10 0 2024-03-22 Transport 2024-03-28T14:10:22.833Z Hexham Guy Opperman false 2024-03-28 Biography information for Guy Opperman <p>The Department sets the legislation that governs the Blue Badge scheme and provides guidance for local authorities who are solely responsible for administering the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Current legislation provides local authorities with the means to tackle abuse of the Blue Badge scheme locally, such as the power to retain and cancel badges found to be stolen.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of Blue Badges stolen in the last 12 months are not currently available. The latest published statistics show that in the year ending 31<sup>st</sup> March 2023, 1700 Blue Badges were reported stolen in England. The figures reflect cases that have been recorded in the Blue Badge Digital Service database. It is possible that not all instances of loss or theft will be reported and recorded, and therefore will not be included in these figures.</p><p> </p> 20068 20069 Biography information for Ruth Cadbury 27 Blue Badge Scheme: Theft House of Commons To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he as made of the cost to individuals of replacing blue badges lost due to theft. Brentford and Isleworth Transport Ruth Cadbury 20067 1 false Department for Transport 1 To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Home Office on the theft of blue badges. 20068 Transport false Blue Badge Scheme: Theft 2024-03-28T14:10:22.88Z Hexham Guy Opperman false 2024-03-28 <p>The Department sets the legislation that governs the Blue Badge scheme and provides guidance for local authorities who are solely responsible for administering the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Current legislation provides local authorities with the means to tackle abuse of the Blue Badge scheme locally, such as the power to retain and cancel badges found to be stolen.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of Blue Badges stolen in the last 12 months are not currently available. The latest published statistics show that in the year ending 31<sup>st</sup> March 2023, 1700 Blue Badges were reported stolen in England. The figures reflect cases that have been recorded in the Blue Badge Digital Service database. It is possible that not all instances of loss or theft will be reported and recorded, and therefore will not be included in these figures.</p><p> </p> 20069 20067 Transport Brentford and Isleworth Department for Transport Ruth Cadbury 2024-03-22 27 20069 2024-03-28T14:10:22.91Z Hexham Guy Opperman false 2024-03-28 <p>The Department sets the legislation that governs the Blue Badge scheme and provides guidance for local authorities who are solely responsible for administering the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Current legislation provides local authorities with the means to tackle abuse of the Blue Badge scheme locally, such as the power to retain and cancel badges found to be stolen.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of Blue Badges stolen in the last 12 months are not currently available. The latest published statistics show that in the year ending 31<sup>st</sup> March 2023, 1700 Blue Badges were reported stolen in England. The figures reflect cases that have been recorded in the Blue Badge Digital Service database. It is possible that not all instances of loss or theft will be reported and recorded, and therefore will not be included in these figures.</p><p> </p> 20068 20067 To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of blue badge thefts in the last 12 months. 27 Blue Badge Scheme: Theft: 1 Brentford and Isleworth Department for Transport Ruth Cadbury 2024-03-22 Transport false Transport Anna Firth To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for introducing contactless ticketing in Southend West constituency. 20123 Southend West 1 2024-03-28T08:57:31.407Z Bexhill and Battle Huw Merriman false 2024-03-28 Biography information for Huw Merriman <p>We have announced that Contactless Pay as you go (PAYG) ticketing will be rolled out to Chalkwell and Leigh-on-Sea in during 2024. This is part of our commitment to rollout contactless PAYG to more stations across the south east. Further details on the exact date for launch will be announced in due course.</p> Department for Transport 27 2024-03-22 Transport Public Transport: Tickets Transport false Biography information for Anna Firth 2024-03-27T14:19:14.027Z Hexham Guy Opperman false 2024-03-27 <p>The Road Goods Travelling to Europe statistical series is currently undergoing a quality review due to a potential supplier data issue. We are working with our data supplier to assess this issue, and updates to this statistical series will resume once the matter has been resolved. Dates for future publications will be communicated via our release calendar (available at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport/about/statistics) as soon as possible. There are no immediate plans to cease this statistical series, and any future variation would be consulted on as per Code of Practice for Statistics.</p><p> </p> 20036 Transport false Easington Department for Transport Grahame Morris Large Goods Vehicles: Europe 2024-03-22 Biography information for Grahame Morris To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the roads good vehicles travelling to Europe statistics for April 2023 to March 2024; and when this series will conclude. Transport 1 27 Department for Transport Avanti West Coast: Contracts false 1 Fabian Hamilton 27 20006 Transport To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the decision of the Transport for the North Board to write to him requesting the end of the Avanti West Coast contract. Leeds North East 2024-03-28T08:59:31.963Z Bexhill and Battle Huw Merriman false 2024-03-28 <p>The challenges faced on the West Coast will remain regardless of the operator, including longstanding restrictive working practices which require the agreement of unions to amend. To place West Coast Partnership under the Operator of Last Resort would remove the opportunity to retain private sector expertise in both the West Coast as an operator and in the HS2 Shadow Operator function. A full response will be provided to the Transport for the North Board in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> 2024-03-22 Biography information for Fabian Hamilton Transport Transport Grahame Morris Railways: Finance 27 2024-03-28T12:42:20.13Z Bexhill and Battle Huw Merriman false 2024-03-28 <p>The answer provided 25 November 2020 to Question 120953 on “Network Rail: Finance” referred to the budget for rail enhancements during the years 2019-2024. The answer provided 12 March 2024 to Question 18100 on “Railways: Finance” referred to the spend on rail enhancements in each year of that period. The comparison is therefore of a budget, stated as £9.4bn after Spending Review 2020, to the spend against that budget estimated at £8.63bn over the same period. There is no differential in the rail enhancements budget implied by that comparison. The difference in the figures comes from a degree of underspending against budget in each year of the first 4 years of the period.</p><p> </p> 1 Transport Easington false Department for Transport To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2020 to Question 120953 on Network Rail: Finance and pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2024 to Question 18100 on Railways: Finance, what assessment he has made of the causes of the differential in the rail enhancements budget for 2019 to 2024. 2024-03-22 20038 House of Lords Oxford Station: Access HL3550 Transport false 2024-03-27T15:26:30.403Z Lord Davies of Gower false 2024-03-27 Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower <p>I am advised that Network Rail continue to work closely with Oxford County Council and consult with local accessibility groups in planning the works at Oxford station. Disabled parking is available near the station, marshals are on hand to assist passengers and extra buses are providing accessible transport from Botley Road to the city centre during the period of the road closure.</p> 2 To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) Network Rail and (2) Oxfordshire County Council to ensure appropriate access from West Oxford to Oxford Station for disabled and elderly passengers, including travel by bus. Biography information for Baroness Deech Baroness Deech Department for Transport Transport 2024-03-22 27 Transport false To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Home Office on tackling the matter of delivery drivers who are in the UK illegally. 27 Delivery Services: Driving Sir John Hayes 1 Department for Transport Biography information for Sir John Hayes South Holland and The Deepings Transport 19775 2024-03-21 2024-03-28T14:05:15.423Z Hexham Guy Opperman false 2024-03-28 <p>DfT ministers and officials engage with the Home Office on this matter. The Department sits on the cross-government ministerial Taskforce on Immigration Enforcement, which ensures that every available power across government is utilised to support law enforcement activity to identify and reduce illegal migrants in the UK, and ensures only those eligible can work, receive benefits or access public services. The Department and its agencies continue to support the Home Office on the wider issue of illegal working in the UK.</p><p> </p> Shipping: Carbon Emissions 27 East Londonderry Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell 19810 2024-03-21 Transport false Department for Transport 1 Mr Gregory Campbell To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Operation Zero steering board meetings were there in 2023; and how long each meeting lasted. Transport 2024-03-26T10:31:36.833Z Hexham Guy Opperman false 2024-03-26 <p>In 2023, the Operation Zero Steering Board met three times, with each meeting lasting two hours.</p> 1 17769