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1725680

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Since 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024 the cost of ministerial severance payments are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>19 December 2019 – 31 December 2019: nil</p><p>1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020: nil</p><p>1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021: nil</p><p>1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022: £41,575</p><p>1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023: £7,920</p><p>1 January 2024 – 30 May 2024: nil</p><p> </p><p>The following Ministers received a severance payment of the following value:</p><p> </p><p>Grant Shapps MP received a compensation payment of £16,876 when he left Government on 6 September 2022.</p><p>Karl McCartney MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when he left Government on 7 September 2022.</p><p>Robert Courts MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when he left Government on 18 September 2022.</p><p>Kevin Foster MP received a compensation payment of £7,920 when he left Government on 25 October 2022.</p><p>Katherine Fletcher MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when she left Government on 26 October 2022.</p><p>Jesse Norman MP received a compensation payment of £7,920 when he left Government on 13 November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East answering member printed Mike Kane question first answered 09/09/2024 15:49:04 answering member 4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1716963

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Active Travel: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the the Institution of Civil Engineers and All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure report entitled What are the public behavioural changes required to meet net zero?, published in February 2024, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his polices of the finding that funding safe active travel infrastructure may support people looking to change their behaviour to reduce carbon emissions; and what steps his Department is taking to incentivise transport choices that reduce carbon emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	25523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>This Government’s approach to decarbonisation is not to stop people doing things, but to enable people to do the same things differently and more sustainably. The Government set out its plans for decarbonising transport in its 2021 Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP) and has continued to build on these plans.</p><p>The Government agrees that funding safe active travel infrastructure can enable more people to choose walking, cycling and wheeling for short journeys, and that this in turn can reduce carbon emissions. The TDP includes an assessment of the carbon savings that are projected to be delivered by the Government’s current and projected future support for active travel. This support includes the investment of around £3 billion over the current Parliament, much of which will directly support the roll-out of safe and attractive active travel infrastructure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/05/2024 14:52:51 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1693812

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
	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 4 March 2024 to Question 15716 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, what his planned timetable is to respond to the Local Government Association's report entitled The Path to Inclusive Footways, published on 10 February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	17184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the report from the Local Government Association, which it will consider in the development of future policies and programmes.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/03/2024 16:27:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691748

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled The path to inclusive footways, published by the Local Government Association on 10 February 2024, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the views of local authorities on proposals to improve management of pavement parking.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	15716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for parking restrictions and already have powers to address pavement parking by implementing Traffic Regulation Orders. The Department has consulted on further options to help local authorities outside London tackle this issue and has been giving careful consideration to the views expressed by the LGA, individual councils and all other respondents. We will publish a formal response when final decisions have been taken.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 04/03/2024 14:27:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691256

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cars: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce a specific width limit for passenger cars.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	15314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>A width limit for passenger cars is already in place. All vehicles are required to meet rigorous requirements for safety to protect occupants and other road users and stringent environmental standards. With respect to climate change, our Zero Emission Vehicle mandate will put us on a pathway to ensuring that, by 2035, all new cars and vans will be zero emissions at the exhaust.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 15316 question first answered 29/02/2024 08:59:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691257

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cars: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the CO2 intensity for new internal combustion car engines in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	15315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The carbon intensity of newly registered passenger vehicles is measured in grams of CO2 emitted per kilometre driven. The last three years of data held on the fleet wide average CO2 emissions of newly registered petrol and diesel cars in the UK shows an increase over time. Excluding zero emission vehicle registrations, the provisional average for new petrol cars only in 2020 was 140.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre, 143.3 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2021 and 143.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2022. The provisional average for new diesel cars only in 2020 was 153.8 grams of CO2 per kilometre, 161.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2021 and 164.0 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2022. When considering the overall fleet of new cars, including zero emission, the average CO2 intensity has decreased over the last three years. The provisional average for 2020 was 126.6 grams of CO2 per kilometre, 118.5 grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2021 and 110.8g grams of CO2 per kilometre in 2022. This data set is available at: Vehicle licensing statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 07/03/2024 11:01:44 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne previous answer version 20897 answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1691259

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cars: Standards
	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 of increased car (a) sizes and (b) weights on (i) road safety and (ii) climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	15316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>A width limit for passenger cars is already in place. All vehicles are required to meet rigorous requirements for safety to protect occupants and other road users and stringent environmental standards. With respect to climate change, our Zero Emission Vehicle mandate will put us on a pathway to ensuring that, by 2035, all new cars and vans will be zero emissions at the exhaust.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 15314 question first answered 29/02/2024 08:59:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1688657

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which of the commitments in the 2021 Transport Decarbonisation Plan have been (a) completed and (b) abandoned; and when he plans to complete each of the remaining commitments.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	13786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s 2021 Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP) set out 78 commitments to support decarbonisation of the UK’s transport system by 2050. Since then, significant progress has been made with over a third of these commitments having been delivered or exceeded within three years. For example, the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate entered into force in January 2024 - the world’s most ambitious national level regulation of its kind. We regularly review our transport decarbonisation policies to ensure they are on track and are committed to publishing our progress and reviewing our net zero pathway at least every five years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 19/02/2024 09:35:25 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685152

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Bus Back Better: national bus strategy for England, published on 15 March 2021, what his planned timetable is for the review of the rights of local authorities to set up new municipal bus companies.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department intends to publish a Call for Evidence , as the first part of a review into whether it remains right that local authorities cannot set up new municipal bus companies.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2024 12:10:16 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685153

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to publish his Department's response to its consultation entitled Ending the sale of new, non-zero emission buses, coaches and minibuses, published on 26 March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The National Bus Strategy and Transport Decarbonsiation Plan contained a commitment to set a legal end date for the sale of new diesel buses and set an expectation for when the entire bus fleet will be zero-emission.</p><p> </p><p>In spring 2022, the Department consulted on determining the exact date for ending the sale of new, non-zero emission buses. Calls for evidence about the decarbonisation of coaches and minibuses were also conducted. We will provide further information in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2024 12:07:39 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685155

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Lanes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the total length of bus lanes per local transport authority.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2024 11:30:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1685156

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Lanes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a list of civil enforcement areas that were granted to local authorities for the enforcement of bus lanes in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>No additional local authorities were granted bus lane enforcement powers in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2024 12:03:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1684912

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the draft Rail Reform Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	11402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>We will be bringing forward a draft Bill on Great British Railways (GBR) for pre-legislative scrutiny in this session.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/01/2024 11:45:13 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1671754

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the benefit-cost ratios were for each (a) new station built and (b) reopened line in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	2962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Benefit Cost Ratios (BCRs) within the economic case are only one element of decision-making on schemes and should be considered alongside the other cases in the five case business model used in Government (strategic, economic, financial, commercial and management cases). Therefore we do not routinely make BCRs available.</p><p>Details of Rail infrastructure and assets lists new stations opened in the financial year can be found here <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Finfrastructure-and-emissions%2Frail-infrastructure-and-assets%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C8a0b20dc619d48aa4db408dbecdabe13%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638364196464481143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yjAsUfVce8UAuSN596af8ARCFZ1UvLZ153I3aoAz5ys%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/infrastructure-and-emissions/rail-infrastructure-and-assets/</a> Not all of these were promoted by the Department.</p><p><em> Estimates of station usage</em> contains annual estimates of the number of entries/exits and interchanges at each station in Great Britain <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Fusage%2Festimates-of-station-usage&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C8a0b20dc619d48aa4db408dbecdabe13%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638364196464481143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=O71EofwTEHRPrRL4JLLDIn56g2lPS1%2FnNHHquWIE5f8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage</a></p><p>In practice it can take a number of years for long term demand patterns to emerge for new stations. The Department (and bodies who promote their own schemes) have a long standing and established appraisal framework to help scheme promoters forecast passenger demand of new stations and lines. We are continuing to monitor our framework and use evaluation to understand the impacts of schemes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 2963 2964 question first answered 27/11/2023 13:43:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1671755

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Passengers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected passenger number were in the business case for each (a) new station and (b) reopened rail line in the last 10 years; and what the actual passenger numbers were in each case 12 months after they opened.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	2963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Benefit Cost Ratios (BCRs) within the economic case are only one element of decision-making on schemes and should be considered alongside the other cases in the five case business model used in Government (strategic, economic, financial, commercial and management cases). Therefore we do not routinely make BCRs available.</p><p>Details of Rail infrastructure and assets lists new stations opened in the financial year can be found here <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Finfrastructure-and-emissions%2Frail-infrastructure-and-assets%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C8a0b20dc619d48aa4db408dbecdabe13%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638364196464481143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yjAsUfVce8UAuSN596af8ARCFZ1UvLZ153I3aoAz5ys%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/infrastructure-and-emissions/rail-infrastructure-and-assets/</a> Not all of these were promoted by the Department.</p><p><em> Estimates of station usage</em> contains annual estimates of the number of entries/exits and interchanges at each station in Great Britain <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Fusage%2Festimates-of-station-usage&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C8a0b20dc619d48aa4db408dbecdabe13%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638364196464481143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=O71EofwTEHRPrRL4JLLDIn56g2lPS1%2FnNHHquWIE5f8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage</a></p><p>In practice it can take a number of years for long term demand patterns to emerge for new stations. The Department (and bodies who promote their own schemes) have a long standing and established appraisal framework to help scheme promoters forecast passenger demand of new stations and lines. We are continuing to monitor our framework and use evaluation to understand the impacts of schemes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 2962 2964 question first answered 27/11/2023 13:43:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1671756

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the actual benefit-cost ratio for each (a) new station built and (b) reopened line in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	2964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Benefit Cost Ratios (BCRs) within the economic case are only one element of decision-making on schemes and should be considered alongside the other cases in the five case business model used in Government (strategic, economic, financial, commercial and management cases). Therefore we do not routinely make BCRs available.</p><p>Details of Rail infrastructure and assets lists new stations opened in the financial year can be found here <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Finfrastructure-and-emissions%2Frail-infrastructure-and-assets%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C8a0b20dc619d48aa4db408dbecdabe13%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638364196464481143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yjAsUfVce8UAuSN596af8ARCFZ1UvLZ153I3aoAz5ys%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/infrastructure-and-emissions/rail-infrastructure-and-assets/</a> Not all of these were promoted by the Department.</p><p><em> Estimates of station usage</em> contains annual estimates of the number of entries/exits and interchanges at each station in Great Britain <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataportal.orr.gov.uk%2Fstatistics%2Fusage%2Festimates-of-station-usage&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7C8a0b20dc619d48aa4db408dbecdabe13%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638364196464481143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=O71EofwTEHRPrRL4JLLDIn56g2lPS1%2FnNHHquWIE5f8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage</a></p><p>In practice it can take a number of years for long term demand patterns to emerge for new stations. The Department (and bodies who promote their own schemes) have a long standing and established appraisal framework to help scheme promoters forecast passenger demand of new stations and lines. We are continuing to monitor our framework and use evaluation to understand the impacts of schemes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 2962 2963 question first answered 27/11/2023 13:43:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1669939

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 4 of the Sixth Special Report of the Transport Committee of Session 2022-23 on Implementation of the National Bus Strategy: Government response to the Committee’s Fourth Report, published on 6 June 2023, when he plans to publish guidance on social and economically necessary bus services.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	1957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>We plan to publish new guidance on socially and economically necessary services (SENS) in this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 1958 question first answered 22/11/2023 11:11:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1669941

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's response to the Transport Select Committee's report entitled Implementation of the National Bus Strategy, HC 1431, published 22 June 2023, what his Department's timescales are for the publication of new guidance on socially and economically necessary bus services.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	1958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>We plan to publish new guidance on socially and economically necessary services (SENS) in this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 1957 question first answered 22/11/2023 11:11:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1669959

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services
	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 (a) Google and (b) other online providers of travel information on ensuring that information can be accessed on journeys that can be made involving demand responsive bus travel.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	1959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>The Bus Open Data Service (BODS) ensures national bus timetables, fares, and live bus locations are provided from one open-source platform. Relevant legislation requires that this data be published by operators to improve services and passenger experiences through the availability of real-time journey planning information from online providers such as Google.</p><p>The Department encourages the development of third-party applications and services that utilise the published data. Developers can create mobile apps, websites and tools that utilise bus data to offer passengers real-time information, route planning and more. This supports local passenger journeys by providing passengers with the tools and information needed to plan trips effectively, reducing information gaps and enhancing passenger satisfaction.</p><p>The Department has amended the BODS data standards profile to accommodate demand responsive bus travel. We are also currently working with bus operators, their agents and technology providers to support product development and data submission, through webinars and other forms of engagement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/11/2023 11:07:35 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1663997

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he was first informed of the Prime Minister's decision not to go ahead with the Birmingham to Crewe section of HS2; and when compulsory purchase of land for this section of HS2 ceased.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	201850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The issuing of compulsory purchase notices on Phase 2a of HS2 (West Midlands to Crewe) was halted following the announcement. Applications that are in progress will be handled on a case-by-case basis after consulting with the claimants.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/10/2023 14:14:27 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1663998

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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: Compulsory Purchase
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take capital gains tax into account when calculating the resale value of land bought by his Department under a compulsory purchase order for the Birmingham-Crewe leg of HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	201851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is only paid by individuals and trusts, not by government departments.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/10/2023 14:15:53 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1660531

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
	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 final regulations for the zero emission car and van vehicle mandates.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	199458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has recently consulted on the proposed ZEV mandate to gather stakeholder views on how the targets, trading schemes, and enforcement for this new policy framework should work. The Department will take these views into consideration as it is finalised and will bring forward the Government’s response to the consultation shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/09/2023 08:26:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1660532

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
	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 quantity of carbon dioxide that will be emitted in the event that the zero emission vehicle mandate is introduced in January (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	199459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department recently consulted on the proposed ZEV mandate and published a cost benefit analysis of the proposals alongside this. The Department will take the responses of this consultation into consideration and will bring forward the response shortly, which will include a comprehensive cost benefit analysis and potential carbon savings of the regulatory framework.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/09/2023 08:29:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1660535

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorway Service Areas: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which motorway service areas have six or more rapid electric vehicle chargers; and what progress his Department has made on the target for all motorway service areas to have at least six rapid chargers by the end of 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	199461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>96% of Motorway Service Areas (MSAs) have at least one rapid chargepoint. When the aim was announced, there were only 4 ultra-rapid chargepoints across MSAs in England. There are now over 260 ultra-rapid (150kw+) chargepoints, and more than 480 open-access (can be used with any electric vehicle) rapid (50kW) and ultra-rapid chargepoints at MSAs altogether.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/09/2023 08:34:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1660537

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2023
	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, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the local electric vehicle infrastructure funding allocation for local and city-region authorities on regional differences in the availability charging provision.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	199462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The £381 million Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund, including both capital and resource funding, will support local authorities to provide tens of thousands of local chargepoints and transform the availability of charging for drivers without off-street parking.</p><p> </p><p>The LEVI Fund is allocated to Tier 1 local authorities (unitary, county council or combined authorities) in England on behalf of all their constituent authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Allocation of the capital funding is based on an assessment of need for EV charging. The assessment looked at the levels of residential off-street parking, progress of local authorities in developing their charging network to date, the rurality of a local authority and its level of deprivation. Together these aspects look to ensure that charging provision is developed across the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/09/2023 08:40:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse