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1145845

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Reported road casualties Great Britain, main results: 2018, published on 25 July 2019, what recent steps he has taken to decrease the number of people killed on the roads.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	291048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the safety of all road users. Reducing the numbers of those needlessly killed and injured on our roads is a key priority for the Department. Our recent publication of the Road Safety Statement – ‘A Lifetime of Road Safety’ describes in some detail the Department’s intention to undertake a set of actions in the coming years aimed at improving road safety. For example, one of those actions is for the Department to establish a rural roads working group to share experience on improving rural road safety and to work together to tackle the key issues.</p><p> </p><p>The effectiveness of these measures will be kept under review.</p><p>The Road Safety Statement can be viewed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-safety-statement-2019-a-lifetime-of-road-safety" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-safety-statement-2019-a-lifetime-of-road-safety</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 291049 question first answered 04/10/2019 13:16:37 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1145846

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Reported road casualties Great Britain, main results: 2018, published on 25 July 2019, what recent steps he has taken to decrease the number of people seriously injured on the roads.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	291049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the safety of all road users. Reducing the numbers of those needlessly killed and injured on our roads is a key priority for the Department. Our recent publication of the Road Safety Statement – ‘A Lifetime of Road Safety’ describes in some detail the Department’s intention to undertake a set of actions in the coming years aimed at improving road safety. For example, one of those actions is for the Department to establish a rural roads working group to share experience on improving rural road safety and to work together to tackle the key issues.</p><p> </p><p>The effectiveness of these measures will be kept under review.</p><p>The Road Safety Statement can be viewed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-safety-statement-2019-a-lifetime-of-road-safety" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-safety-statement-2019-a-lifetime-of-road-safety</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 291048 question first answered 04/10/2019 13:16:37 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1142321

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road to Zero policy, how many of the publicly accessible charge points are in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Birmingham.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	282567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Government funding and leadership, alongside private sector investment, has supported the installation of more than 20,000 public chargepoints. This includes over 2,000 rapid chargepoints – one of the largest networks in Europe. Our grant schemes and our £400m public-private Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund will see thousands more electric vehicle chargepoints installed across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of public chargepoints are funded privately and Government does not keep a record of their numbers. Through the On-street Residential chargepoint Scheme (ORCS), the Government has provided grant funding for 90 chargepoints in the Coventry area in the West Midlands, with 78 installed so far. Birmingham has not yet applied for any ORCS funding. The ORCS remains open for applications from Local Authorities with funding doubled for this financial year.</p><p> </p><p>Zap-Map (<a href="https://www.zap-map.com/" target="_blank">https://www.zap-map.com/</a>) can show where all public chargepoints in the West Midlands and Birmingham area are, as well as across the whole of the UK. As of 18 July 2019, Zap-Map data reported the number of publicly accessible charge points in the West Midlands as 764 and in Birmingham as 89.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/09/2019 16:08:41 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1142322

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road to Zero policy, how many electric vehicles have been registered in the last 12 months in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Birmingham.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	282568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Geographic Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All battery electric<sup>1</sup> vehicles registered in 12 months to end-March 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Of which were cars</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Region</p></td><td><p>2,392</p></td><td><p><em>1,977</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham City Council</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td><td><p><em>1,039</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Department for Transport based on DVLA data</p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>Battery electric vehicles refer to vehicles powered by electricity only. This does not include plug-in hybrid, hybrid, range-extended electric, or fuel cell electric vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>This Government’s mission is to put the UK at the forefront of the design and manufacturing of zero emission vehicles, for all new cars and vans to be effectively zero emission by 2040 and to end the sale of new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040. The Road to Zero Strategy sets out a clear pathway to zero emissions, to give clarity and certainty to both industry and motorists.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/09/2019 11:34:40 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1142325

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of cars registered in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Birmingham are electric cars.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	282571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Geographic Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total battery electric<sup>1</sup> cars registered as at end-March 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of all cars registered that are battery electric<sup>1</sup> as at end-March 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Region</p></td><td><p>5,572</p></td><td><p>0.18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham City Council</p></td><td><p>1,893</p></td><td><p>0.29%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Department for Transport based on DVLA data</p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>Battery electric vehicles refer to vehicles powered by electricity only. This does not include plug-in hybrid, hybrid, range-extended electric, or fuel cell electric vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/09/2019 15:53:30 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1142324

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
	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 increase the affordability of electric vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	282570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has put in place various grant funding schemes to assist with the up-front cost of purchasing electric cars, taxis, vans and motorcycles. Grant funding schemes are also available for the installation of chargepoints in motorists’ homes, on residential streets and at work places. We have also established a favourable tax regime which rewards the cleanest vehicles. As part of our Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, we are also investing £274 million for the Faraday Battery Challenge to develop safe, cost-effective and high-performance batteries for electric vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/09/2019 16:08:31 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1142323

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Clean Air Zones: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with Birmingham City Council on the timescale for the introduction of the clean air zone.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	282569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Work is underway to develop key components of the system to support charging Clean Air Zones for early 2020. We are working closely with Birmingham City Council, one of the first local authorities to bring in charging Clean Air Zones, to develop and implement the system in the shortest possible time. Our priority is to introduce a reliable and consistent service as soon as possible and practicable. We will continue to work with Birmingham City Council on the detailed timetable for introducing the service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/09/2019 16:42:53 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1142327

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Clean Air Zones: Birmingham
	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 effect of the Birmingham clean air zone on people's health; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	282573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the potential effect of Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone on people’s health. This is a matter for the local authority as they are best placed to assess the impact of local decisions on the local population. A national assessment of the impact of the measures presented in the 2017 UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations, including Clean Air Zones, is set out in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/632916/air-quality-plan-technical-report.pdf" target="_blank">Technical Report</a> published alongside the Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/09/2019 15:01:03 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1142326

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Clean Air Zones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to provide technological support for local authorities to help them collect payments from non-compliant vehicles that enter clean air zones.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	282572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>We are working closely with local authorities, including Birmingham City Council, by developing key components of the system to support charging Clean Air Zones from early 2020. This will include providing local authorities with support to help them collect payments from non-compliant vehicles that enter clean air zones.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/09/2019 16:45:21 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1146088

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development: Publicity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Government's report on Investing in a better world: results of UK survey on financing the SDGs, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	291117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK is committed to delivering and promoting the Sustainable Development Goals at home and abroad. The UK’s Voluntary National Review of progress towards the Goals, published in July, was an important step to showcase the UK’s work and raise public awareness.</p><p>The Government undertook awareness raising activities including a nationwide youth art competition and press and social media support for the #MyGlobalGoal campaign which encouraged the public to think about their New Year’s resolutions in relation to the Goals.</p><p>We include the Goals in our key public engagement work. Every charity donation we double through the UK Aid Match scheme goes towards the delivery of a Goal. And our Connecting Classrooms programme, run with the British Council, includes free resources for schools, allowing children across the UK to learn about the Goals.</p><p>During the recent UN General Assembly, the Government highlighted its commitment to girls’ education, raising awareness of Goal 4 on Quality Education. DFID also used this important global moment to publicise the Government’s support for the Goals on social media.</p><p>The Government will continue to seek further opportunities to raise public awareness of the Goals.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/10/2019 16:13:28 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill