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1198048

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Training
	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 Secretary of State for Education on progress being made by (a) the National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure and (b) other employer-led further education colleges in meeting the skills requirements of the HS2 rail programme.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	51812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>(a) Officials within DfT are working closely with their opposite numbers in DfE regarding NCATI. DfT are active members of the Steering Group overseeing the Structure and Prospects Appraisal (SPA) being led by DfE’s Further Education Commissioner to ensure its future model is sustainable and delivers on DfT Policy objectives.</p><p> </p><p>(b) HS2 Ltd and its supply chain continue to work with Further Education Colleges on a number of employer and college-led initiatives and programmes. The table below summarises the main activities:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name of college</p></td><td><p>Initiative</p></td><td><p>Additional Information</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire College Group (Aylesbury, High Wycombe &amp; Amersham)</p></td><td><p>CITB Construction Skills Fund</p></td><td><p>EIffage-Kier, Main Works Contractor, bid for and won CITB funded training through a number of training providers including Buckinghamshire College Group from May 2019 -present. Benefitted 180 individuals to date: of those, 153 completed Entry into Construction programme, 15 completed qualifications in both Institute of Environmental Management &amp; Assessment (IEMA) &amp; Institute of Occupational Safety &amp; Health (IOSH), plus a further 8 in IEMA and 4 in IOSH.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire College Group</p></td><td><p>Careers Fairs</p></td><td><p>Eiffage-Kier and Align, Main Works Contractors, attended careers fairs to talk about career opportunities with young people between Feb 2018 – May 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derby College</p></td><td><p>Professional Construction Employers’ Group / T-Level Taskforce</p></td><td><p>HS2 Ltd has been a member of the Professional Construction Employers’ Group since September 2019, and on the T-Level Taskforce since its inception in December 2019 to assist in development of the T level in Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College</p></td><td><p>Mayor’s Construction Academy</p></td><td><p>The Mayor’s Construction Academy (MCA) is a London Mayoral initiative to deliver the skilled workforce needed to support London’s housing and infrastructure needs. Ealing, Hammersmith and West London run one of the MCA Hubs that is responsible for co-ordinating the provision of relevant training. HS2 Ltd, Skanska Costain Strabag (SCS Railways), Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra (BBVS) and Align sit on the Employer and Partnership Boards of this MCA Hub to ensure that the training that is delivered and co-ordinated meets HS2’s needs as far as possible.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow College and Uxbridge College</p></td><td><p>Institute of Technology</p></td><td><p>HS2 Ltd, BBVS and Align sit on the Employer Advisory Board for the Institute of Technology delivered by Harrow College and Uxbridge College, in partnership with Brunel University. This has included supporting a number of activities including an apprenticeship fair and speed networking event at Uxbridge College as part of National Apprenticeship Week in February 2020.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newham College</p></td><td><p>Strategic partnership with the National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure</p></td><td><p>HS2 Ltd, Costain Skanska, SCS Railways, Mace Dragados, BBVS and Align are in active discussions about how we can support Newham College, linked to their strategic partnership with the National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure. This includes the potential for specifically supporting the Institute of Technology they run in partnership with Queen Mary University. Other activities have been supported by HS2, such as an apprenticeship fair held at Newham College’s Stratford campus as part of National Apprenticeship Week in February 2020.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northampton College</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>HS2 Ltd, Eiffage-Kier, and Flannery Plant Hire (Tier 2 supplier) have worked collaboratively with Northampton College and there are plans to expand on this work in the future (e.g. virtual careers events)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solihull Council</p></td><td><p>Careers &amp; Apprenticeship Fair</p></td><td><p>HS2 Ltd promoted our apprenticeship and graduate opportunities at the Solihull College 2020 Careers &amp; Apprenticeship Fair in March.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South &amp; City College, Birmingham</p></td><td><p>Women into Construction Project</p></td><td><p>South &amp; City College delivered the 2-week employability training element of the Women into Construction project in May 2019. Following the 2 weeks employability training, participants then completed a 4-week work placement on the HS2 programme. The project trained a total of 16 women that were previously not in employment. 8 women (50%) progressed into employment or further accredited training. The majority of the employment offers were within the HS2 supply chain.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walsall College</p></td><td><p>Walsall Expo</p></td><td><p>HS2 Ltd joined our Tier 1 Main Works Civils Contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) at the Walsall Expo in March 2020. Walsall Expo is held at Walsall College and organised by Walsall Works which is funded by Walsall Council to support local people to find jobs, apprenticeships and access training, while also supporting local businesses that are looking to expand and invest in their future workforce. We were able to promote a number of live opportunities including our apprenticeship and graduate opportunities. BBV were also able to promote their Materials Testing opportunities as well as other live vacancies. In total approximately 1,700 jobseekers attended the event.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walsall College</p></td><td><p>T Levels</p></td><td><p>Balfour Beatty Vinci, Main Works Contractor, is working with Walsall College to deliver their first T level in Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire College Group</p></td><td><p>Rail and Construction Industry Day</p></td><td><p>HS2 Ltd, Main Works Civils Contractors Balfour Beatty Vinci &amp; Eiffage-Kier along with Enabling Works contractors Laing Murphy &amp; Fusion attended the Warwickshire College Group Rail and Construction Industry day in March 2019. We provided information to college students on careers in the sector along with running workshops on Building Information modelling (BIM)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/06/2020 11:57:26 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1387493

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Birmingham and Nottingham
	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 economic impact of the potential agglomeration of Nottingham and Birmingham, which will be made possible by the introduction of high speed trains.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	91910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>Analysis of IRP options has focused on benefits to transport users (including businesses) alongside some impacts on the wider economy – specifically the productivity improvements associated with reducing journey times between two places. By improving regional connectivity, the Integrated Rail Plan will unify labour markets, so that people can access a much wider range of jobs; effectively bring businesses closer together; and improve access to key international gateways and markets so they become more even more attractive locations for business investment.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/12/2021 10:52:06 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1603547

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aston Station
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the quality of the facilities and infrastructure at Aston railway station.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	163815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>As with all stations on the West Midlands Trains network, Aston station is subject to regular audits and inspections as part of a Service Quality regime under the National Rail Contract. Along with nearby Witton, Aston station serves the local football stadium at Villa Park and I know their CEO has recently written to my Rt Hon Friend the Transport Secretary to discuss increasing capacity at the station on matchdays. It is fully accessible, with lift access from the platforms to street level and, as well as having CCTV and ticket purchasing facilities, has recently been fitted with new digital customer information screens.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/03/2023 14:30:08 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1302560

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2021
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2021 to Question 163196 on Clean Air Zones, what assessment he has made of the effect of the period of time between collecting the clean air zone fee on road users and the payment of the £2 charge levied by his Department to access the central services unit for clean air zones on local authorities’ budgets.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	168864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>Motorists that are required to pay a Clean Air Zone charge must pay the charge no later than one week from the day of travel. Clean Air Zone charges collected by local authorities are available within 7 days of payment.</p><p> </p><p>Invoicing terms are subject to agreements between local authorities and the department but local authorities will be required to pay to use the CAZ Central Service no more frequently than every quarter. Invoices will cover use of the CAZ central services in the previous quarter and will be required to be paid approximately two months after end of the same quarter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 168865 168866 question first answered 22/03/2021 12:44:14 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1302561

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2021
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2021 to Question 163196 on Clean Air Zones, what steps he has taken to estimate the time delay between local authorities collecting the clean air zone fee on road users and the payment of the £2 charge levied by his Department on access to the central services unit for clean air zones.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	168865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>Motorists that are required to pay a Clean Air Zone charge must pay the charge no later than one week from the day of travel. Clean Air Zone charges collected by local authorities are available within 7 days of payment.</p><p> </p><p>Invoicing terms are subject to agreements between local authorities and the department but local authorities will be required to pay to use the CAZ Central Service no more frequently than every quarter. Invoices will cover use of the CAZ central services in the previous quarter and will be required to be paid approximately two months after end of the same quarter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 168864 168866 question first answered 22/03/2021 12:44:14 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1302562

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2021
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2021 to Question 163196 on Clean Air Zones, if his Department will review the £2 charge levied by his Department on access to the central services unit for clean air zones if evidence shows a delay between required payment to his Department and the collection of the fee to road users by local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	168866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>Motorists that are required to pay a Clean Air Zone charge must pay the charge no later than one week from the day of travel. Clean Air Zone charges collected by local authorities are available within 7 days of payment.</p><p> </p><p>Invoicing terms are subject to agreements between local authorities and the department but local authorities will be required to pay to use the CAZ Central Service no more frequently than every quarter. Invoices will cover use of the CAZ central services in the previous quarter and will be required to be paid approximately two months after end of the same quarter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 168864 168865 question first answered 22/03/2021 12:44:14 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1357842

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the vilability of proposals to reintroduce Birmingham Snow Hill Platform 4 as part of the Midlands Rail Hub.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	53859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>Reinstatement of Snow Hill Platform Four is being considered as part of the Outline Business Case (OBC) for Midlands Rail Hub, following consideration and approval of the SOBC in 2020. I expect Network Rail to complete this work by late-2022.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 20/10/2021 13:59:33 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1127558

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to increase spending on transport infrastructure in the West Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	256278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is investing heavily in better transport infrastructure for the West Midlands.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed around £115 million to two ‘large local major’ schemes, which are now under construction – the A4440 Worcester Southern Relief Road (Carrington Bridge) and the Birmingham Centenary Square tram extension - with more than £400m committed to a further nine road and public transport schemes in the West Midlands.</p><p>HS2 is already playing a huge part of the Midlands’ success story, with work well under way at over 60 sites including major development at Curzon Street and Washwood Heath. It will put Birmingham at the heart of Britain’s new high speed network, including two stations within the Birmingham area.</p><p> </p><p>We have allocated £321.5m from the Transforming Cities Fund to West Midlands Combined Authority who are using it to build the Brierley Hill tram extension.</p><p> </p><p>On the strategic road network, Highways England has just started construction on widening the A500 Etruria Valley, a £17.5m investment.</p><p>In Rail Control Period 5, we funded a number of schemes in the West Midlands, including the redevelopment of Birmingham New Street, upgrade and electrification of the Chase Line, and extension of the Cross City Line from Longbridge to Bromsgrove.</p><p> </p><p>We also provided £5m to Midlands Connect to develop a strategic outline business case for the Midlands Rail Hub programme. We expect this to be submitted to the Department in June 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2018, the Infrastructure and Pipeline Authority published their Analysis of the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline. The regional analysis of the pipeline shows that over the period of 2018/19 - 2020/21, the West Midlands will receive £255 per person on average each year of planned central government transport investment, which is the 4th highest of the 9 regions and ahead of London.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 28/05/2019 10:12:10 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1357578

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Midlands
	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 jobs that will be created as a result of the Midlands Rail Hub in (a) Birmingham Ladywood constituency, (b) Birmingham City region and (c) the West Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	53209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>The objectives of the Midlands Rail Hub are to support economic growth across the region. At this early stage of development, no detailed assessment of the number of jobs created either directly or indirectly by the scheme has been undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 20/10/2021 14:02:37 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1417355

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Licences: Applications
	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 average processing time for applications for (a) provisional and (b) full driving licences in (i) 2021-22 to date, (ii) 2020-21 and (iii) 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	113075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The quickest and easiest way to apply for a driving licence is by using the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s online service. There are no delays in successful online applications and customers should receive their licence within a few days.</p><p> </p><p>However, many people still choose or have to make a paper application and the DVLA receives around 60,000 items of mail every day. To help reduce waiting times for paper applications, the DVLA has introduced additional online services, recruited more staff, increased overtime working and has secured extra office space in Swansea and Birmingham. There may be additional delays in processing more complex transactions, for example if medical investigations are needed. The latest information on turnaround times for paper driving licence applications can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/dvla-coronavirus-covid-19-update" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of applicants renewing an existing licence will be able to continue driving while their application is being processed, providing the driver can meet specific criteria. More information can be found online <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inf1886-can-i-drive-while-my-application-is-with-dvla" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on the average processing time for driving licence applications cannot be retrieved in the format requested in the time available. Officials from the DVLA will write to the Honourable Member when the information is available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 113076 question first answered 03/02/2022 15:38:36 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood