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) estimates that over 400,000 driving tests, have not been conducted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This data is based on the DVSA’s original forecast of driving test demand that covers March 2020 up to the present day.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 12/06/2020 10:56:18 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1200659

	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	Railway Stations: Reston
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the reopening of Reston station.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	54995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The promotion of railway infrastructure projects in Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Government but the new timetable that Network Rail is developing for the East Coast Main Line will make provision for stops at the proposed new stations at Reston and East Linton.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 12/06/2020 09:06:45 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1188957

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimates his Department has made of how many drivers in (a) the Scottish Borders, (b) Scotland, and (c) the UK will benefit from the MOT extension due to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	38515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The MOT data held by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency relates to vehicles, not to the number of drivers who use those vehicles. This data is not disaggregated based on country or region but represents the GB vehicle fleet as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2020 there are 2,950,295 vehicles due for either a repeat MOT or due for first MOT. In May 2020 there are 3,002,339 vehicles due for repeat or first MOT. In June 2020 there are 2,979,869 vehicles due for repeat or first MOT.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the duration of social distancing measures determined by the Government, the number of vehicles able to benefit from the exclusion to MOT testing will vary. If the legislation allowing the exclusions is no longer required, it may be revoked.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 28/04/2020 15:13:31 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1189190

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Coronavirus
	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 support hauliers to maintain supply and distribution networks during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	38945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government has made available £330bn of support through loans and guarantees to support UK businesses. Changes were made on 3 April to ensure that more businesses, particularly those that are SMEs, like many road haulage companies, can benefit from them. Additionally, the job retention scheme which has now been launched will help further by enabling businesses to claim up to £2,500 a month towards staff wages.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with the road haulage industry to identify barriers to accessing the available government support measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 28/04/2020 15:53:13 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1181719

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2020
	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, how many plug-in car grants have been (a) issued and at (b) at what financial value in (i) the Scottish Borders, (ii) Scotland and (iii) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	23419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department holds data on plug-in car grants, however this database does not provide the geographic breakdown requested.</p><p> </p><p>Up to the end of September 2019, the number of plug-in car grant eligible models registered for the first time and their estimated total financial value are outlined below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Area of registration</p></td><td><p>(a) Number of registrations for eligible models</p></td><td><p>(b) Estimated Financial value<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(i) Scottish Borders Unitary Authority</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>£0.8 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(ii) Scotland</p></td><td><p>10,561</p></td><td><p>£40 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(iii) UK</p></td><td><p>202,048</p></td><td><p>£756 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Estimated from vehicle registration data by applying amount of available grant for eligible models at the time of registration. This estimate does not mean that every vehicle registered received the grant or that other vehicles did not receive the grant before the end of September 2019 but had not registered the vehicle yet.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/03/2020 17:20:25 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1169985

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Borders Railway Line: Carlisle
	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 progress the feasibility study for the extension of the Borders Railway to Carlisle.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	1917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Scottish Government is building the evidence base through their Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR) process, due to report in early 2021. DfT officials and Transport Scotland are discussing the scope of complementary DfT-funded feasibility work on the cross-border benefits and challenges of the options. This work will be commissioned and carried out during 2020 so as to inform and enhance the output of the STPR process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 20/01/2020 10:27:09 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont